Tue–Thu thru April 19
Kensington Park Hotel (450 Post St.)
This production tells the compelling and controversial tale of a world-renowned artist who was so driven to create that he sketched on scraps in a Nazi prison, yet eventually stopped painting forever due to his feud with his curator lover and patron Solomon Guggenheim. See a concurrent exhibition of Bauer’s works thru April 30 at the Weinstein Gallery (383 Geary St., 415-362-8151, weinstein.com). $30–$200, 415-677-9596, sfplayhouse.org
