Credit: Courtesy Blues in the Night

I Got the Blues
Combining the big-band clarinet swing of Benny Goodman, the dusky blues of Bessie Smith, the suave jazz of Duke Ellington, and tunes from other musical legends of the 1920s and ’30s, Blues in the Night is a look at the relationships among three women and one man set against the vibrant and frenetic backdrop of the jazz and blues eras. The show stars Freda Payne and Maurice Hines. Aug. 7–Sep. 30. $35–$75. Tu–Fri 8 pm, Sa 2 and 8 pm, Su 2 and 7 pm. Post Street Theatre, 450 Post St. www.poststreettheatre. com, 771-6900 Map 1, C5

Party of One: Use photo of Josh Kornbluth
Credit: Courtesy Berkeley Repertory Theater

Party of One
Who needs help when you can put on a show all by yourself? See a monologue; do a monologue.

Citizen Josh
Monologist and TV host Josh Kornbluth’s (pictured right) one-person show follows the sometimes wacky, sometimes quixotic exploits of an “unlikely activist” musing on the challenges of participating in American democracy. Aug. 16–
Sep. 2. Th–Sa 8 pm, Su 2 pm. Berkeley Reper-tory Theater, 2025 Addison St., Berkeley. www.berkeleyrep.org, 510-981-7064

Open Mike at the Hotel Cosmo
Have an act of your own? Join Hosts Jeanne Powell and Philip T. Nails for poetry, prose, music, and open mike. Enjoy drinks at the Neo Bar with its beatnik vibe. $3 cover. Th, 6–8 pm. 761 Post St. www.artworksf.com, 673-3080 Map 1, C5