MAN MEETS TIGER Ami Dayan presents his one-man production of “A Tale of a Tiger,” an Israeli-American adaptation of a play by Italian playwright Dario Fo. Based on an ancient Chinese folk tale, the story follows a Chinese soldier in Mao’s army who, after being left for dead on the battlefield, is seized by a tiger and her cub. Israeli composer Ran Bagno provides music. Sunday’s performance has been adapted for children ages 5 and above. Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m., Jewish Community Center in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave. at 76th Street, 646-505-5708, $20 general, $15 members.

IN PRAISE OF POE Poefest, a festival of new plays, celebrates “the spirit of Edgar Allan Poe” – from musicals to monologues. The festival features seven programs, each of which are comprised of one to three presentations. Each evening of the festival will begin with a reading of one of Poe’s works. Through Sunday, January 29, Monday-Wednesday, 7 p.m., Thursday, 8 and 10 p.m., Friday, 8 and 10:30 p.m., Saturday, 2, 4:30, 8, and 10:30 p.m., Sunday, 2, 4:30, and 7 p.m., Metropolitan Playhouse, 220 E. 4th St., between avenues A and B, 212-995-5302, $15 general, $10 children under 12. For a full schedule, go to www.metropolitanplayhouse.org.

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