Playwright: Aaron Sorkin Director: Dave Sikula Drama $23-$45 6/13-29

It began in the 1920s—two men locked in an epic competition to lay claim to the most influential invention of the last century: television. The Farnsworth Invention airs this amazing race—a real-life David and Goliath battle between Philo Farnsworth, a self-taught Idaho farm boy, and David Sarnoff, an enterprising Russian immigrant.

Tickets and info: (650) 329-0891; paplayers.org

Caption: Michael Sally and Dominic Falletti. Photo: Joyce Goldschmid.