The following performances will be Audio Described (AD) for people who are blind or have low vision, or Interpreted in American Sign Language (ASL) for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

The Mystery of Edwin Drood; Run: 2/20-3/14; ASL/AD 2/22, 730P; Minneapolis Musical Theatre performs at Hey City Theatre Upstairs, 824 Hennepin Ave, Mpls. In this Best Musical (Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards), a loony Victorian musical troupe performs its flamboyant rendition of an unfinished Dickens mystery, and the audience must decide "whodunit."

The Wizard in the Tree, adapted from Lloyd Alexander's book by Vincent Delaney; Run: 2/13-3/7; ASL 2/24, 1230P; 2/29, 2P; AD 2/29, 2P; Stages Theatre Co., Hopkins Center for the Arts Mainstage, 1111 Mainstreet, 952-979-1111, www.stagestheatre.org. One of the best known writers of fantasy for children has created a strong, female hero, an orphan, whose bravery is wrapped in a gentle heart.

The Ballroom; Run: 2/7-4/10; AD 3/5, 8P; Theatre de la Jeune Lune, 105 N. First St., Mpls., 612-333-6200; www.jeunelune.org. Directed by Dominique Serrand, the company revisits this show from years ago.

Beauty, Honor, and Tradition: The Legacy of Plains Indian Shirts Exhibit; Run: 2/22-5/16; ASL 3/7, 2P;  The Mpls. Institute of Art, 2400 Third Avenue South, Mpls.; 612-870-3131 or TTY 612-870-3132, or email dhegstro@artsmia.org; www.artsmia.org. This collaborative exhibition (with the National Museum of the American Indian and Smithsonian Institution) of 40 Plains Indian shirts, dating from about 1830 to 2000, explores the role of the shirt; the designs, symbologies, and techniques employed to adorn the shirts; and the continuing tradition of contemporary shirts as an expression of the wearer's pride.

Proof, by David Auburn; Run: 2/21-3/20; AD & ASL 03/13, 8P; Park Square Theatre, 20 W. 7th Place, SP, 651-291-7005, www.parksquaretheatre.org. In the first local production of the 2001 Tony Award Best Play, a young woman, following the death of her famous but unstable mathematician father, must deal with her own volatile emotions and how much of her father's madness or genius she will inherit.

Far Away, by Caryl Churchill; Run: 3/5-4/3; AD 3/9, 730P; ASL 3/26, 730P; Pillsbury House Theatre, 3501 Chicago Ave. S., Mpls., www.pillsburyhousetheatre.org. A runaway hit in the 2002 Off-Broadway season, this haunting tale contemplates our increasing intolerance of inhumanity imaginatively and theatrically as the comforts of home clash with the horrors of war.

Cirque Dreams (Changed from Hair); Run: 3/9-21; AD - 3/20, 2P; Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, 345 Washington, SP, 651-224-4222, TTY 651-282-3100; www.ordway.org. An original and imaginative burst of color, costumes, and amazing artistry performed by an international cast of inventive acrobats, loose-limbed contortionists, stunning chiffon-draped aerialists and sculpted men of strength.

Heartbeat of the Drum, by Sara Dejores; Run: 3/12-28; ASL 3/21, 2P; AD 3/23, 11A; SteppingStone Theatre at Landmark Center, 75 W. 5^th St., SP; www.steppingstonetheatre.org. In this modern Japanese folktale, two hearts beat as one when Kiriko meets Yoshi, the greatest Taiko drummer in the land, and learns to confront her fears in order to save her village.

Iolanthe, or The Peer and the Peri, by Gilbert & Sullivan; Run: 3/12-4/4; AD 3/27, 3P; Gilbert & Sullivan Very Light Opera Co. at the Howard Conn Fine Arts Center, 1900 Nicollet Ave., Mpls. This titanic clash between the British House of Lords and a bevy of woodland fairies asks whether a 25-year-old man with an 18-year-old mother can marry a ward of chancery, and whether politics should be carried out by anyone with any intelligence. After turning in some of his best music, Mr. Sullivan was knighted by Queen Victoria. After seeing how Mr. Gilbert treated the British aristocracy in Iolanthe, one can understand why Mr. Gilbert had to wait until she died.