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When a pornographic video of upright Indian teenager Deepa goes viral, modern technology and Mother India face off. Deepa and her brother are expelled from school, their widowed mother is bombarded by reporters and Anupama Chandrasekhar's play goes full monty in its criticism of India's sexual double-standard. With Boom Arts, your theater comes with a whomping side of socio-political commentary. Reviews from London promise writing that keeps up with clickbait culture, and this L.A. cast has TV credits that make us believe it. PSU's Lincoln Hall, 1620 SE Park Ave., 866-811-4111. 7:30 pm Thursday-Saturday and 2 pm Sunday, March 3-6. $20-$30.
Moby Dick, Rehearsed
Orson Welles' adaptation tackles the great white whale of literary classics. This comic behind-the-scenes follows an acting troupe that starts rehearsals for Lear and makes a quick switch to Dick. Hillsboro's Bag & Baggage theater does nothing well if not belly-laughing shows with elaborate sets and good old-fashioned histrionics. As Ahab himself said, "go big or go home." ENID SPITZ. The Venetian Theatre, 253 E. Main St., Hillsboro. 7:30 pm Thursday-Sunday through March 4-20. $25..
Nesting
Creeped out by her creaky house, Thea asks friends move to in—and then the haunting multiplies. This semi-improvised horror series didn't win a full run when Joel Patrick Durham debuted it during Action/Adventure's 2015 Pilot Season, but it did win a cult following. The idea is Netflix on stage—like Master of None meets American Horror Story, told over 4 episodes. Episodes 1 and 2 debut this weekend, and 1 through 4 will run later in March. Tickets are $25 if you purchase for both shows. Shoebox Theater, 2110 SE 10th Ave., 481-9742. 8 pm Friday-Sunday, March 4-6. $15.
The Revenge of the 47 Loyal Samurai
Japanese kabuki theater is like a kimono—visually rich, often stiff and takes a village to put on. PSU's Japanese studies and theater schools team up for the first-ever kabuki production at a U.S. university. . PSU Lincoln Performance Hall, 1620 SW Park Ave., 725-3307. 7:30 pm Wednesday-Saturday, March 2-5. $15.
The Screwtape Letters
Touring the country as Satan's best psychiatrist, creator and star Max McLean stages a minimalist version of C.S. Lewis' hellish tale. In it, Screwtape, looking like an extra from the new Sherlock Holmes, schemes with his minions to damn human souls. Newmark Theatre, 1111 SW Broadway Ave., 800-273-1530. 7:30 pm Wednesday, March 2. $39.50-$59.50.
Stupid F**king Bird
Aaron Posner doesn't so much twist Chekhov's classic The Seagull as he does dump its guts onstage and finger paint with the gore. In the 2014 Helen Hayes Award-winner for best new play, a cast of seven actors fly through episodic scenes about the nature of art. The scenes flit from solo monologues on a nearly naked stage to family fights on lickable kitchenette sets. A tutor, a cook, a smattering of choreography and "fleeting nudity"—what more could PCS-goers desire? If Chekhov's famous slice of Russian life is the granddad of razor-edged comi-dramas like Breaking Bad, we've yet to see where Posner's Bird falls in the bunch. Starring talent from Washington, D.C. and Portland's Darius Pierce, last seen at PCS in a Crumpet the Elf suit. Gerding Theater at the Armory, 128 NW 11th Ave., 445-3700. 7:30 pm Tuesday-Sunday; 2 pm Saturday-Sunday; 12 pm Thursday, through March 27. $25-$70.
Wizard of Oz
In all the Wicked buzz, Toto and the Tin Man got left in the Kansas dust. Broadway in Portland brings all the show of MGM, amped by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with a nostalgic, cut-out backdrop, nightmarish monkey dancers and a full ensemble cast—though the munchkins look a little older now. Keller Auditorium, 222 SW Clay St., 800-273-1530. 7:30 pm Tuesday-Saturday; 2 pm Saturday; 1 and 6 pm Sunday, March 8-13. $40-$105.
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