A WORLD OF ONE’S OWN The Wroclaw Puppet Theater of Poland presents “The Last Escape,” a play based on the stories of Polish-Jewish writer Bruno Schultz. The performance follows the story of a pensioner who tries to escape loneliness by creating an imaginary world. Saturday and Sunday, Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 3 p.m., the Jewish Community Center, 334 Amsterdam Ave. at 76th Street, 646-505-5708, $20 general, $15 members.

TRAPPED Vincent Marano’s “A Collapse” follows the story of a girl who is trapped in a wall after a disaster. The play is directed by the playwright, and is presented by Teatro Oscuro. Featured actors include John Blaylock, Ethan Downing, and Tod Engle. Through Saturday, November 18, Kraine Theater, 85 E. 4th St. at Second Avenue, 212-868-4444, $18.

GREEK TRAGEDY Jean Anouilh’s French play, “Antigone,” translated and directed by the co-artistic director of QED Productions, Zander Teller, follows the tragic tale of Oedipus’s daughter in a modern setting. Through Sunday, Tuesday–Friday, 8 p.m., Saturday, 3 and 8 p.m., Sunday, 3 p.m., the Elliott Center, Hudson Guild Theater, 441 W. 26th St., between Ninth and Tenth avenues, 212-501-6848, $18 general, $12 students.

SELF-PROTECT TheDrillingCompaNY’s “Security2,” directed by the artistic director of the company, Hamilton Clancy, is a program of nine one-act plays about personal and national security. Represented playwrights include Justin Boyd, Yvette Sirker, and Renée Flemmings. Through Sunday, Wednesday–Friday, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, 2 and 7:30 p.m., Sunday, 3 p.m. (only on November 19th), 78th Street Theatre Lab, 236 W. 78th St., between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue, 212-414-7717, $15.