thursday/4

“The MeshugaNutcracker!” Family-friendly musical Hanukkah comedy reimagines Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker” score set to klezmer and Broadway–style music. Through Dec. 14. At Marines’ Memorial Theater, 609 Sutter St., S.F. 7:30 p.m. $54-$72. www.themeshuganutcracker.com (See story, 23)

monday/8

“Murmur Rock.” Reading of “dark fairy tale” about a Jewish American man and his mixed-race family traveling in Germany to find his father’s village. Part of Crowded Fire Theater’s play development program. At Thick House Theater, 1695 18th St., S.F. 7 p.m. Free. www.crowdedfire.org or (415) 746-9238