Tue–Thu, March 18–April 19
Kensington Park Hotel (450 Post St.)
This production tells the compelling and controversial tale of a world-renowned artist who was so driven to create that he sketched on scraps in a Nazi prison, yet eventually stopped painting forever due to his feud with his curator lover and a patron — Solomon Guggenheim. A concurrent exhibition of Bauer’s works is on display March 15–April 30 at the Weinstein Gallery (383 Geary St., 415-362-8151, www.weinstein.com).
$30–$200, 415-677, www.sfplayhouse.org