Theater

* “After-Play”--Anne Meara’s comedy about middle age, starring Beatrice Arthur, left, and Marian Mercer, continues at the Canon Theatre in Beverly Hills until May 31.

* “Distracted by the Landscape”--Kevin Barry’s dark comedy about the consequences of a bored housewife’s encounter with a gigolo opens Friday at Moving Arts in Silver Lake and ends May 17.

* “Ink”--Tony Foster’s satire about a film critic who undergoes a Jekyll-and-Hyde-type transformation while defending his craft opens Friday at Candlefish Theatre and ends May 2.