OPENINGS AND PREVIEWS
THE LAYOVER
Second Stage
Trip Cullman directs a drama by Leslye Headland (“Bachelorette”), about two strangers who meet on a plane when their flight is delayed. Previews begin Aug. 9.
THE NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL
Various locations
The wide-ranging festival returns for its twentieth year, offering experiments, oddities, and absurdities (sample title: “The Secret Life of Your Third Grade Teacher”). For the complete list of shows—some two hundred in all—visit fringenyc.org. Opens Aug. 12.