Encore

A Transylvanian in Silicon Valley: Romanian expatriate Silvian Centiu tells the remarkable comic story of how he transformed himself into a Silicon Valley programmer, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, beginning Saturday, May 1, through May 20; $20. Actors' Theatre Second Stage, 533 Sutter (at Powell), 820-3929.

Valparaiso: Don DeLillo's comic drama dissects the modern desire to make one's mark upon the mass media, 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, through May 8, $15-$25. Exit Theatre on Taylor, 277 Taylor (at Ellis), 673-3847.