Theater

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WEARING THE PANTS The Keen Company presents Somerset Maugham’s “The Breadwinner,” in which a comfortable middle class man makes a surprising announcement to his family. Carl Forsman directs. Through Sunday, tonight-Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m., Connelly Theater, 220 E. 4th St., between avenues A and B, 212-216-0963, $19.


BELLES LETTRES Alliance Francaise presents “Liaison transatlantique: Letters of Simon de Beauvior to Nelson Algren,” a one-woman show based on the play “Transatlantic Liaison.” French actress Marie-France Pisier stars and Sandrine Dumas directs. The event is part of the Act French festival, which celebrates French contemporary theater. Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 5 p.m., Florence Gould Hall, 55 E. 59th St., 212-355-6160, $25, $20 theater members, students, seniors.


OCD ON STAGE Playwright Rolin Jones presents “The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow,” about an Asian-American 20-something who cleans her room obsessively and is afraid to leave her house. Instead, she builds a robot to replace her on a trip to China. Jackson Gay directs. Through Saturday, October 15, Tuesday-Friday, 8 p.m., Saturday, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Sunday, 3 p.m., Atlantic Theater Company, 336 W. 20th St., between Eighth and Ninth avenues, 212-645-8015, $50.


To submit an event for consideration for the Calendar, please wire the particulars to calendar@nysun.com, placing the date of the event in the subject line.

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This article is from the archive of The New York Sun before the launch of its new website in 2022. The Sun has neither altered nor updated such articles but will seek to correct any errors, mis-categorizations or other problems introduced during transfer.


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