Main Street Playhouse

The final show in LakeHouseRanch’s third season of provocative plays in intimate settings, Mackenzie Raine’s world-premiere comedy takes its name from four artists, selected for different reasons, who are enlisted to design and build a new American flag. As a consensus choice grows more elusive, Raine takes an absurdist look at patriotism and symbolism in the 21st century. LakehouseRanchDotPNG.com at Main Street Playhouse, 6812 Main St, Miami Lakes (lakehouseranchdotpng.com). Jan 24–Feb 2: 8pm Fri–Sat, 2pm Sun; $20.

Set during the familiar period of cautious reemergence from the coronavirus pandemic, John Mabey’s brand-new comedy centers on Ruth, a fully vaccinated empty-nest mother preparing to (finally) embark on a cruise. Her increasingly asocial husband Denny, however, has come to prefer the imposed isolation of quarantine, a conflict that is complicated by the arrival of their two grown children—with a less-than-savory boyfriend in tow. Main Street Playhouse, 6812 Main St, Miami Lakes (mainstreetplayers.com). Feb 21–March 9: 8pm Fri–Sat, 2pm Sun; $30.