THEATER: Jarringly different from the , this re-telling of deaf-blind Helen Keller has Annie Sullivan speaking only in Japanese throughout the play, which "leads Helen to discover her abilities to communicate reach beyond her immediate surroundings." Helen Keller, the theater's site goes on to say, "explores the challenges of her isolation through the use of language in hope to illuminate our need for personal interaction in a technological non-personal world." (Why do you hate technology so much, artists?) Run until 9/6.

8 p.m. // NOHspace (2840 Mariposa) // $10-15 sliding scale

HUMOR: Gays can be divided into two camps, and only these two camps: Kathy Griffin fans and Chelsea Handler fans. Your more bear-ish, rotund type of homosexual or D.I.N.K couple with adopted Romanian baby prefers Griffin. While your city-living, pill-popping, bitter, mean gay usually prefers Handler. If you are in the former camp, please head immediately to Davis Symphony Hall to check out Kathy Griffin in all her D-List and celebrity-gossiping glory. (Fri. & Sat.)

8 p.m. // Davies Symphony Hall (201 Van Ness) // $45-$75

MUSIC: San Francisco’s Alexander Spit, takes rap's posturing down a few notches with amusing ditties like “Mimosa” and “I’m Hella Iller Than You," odes to drinking and Bay Area lexicon, respectively. Spit performs in SOMA tonight along with Trackademicks, J-Billion, Hopie Spitshard, and DJ Ant-One. Warning: all-ages show.

9 p.m. // Slim's (333 11th Street) // $14

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