From left: Alexander Hurt (Gregers Werle) and Nick Westrate (Hjalmar Ekdal) in Shakespeare Theatre Company's "The Wild Duck" (Photo by Gerry Goodstein) In the shadow of the White House, two plays by Henrik Ibsen are currently being staged that explore “truth” in different ways — “An Enemy of the People” at Theater J and “The Wild Duck” at Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC). * At a Nov. 2 symposium sponsored by STC, Hayley Finn, the artistic director of Theatre J, talked about

From left: Gavin Creel (Wolf) and Katy Geraghty (Little Red Ridinghood) in the Broadway production of "Into the Woods" at Ahmanson Theatre (Photo by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade) Like the tangled vines of Jack’s beanstalk or Rapunzel’s braided hair, “Into the Woods” weaves together several fairytales in a magical, musical spell. Continuing at the Ahmanson Theatre through July 30, this Tony Award-nominated Broadway production comes with an exceptional cast