For the 31st year, Hyde Park Theatre brings new, weird performances to its stage. Puppets, improv, dance, multimedia presentations, and other random acts of creativity come fast and furious in the Short Fringe presentations every Tuesday through Friday. Saturdays feature a curated Best of the Week (get tickets early!). After all the good, bad, and ugly art has been seen, there’s a Best of the Fest showcase of only the great. Tickets for that will be near impossible to attain, so stay frosty, you beautiful theatre-obsessives you. – James Renovitch