This week’s local theater openings

A military thriller and a heartwarming barbershop story.

March 23, 2015; 11:22 AM • by Ross Catrow

The Human Terrain

5th Wall • 1124 Westbriar Drive
March 19th – April 11th
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In this compelling military thriller, Mabry Hoffman, an anthropologist with The Human Terrain System, a real military initiative that embeds social scientists with combat units in Iraq and Afghanistan, is caught in the middle of an ethical dilemma as she tries to help a new friend. Blackmer’s two-act work is a taut, tense treatise that looks at the conflict that results when a civilian thrust into a combat situation must decide where her loyalties truly lie. Can her ‘gray’ world fit into a black and white war zone that can quickly desensitize human emotions or elevate them to their highest level?

Two Bits

Two Bits: The Barbershop Musical • 17401 Jefferson Davis Highway
March 26th – May 16th
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Lots of silliness and a heartwarming story for the whole family: our hero, Danny Boy, found his million dollar baby (sweet Adeline), at the five-and-ten-cent store — you get the picture! Classic barbershop harmonies are sung in a classic barbershop setting as this original musical unfolds on The Mill Stage. Written by The Mill’s own Tom Width and Paul Deiss.