As you read, remember the point of the festival is to experiment and explore. Take these hints, then deviate from the path and see what you stumble into.
"Freedom Club": Live Arts mainstays New Paradise Laboratories and New York experimental theater company the Riot Group collaborate on a wild political satire that envisions a time-traveling John Wilkes Booth in an extremist future. 10 tonight and at various times through Sept. 11. Arts Bank at the University of the Arts, 601 S. Broad St., $25-$30.
"Chicken": Charlotte Ford's "expressionistic clown play" confines a trio of imbeciles inside a nuclear submarine, where each preys on the others' weaknesses in what promises to be deviously slapstick ways. 7 and 11 tonight; various times through Sept. 6. Live Arts Studio, 919 N. 56th St., $25-$30.
"Takes": The Nichole Canuso Dance Company fractures perspective in its new show, allowing audiences to surround and explore a cube of screens within and upon which two dancers perform and are projected. 7 tonight; various times through Sept. 18. Theater West at the Hub, southwest corner of 5th Street and Fairmount Avenue, $25-$30.
"Winnipeg Babysitter": Artist Daniel Barrow combines video and live performance to dive into the late '70s/early '80s "golden age" of Canadian public access television. 7 p.m. tomorrow. International House, 3701 Chestnut St., $8.
"Factory": Rev9 Dance and Theater Company combine dance, acrobatics, aerial work and multimedia elements in a 20-person recreation of Andy Warhol's legendary Factory and its colorful denizens. 4 and 8 p.m. tomorrow. Lantern Theater, 10th and Ludlow streets, $18.
"Between Trains": Gas & Electric Arts' new play is a surreal blend of Buddhism and "Alice in Wonderland" set in a mysterious train station. 7:30 tonight through Sunday; various times through Sept. 19. Bardo at the Becker Building, 1151 N. 3rd St., $25.
"Man of Mystery": Magician Fred Siegel offers a carny-sideshow personal history laced with magic tricks in Isaiah Zagar's mosaic-lined Magic Gardens. 8:30 tonight; 6:30 p.m. Sunday and Monday 1020 South St., $10.
"All Victorious Ocean": Playwright/performer Joanna Rotte adapts the story of 18th-century Tibetan Buddhist queen Yeshe Tsogyal from original sacred texts. 7:30 tonight; various times through Sept. 18. Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St., $15.
- Shaun Brady
