Although most domestic-violence cases we hear about involve a male perpetrator and a female victim, there are also relationships in which a man is the victim of physical, verbal or psychological abuse by a woman he can't find the strength to escape. Graduate acting student Michelle Hurtubise invites us to explore one such relationship as the University of Hawaii-Manoa opens the 2009 Late Night Theatre season with playwright Don Nigro's 1980s vintage drama, “;Seascape With Sharks and Dancer.”;

The plot involves a lonely would-be novelist who rescues a troubled young woman he finds in the water outside his beachfront cottage. The two fall into a sexual relationship, and although she becomes abusive, he sticks with her anyway.

“;The play deals with questions of abuse, actualizing dreams, abortion and taking responsibility for who we are and what we choose to do,”; Hurtubise said in a press release.

Hurtubise was a stand-out as Lady Macbeth in UH-Manoa's bizarre multilingual production of “;Macbeth”; last fall. “;Seascapes”; was last produced by Manoa Valley Theatre in the '80s.

Meanwhile, Honolulu Theatre for Youth invites kids age 3 and older to a revival of “;Musubi Man.”; The play is Lee Cataluna's adaptation of Sandi Takayama's pidgin version of “;The Gingerbread Man.”;

Localized from the 19th-century American story about a sassy runaway gingerbread boy, Takayama's story features a poi dog, mynah bird, mongoose and, of course, musubi man. Kids are welcome to get involved and “;help”; with the storytelling.