Plan Ahead: Next Weekend

* Theater. The world premiere of Robert Glaudini’s play of seduction, “The Poison Tree,” opens next Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Mark Taper Forum, 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, playing Tuesdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 7:30 p.m.; and Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. through July 16. $29 to $42. (213) 628-2772.

* Theater. “By the Hand of the Father,” an interdisciplinary theater work about Mexican American fathers by Theresa Chavez, Eric Gutierrez and Rose Portillo, makes its Los Angeles premiere at Margo Albert Theater, Plaza de la Raza, 3540 N. Mission Road, East Los Angeles. It opens June 9 at 8 p.m., playing June 10, 15-17 at 8 p.m.; June 11 and 18 at 2 p.m. Ends June 18. $13. (323) 655-8587. Also at Knitting Factory Club Hollywood, 7021 Hollywood Blvd. on June 13 at 7:30 p.m. $25-$75. (323) 463-0204.

* Dance. Award-winning local dancer-choreographer Michael Mizerany embodies what he calls “Necessary Depravity” on June 10 at 7 p.m. and June 11 at 2 p.m. at the L.A. Theatre Center, 514 S. Spring St., downtown Los Angeles. $7 to $10. (213) 485-1681.

* Art. The works of the Korean-American artist Nam June Paik, one of the earliest video artists and a Fluxus founder, will be explored in “Nam June Paik: Video Art Pioneer,” opening June 10 at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sundays, noon-5 p.m.; Fridays, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Through Oct. 8. Adults, $5; seniors, $3; students, $2. (805) 963-4364.