Thirty-two years ago, Mark Weil founded Ilkhom Theatre in Tashkent, Uzbekistan—one of the first in the USSR to run without state money. Three years ago, ACT artistic director Kurt Beattie went to Tashkent and resolved to bring the company to Seattle. Six months ago, Weil was murdered in front of his home, perhaps for political reasons, but the company came anyway. White White Black Stork, a U.S. premiere, concerns young Sufi Muslims: a boy who loves another boy, but submits to an arranged marriage to a girl, who also has another lover. It is a tragedy. (ACT Theatre, 700 Union St, 292-7676. 7:30 pm, $10–$55.) BRENDAN KILEY

Thirty-two years ago, Mark Weil founded Ilkhom Theatre in Tashkent, Uzbekistan—one of the first in the USSR to run without state money. Three years ago, ACT artistic director Kurt Beattie went to Tashkent and resolved to bring the company to Seattle. Six months ago, Weil was murdered in front of his home, perhaps for political reasons, but the company came anyway. White White Black Stork, a U.S. premiere, concerns young Sufi Muslims: a boy who loves another boy, but submits to an arranged marriage to a girl, who also has another lover. It is a tragedy. (ACT Theatre, 700 Union St, 292-7676. 7:30 pm, $10–$55.) BRENDAN KILEY

Thirty-two years ago, Mark Weil founded Ilkhom Theatre in Tashkent, Uzbekistan—one of the first in the USSR to run without state money. Three years ago, ACT artistic director Kurt Beattie went to Tashkent and resolved to bring the company to Seattle. Six months ago, Weil was murdered in front of his home, perhaps for political reasons, but the company came anyway. White White Black Stork, a U.S. premiere, concerns young Sufi Muslims: a boy who loves another boy, but submits to an arranged marriage to a girl, who also has another lover. It is a tragedy. (ACT Theatre, 700 Union St, 292-7676. 7:30 pm, $10–$55.) BRENDAN KILEY