City Paper Short List

Fri., Oct. 2 -- Stage 

The winners of the first three episodes of Bricolage theater company's unique Midnight Radio series square off tonight for the final Smackdown. Playwrights Lissa Brennan, F.J. Hartland and Wali Jamal each penned installments of a parodic radio serial -- think noir detectives or sci-fi -- and top local actors and special-effects experts bring them to life, live. Then the audience picks a favorite. In between are audience games and musical guest Barrett Black, genre-defying cellist. The shows are tonight and tomorrow. BO 10 p.m. (9:30 p.m. happy hour). Also 10 p.m. Sat., Oct. 3. 937 Penn Ave., Downtown. $15. 412-381-6999 or www.webbricolage.org