friday/3

“Talley’s Folly.” Lanford Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play about a liberal Jewish immigrant pursuing the hand of a well-to-do non-Jewish woman in 1944 Missouri. Through July 19. At Aurora Theater Co., 2081 Addison St., Berkeley. 8 p.m. $35-$42. www.auroratheatre.org

sunday/12

“A Tribute to My Teacher in Song and Poetry.” Live performance based on Rabbi Edward Zerin’s book about Rabbi Simon Krinsky. Features original music by Dr. Michael Isaacson, performed by Cantor Roslyn Barak with piano accompaniment. Reception to follow. At Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake St., S.F. 3 to 5 p.m. www.emanuelsf.org/specialevents