Al and Homer: The Drone Play

Janet Motenko as a Puck-like clown stands out in this otherwise uneven show about two Air Force pilots with vastly differing opinions about the drone program, sitting together in a building on the Nevada desert tracking potential terrorists on the other side of the world. As the play progresses, their individual opinions put each other—and the world at large—in grave danger. The play expose the apathy of the American people, but doesn’t pack the punch it intends. F, Sa 8pm, Su 2pm. Through 8/21. $15-$18. California Stage Theatre, 2509 R Street; (916) 606-5050; www.ovationstage.com. B.S.