The Son of Arlecchino
Runs through May 13, Mandell Theater, Drexel University, 33rd and Chestnut sts., 215-925-7686
This comedic play, based on a 17th-century Danish cartoon strip, finds Arlecchino (a man) pregnant and ecstatic about becoming a mother. (Didn't a certain California governor star in a movie similar to this?) Performed by the Drexel Players, it promises lots of vulgar laughs, and maybe a joke or two about flatulence. College kids!
Swept Out to Sea
Runs through May 14, Art Star Gallery and Boutique, 1030 N. Second St., 215-238-1557
Jen Corace's precocious illustrations (pictured) depict haunting images of a tiny, expressionless young woman being swallowed by a black sea. She stands passive and unmoved as the turbulent waves lick her and carry other bodies through the water. The colors are bleak and stormy, even brooding, but well worth the ride up to No Man's NoLibs.
Photographic Works: Tyler School of Art B.F.A. Exhibit
Runs through May 16, Highwire Gallery, 1315 Cherry St., 215-829-1255
Four seniorsRachael Friedman, Amanda Jaffe, Carina Romano and Martha Wrightare showcasing their photographs as part of a B.F.A. senior project. Like Friedman's photos, which often comment on political and social issues, Jaffe's pictures include a human element, many times capturing a range of emotions. By contrast, Romano sets up faux portrait scenes and photographs her subjects with blank expressions, and Wright takes photographs of highway landscapes with a Holga camera.