Mike Birbiglia is the beloved storyteller and This American Life contributor with the famous sleepwalking problems and habit of saying “uhhhhh…” after jokes. My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend is Birbiglia’s one-man show about his lifetime of love troubles, and its 2012 run off Broadway earned widespread raves. Tonight and tomorrow, Birbiglia performs My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend at Intiman for a bunch of lucky Seattleites and a professional camera crew, who’ll be taping the proceedings. (Birbiglia’s previous show, Sleepwalk with Me, recently hit cinema screens.) (Intiman Playhouse, 201 Mercer St, stgpresents.org, 7:30 pm, $35, also May 22)

David Schmader—former weed columnist and Stranger associate editor—is the author of the solo plays Straight and Letter to Axl, which he’s performed in Seattle and across the US. His latest...