LAST CHANCE / Ends This Weekend

Theater:

“Defending the Caveman,” Rob Becker’s one-man comedic look at men and women, closes Sunday at the Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. Today and Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 5 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, 3 and 7 p.m. $27.50 to $44.50. (213) 365-3500.

Harold Gould headlines “Visiting Mr. Green,” Jeff Baron’s play about an irascible old widower and the young corporate executive who must assist him as part of court-ordered community service, closing Sunday at the Pasadena Playhouse, 39 S. El Molino Ave., Pasadena. Today and Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 5 and 9 p.m.; Sunday, 2 and 7 p.m. $13.50 to $42.50. (800) 233-3123.

“Children,” A.R. Gurney’s 1974 play--suggested by a John Cheever short story--about jarring events at a family’s Fourth of July seaside reunion, closes Sunday at the Pacific Resident Theatre, 707 Venice Blvd., Venice. Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 3 p.m. $18 to $20. (310) 822-8392.

Kandis Chappell reprises her critically acclaimed role in Donald Margulies’ award-winning drama about a successful, older writer and her protegee whose relationship darkens over the years in “Collected Stories,” closing Saturday at the Old Globe Theatre, Cassius Carter Centre Stage, Simon Edison Centre for the Performing Arts, San Diego. Today and Friday, 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 8 p.m. $23 to $39. (619) 239-2255.