EXTRA PROTECTION “The Amulet,” a 100-year-old play adapted for the first time in English from the original Yiddish, follows the adventures of a girl trapped in a fantasy world where people wear amulets for protection, waiting passively for future happiness. Hanna Cheek stars. Tonight through Saturday, May 6, 8 p.m., 78th Street Theatre Lab, 236 W. 78th St. at Broadway, 212-868-4444, $18.

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Private lives threaten to shatter the relationships of three couples in Gerald Zipper’s new drama, “Secrets.” The three couples almost combust during a highly charged dinner party, spurred on by the disclosures of another friend who plans to leave his wife. Ted Mornel directs. Tonight through April 30, Tuesday-Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 3 p.m., Where Eagles Dare Theater, 347 W. 36th St., between Eighth and Ninth avenues, 212-868-4444, $18.

SUNRISE STORY “Desert Sunrise,” a play written by Israeli army veteran Misha Shulman, confronts the conflict in the Middle East through the struggles of a Palestinian Arab man and an Israeli soldier. Through Sunday, April 23, Thursday-Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 3 p.m., Theater for the New City, 155 First Ave., between 9th and 10th streets, 212-254-1109, $15.