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SHEAR MADNESS Friday at 8, Saturday at 6 and 9, Sunday at 3 and 7, Monday at 8, Tuesday-Thursday at 5 and 8. Kennedy Center, Theater Lab, 2700 F St. NW. 202-467-4600. 800-444-1324. http://www.kennedy-center.org. $42.

STAGED READING MARATHON Full-length, one-act and 15-minute plays by female playwrights. Features readings of "The Owl Girl" by playwright and poet Monica Raymond, "Immortal Beloved" by Rebecca Nesvet and several short new plays. Part of DC SWAN Day. Hosted by the Georgetown Theatre Company and Women in Film and Video, through Saturday. Saturday 1 to 6. Grace Church, 1041 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 703-915-1061. http://www.georgetowntheatre.org/swanday2010. Free.

THE ZOO STORY Edward Albee's first play is brought to DCAC Theatre Du Jour, through April 10. Friday-Sunday and Thursday at 7:30. D.C. Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. 202-462-7833. http://www.dcartscenter.org. $20.

Maryland

DA A writer's dead father comes back to haunt him in Hugh Leonard's play, through April 25. Friday and Thursday at 7:45, Saturday-Sunday and Wednesday at 1:45 and 7:45. Olney Theatre Center, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd., Olney. 301-924-3400. http://www.olneytheatre.org. $26-$54.

ELEEMOSYNARY Lee Blessing's play about relationships between an eccentric and independent grandmother, her brilliant daughter and her intelligent granddaughter, through April 11. Friday and Saturday at 8, Sunday at 2. Fells Point Corner Theatre, 251 S. Ann St., Baltimore. 410-276-7837. http://www.fpct.org. $10-$17.

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE WICKED ON ICE The Gardens Figure Skating Club performs its annual spring ice show featuring heroes and villains from popular Broadway musicals and cartoons, through Sunday. Saturday and Sunday at 1 and 3:30. The Gardens Ice House, 13800 Old Gunpowder Rd., Laurel. 301-953-0100, Ext. 250. http://www.gardensfsc.org. $10-$20.

MUSIC FESTIVAL ON ICE Columbia Figure Skating Club's spring show, through Sunday. Saturday at 3 and 6 and Sunday at 1 and 4. Columbia Ice Rink, 5876 Thunder Hill Rd., Columbia. 410-730-0322. http://www.columbiafsc.mmwebserver.com. $10, free for age 2 and younger.

MY NAME IS ASHER LEV A drama based on the novel about a young Jewish man driven to create, through April 11. Friday and Thursday at 8, Saturday at 3 and 8, Sunday at 3, Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:30. Round House Theatre, 4545 East West Hwy., Bethesda. 240-644-1100. http://www.roundhousetheatre.org. $10-$60.

WORKING IT OUT Three playwrights tackle the workplace in three shows, performed back-to-back, through Sunday. Friday at 8, Saturday at 2 and 8, Sunday at 2. Center Stage, 700 N. Calvert St., Baltimore. 410-332-0033. http://www.centerstage.org. $10$35.

Virginia

THE FOOL AT THE CIRCUS Classika Theater presents this silent production set in a circus, the sequel to last season's "A Classical Fool," through May 16. Saturday-Thursday. Synetic Family Theatre, 4041 Campbell Ave., Arlington. 703-824-6200. http://www.classika.org.

STALAG 17 The classic drama about life in a World War II prisoner of war camp, through April 17. Friday-Saturday and Wednesday-Thursday at 8, Sunday at 2:30. Gunston Arts Center Theater II, 2700 S. Lang St., Arlington. 703-998-4555. http://www.americancentury.org. $29-$32, $26-$29 seniors and students. Younger than 18 free with paying adult.

THOSE WERE THE DAYS AND HASBEENALOOZA: THE BENEFIT CONCERT ArtStream OnStage, in partnership with the Educational Theatre Company, presents two plays, through April 3. Friday and Thursday at 8, Saturday at 3. Gunston Arts Center Theatre One, 2700 S. Lang St., Arlington. 703-548-3092. http://www.art-stream.org. $10.