Ends This Weekend

Theater

Donald Sutherland stars as a reclusive Nobel Prize-winning author who grants a rare interview to a small-town journalist (played by Jamey Sheridan) in Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt’s psychological thriller “Enigma Variations,” closing Sunday at the Mark Taper Forum, 135 N. Grand Ave., downtown Los Angeles. Today and Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 2:30 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. $29-$40. (213) 628-2772.

“Collected Stories,” Donald Margulies’ play about the complex, shifting relationship between an established writer and her protegee--played by Linda Lavin and Samantha Mathis--closes Sunday at the Geffen Playhouse, 10886 Le Conte Ave., Westwood. Tonight, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 4 and 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2 and 7 p.m. $30-$40. (310) 208-5454.

Jazz

Karen Fineman, the actress who played opposite Jason Alexander in “Promises, Promises,” closes a four-day run tonight and Friday, 8 p.m., at the Cinegrill, Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Blvd. $15. (323) 466-7000.

Art

“Ancestors: Art and the Afterlife,” an exhibition of sculptural works and artifacts from African cultures exploring the relationship between deceased ancestors and their living descendants, closes Monday at LACMA West, 6067 Wilshire Blvd., today, noon-8 p.m.; Friday, noon-9 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Monday, noon-8 p.m. Free. (323) 857-6000.