Theater

* “Rhinoceros”--Eugene Ionesco’s savage comedy about a town besieged by a roaring rhinoceros, with Alan Blumenfeld, left, and Sam Anderson, is at Odyssey Theatre Ensemble through Dec. 21.

* “Just Play Along”--A comedy about an Italian businessman who creates chaos among family and friends when he returns from a year in a mental hospital opens today at Theatre East in Studio City.

* “December in America: Stories From the Heart”--Edward Asner, Shelly Berman and Meredith Baxter headline a benefit for a repertory theater company Saturday at Riverside Municipal Auditorium.