Theater

* “Jewel of the Night”--Parviz Sayyad, left, is King Lion and Masha Maresh is a demon in the children’s play to be performed in Farsi on Sunday at Wadsworth Theatre.

* “Escape From Happiness”--The dark comedy about a family in turmoil over unsolved crime opens Friday at Zephyr Theatre.

* “Ghosts and Baggage”--The comedy about a man and a woman facing a Spirit Guide, an ex-husband’s ghost and a dead father opens Friday at L.A. Theatre Center.