Plan Ahead: Next Weekend

* Theater. The American premiere of Irish playwright Bernard Farrell’s comedy “Kevin’s Bed,” about a couple celebrating their golden anniversary and their prodigal son, opens next Thursday at 8 p.m. at Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 7 p.m.; Saturdays-Sundays, 2 p.m. through May 14. $31 to $40. (949) 497-ARTS.

* Film. The American Cinematheque presents “Queer Shorts,” a one-night showcase of eight gay- and lesbian-themed short films. 7:30 p.m. next Thursday at the Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. $7. (323) 466-3456.

* Dance. The Joe Goode Performance Group presents the Los Angeles premiere of the award-winning, full-evening “Deeply There (stories from a neighborhood)” on April 21 and 22 at 8 p.m. in the Freud Playhouse, UCLA campus, Westwood. $9 (students) to $25. (310) 825-2101.

* Dance. High-energy music and dance from Guinea is the specialty of the WOFA ensemble, coming on April 21 at 8 p.m. to the Fred Kavli Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. $20. (805) 650-9688.