Sommers

★★☆☆☆ Stephen Belber’s latest drama shuffles through a tiresome heap of cliches

★★☆☆☆ Jessica Dickey’s latest play scarcely achieves its intriguing possibilities

★★★☆☆ A curmudgeonly humorist stands up to gripe about various aspects of our polarized society

★★★★☆ A writer provides a tender account of his wife, who did more than merely face up to cancer

★★★☆☆ A trio of new plays presents a Hitler apologist, a bad date, and one self-absorbed heart-breaker

★★☆☆☆ Even the typically combustible Marin Ireland can’t strike many sparks from a sparsely dramatized story

★★★☆☆ The “Be More Chill” choreographer delivers a new dance drama with a vintage story and a modern score

★★★★☆ The Trocks spin back for the holidays as en pointe entertaining as ever

★★★★☆ Playwright Lynn Nottage’s lighter side is nicely served by Signature Theatre’s revival