Three Kurt Vonnegut short stories will be brought to the stage March 4-19 in Open Book Theatre Company’s production of Who Am I This Time? (and other conundrums of love). Playwright Aaron Posner adapted Long Walk to Forever, Who am I This Time? and Go Back to Your Precious Wife and Son into a charming stage comedy for the whole family. Readers of Vonnegut will recognize details from several other short stories in his Welcome to the Monkey House collection.

The subject is love: pure and complicated. Tom, friendly narrator and guide, along with his friends and family at the fictional “Mask and Wig Club” examine love in many various ways through the sweet and humorous stories of a small town. Joshua Brown is Tom, and Chris Peterson, Allison Megroet, Krista Schafer Ewbank, Sarah Hawkins Moan, Richard Payton, and Sean Paraventi fill in for various other roles. Topher Alan Payne directs and Harley Miah is designing the lights.

March is National Reading Month, and Open Book is hoping that fans of Vonnegut’s will work enjoy this dramatic interpretation of his stories, and that readers will dive deeper by reading the stories, too. Discussion questions, perfect for book clubs, extra credit for students, or simply a way to personally engage more deeply with the material can be downloaded from the theatre’s webpage at www.openbooktc.com (look under “Book Club”). The play, of course, can be enjoyed simply on its own.

Tickets are $20, $15 for students and seniors. Groups of 10 or more receive a $3 discount off all tickets. For tickets and more information visit www.openbooktc.com or call 734 288-7753. Performances will be held at Penelope’s Venue, 12219 Dix Toledo Road, Southgate, MI 48195. The matinee performance on Sunday, March 13 at 2:00 p.m. will be followed by a discussion with the cast.