Family is as family does. Diversionary Theatre presents Marc Acito’s “Birds Of A Feather,” a delightful “LGPT” comedy about family, through March 3. James Vásquez directs.

The P here stands for penguin, and Acito’s 2011 play is based on two real bird stories that captivated New Yorkers around the turn of this century.

In 1998 at the Central Park Zoo, two male Chinstrap penguins – Silo and Roy – were observed attempting to hatch a rock as if it were an egg. Zookeepers gave them an egg from a penguin pair named Porkey and Betty that could not hatch it. The chick, a girl, was named Tango.

Playwright August Wilson immortalized the African-American experience in his 10-play “Pittsburgh Cycle,” each play covering one decade of the 1900s.

Victor Mack directs, with Sean Murray co-directing, the San Diego premiere of “Gem Of The Ocean,” the first play in the chronological sequence (though one of the last written), at Cygnet Theatre through Feb. 24.

It’s 1904, and though slavery is no longer legal, neither has the promise of meaningful freedom been fulfilled. Many former slaves have moved north in search of work; here in Pittsburgh, many of them work at the local mill.

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If chanteuse Peggy Lee is looking down from that big cabaret in the sky, I bet she’s getting a giggle at the thought that her competition these days is – wait for it – Phil Johnson.

The funnyman/actor/singer does a terrific job on the Lee standard “Fever” in “Pete ’n’ Keely,” playing through March 3 at Lamb’s Players Theatre in Coronado.