Opening and preview weekend for 3 theater productions (Mar. 13-15)

by Shawn Parikh

As with any other weekend, DFW gets a whole new round of shows so make sure to see a couple while the time is there:

• Back Back Back, presented by Dallas Theater Center. A rollicking saga of two of America's greatest pastimes: baseball...and running from the past. In a tense drama spanning two turbulent decades of modern baseball history, acclaimed playwright Itamar Moses penetrates the sensational headlines to reveal the human reality of the sporting life and the complex pressures that lead some men to cheat. As the action moves swiftly from field to field, locker room to dugout, big league to expansion clubs, we follow the stories of three Major League players, with all the potential in the world. But the course of their baseball careers couldn't be more different. Does greatness always come with a price? Do nice guys really end up in seventh place? Can only someone with nothing to lose tell the whole truth? With its sharp wit, ironical twists and brilliant psychological insight, Back Back Back is a fresh new play that's certain to spark lively conversation. Show officially opens March 17. Purchase tickets ($16-60) online or by calling 214-522-8499.
• A Bench in the Sun, presented by One Thirty Productions. Two grumpy old men enjoy their lives in the retirement community and pass the day sitting on their bench in the sun. Life becomes a bit more interesting when an attractive actress moves in on their bench. Call 214-532-1709 for reservations.
• The Sound of Music, presented by Family Music Theatre. In Salzburg, Austria, Maria, a woman studying to become a nun, is sent from her convent to be the governess to seven children of a widowed naval commander, Captain Georg Ritter von Trapp. The children, initially hostile and mischievous, come to like her, and the woman finds herself falling in love with the captain. He was soon to be married to a baroness but marries Maria instead. Maria teaches the children singing. Meanwhile, the Nazis take power in Austria as part of the Anschluss, and want Captain von Trapp back in service. Call 972-860-2994 for reservations ($5-10).