Theater

* “Much Ado About Nothing”--Mark Bramhall and Jenna Cole, above, star in Sabin Epstein’s engaging presentation at A Noise Within in Glendale through Nov. 22.

* “Sylvia”--A.R. Gurney’s hit comedy will be staged at the Laguna Playhouse in Laguna Beach through Nov. 29.

* “Dirt”--Performance artist John Fleck explores the 20th-century obsession with gossip and innuendo Friday at the Getty Center.