• “Scammed” is the theme of this month’s Simply Said, a monthly evening of curated storytelling with opportunities for audience participation, at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Lark Theater at 549 Magnolia Ave. in Larkspur. Admission is $12 to $25. For more information and to buy tickets, visit larktheater.net.
• Novato Theater Company’s production of Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer-winning play “The Skin of Our Teeth” opens with a preview performance at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the theater at 5420 Nave Drive, suite C, in Novato. The show opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday and runs through Feb. 15. Admission is $26.50 for the preview show and $26.50 to $38.50 for the other shows. For the full list of dates and times and to get tickets, go to novatotheatercompany.org.
• Returned Citizens Theatre Troupe, a theater troupe consisting of formerly incarcerated actors, shares “stories of new beginnings” at 5 p.m. Sunday at Marin Shakes at 514 Fourth Ave. in San Rafael. Admission is free, but donations are accepted. RSVP at marinshakespeare.org.
• Marin mentalist Jay Alexander performs his show “Magic, Psychology & Lies” as part of Club Fugazi’s January Jamboree at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29 at 678 Green St. in San Francisco. Admission is $53.90 with a two-drink or item minimum. Go to clubfugazisf.com.