THREE TO SEE: This Week's Theater Recommendations

By Melody Udell in Arts & Entertainment on May 10, 2013 4:00PM

Bruce Graham, Ed Flynn, Francis Guinan, Rhea Perlman and BJ Jones bring the premiere of Stella & Lou to the Northlight Theatre. Photo by Michael Brosilow.

Stories about couples take center stage this week with plays about marriage, divorce, infidelity and companionship.

Henvy VIII

Shakespeare’s compelling drama about the notorious English monarch and the first two of his six wives is getting the lush, dramatic treatment it deserves over at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. The show runs through Sunday, June 16.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater, 800 E. Grand Ave., 312-595-5600 or online.

Orange Flower Water

The North Carolina transplant BareBones Theatre Group is making its Chicago debut with a brutally honest drama about marriage, family and infidelity. The show runs through Sunday, June 9.

Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St., 773-338-2177 or online.

Stella & Lou

Emmy-winning Cheers actress Rhea Perlman makes her first appearance on the Chicagoland stage in a bracing story about companionship after middle age. The show runs through Sunday, June 9.

Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, 847-673-6300 or online.