Theater

* “Scenes From an Execution”--Bernadette Sullivan and Joe Seeley, above, are in the drama about a female artist clashing with church and state in 16th century Venice, at ArtShare Los Angeles.

* “The Woman in Black”--The mystery thriller, centering on a lawyer trying to exorcise the spirit of a woman in black, opens tonight at the Laguna Playhouse. Ends March 21.

* “The Rivals”--Richard Sheridan’s 18th century comedy about the manners and deceitful woos of the upper class opens Saturday at Knightsbridge Theatre in Pasadena.