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SPACE, a Brit d'Arbeloff Women in Science and The Catalyst Collaborative at MIT production. Central Square Theater, Cambridge, through February 23. 617-576-9278.

The Piano Lesson, Actors' Shakespeare Project, performed in partnership with Hibernian Hall, through February 23. 617-241-2200 or ActorsShakespeareProject.org

Ain't No Mo', SpeakEasy Stage Company and Front Porch Arts Collective, Roberts Studio Theatre,Calderwood Pavilion,Boston Center for the Arts, through February 9. bostontheatrescene,com or 617-933-8600.

Crumbs from the Table of Joy, Lyric Stage Company of Boston, through February 2. 617-585-5678 or lyricstage.com

Explorations of identity, gender, diversity and tradition enriched much of the best theater of 2024.

The Nutcracker, Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre, Strand Theatre, 543 Columbia Road, Boston, through December 22. 617-635-1403 The Lion in Winter, Theater Uncorked, Plaza Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts, through December 15. 617-933-8600

& Juliet, tour presented by Broadway in Boston at Citizens Opera House, Boston, through November 17. BroadwayinBoston.com

Pru Payne, SpeakEasy Stage Company, Roberts Studio Theatre, Calderwood Pavilion, Boston Center for the Arts, through November 16. speakeasystage.com or 617-933-8600.