> Pimps, Prostitutes, and Pigs: Shohei Imamura's Japan. BAMcinématek presents a series of films by one of the leading directors of Japan's New Wave. Today: Profound Desire of the Gods (1968). BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn. 3 and 7 p.m. $10; $7 for students 25 and under (with I.D., Monday–Thursday), seniors, and children under 12. Tickets: (718) 777-FILM or www.bam.org. Info: (718) 636-4100.
! Random Acts! One-Act Play Festival. The New School for Drama presents work by its graduating actors, directors, and playwrights. Tonight: "China" by Scott Organ, "Labor Pains" by Michele Palermo, "Last Call" by DeLora Whitney, "Stitches in Time" by Caren Skibell, and "The Universal Language" by David Ives. The New School for Drama, 151 Bank St., 3rd floor, Manhattan. 8 p.m. Reservations recommended: (212) 279-4200 or www.ticketcentral.com. Info: www.drama.newschool.edu.
> Pimps, Prostitutes, and Pigs: Shohei Imamura's Japan. See Fri., March 16. Today's film: The Pornographers (1966). 3, 6, 9 p.m.
Random Acts! One-Act Play Festival. See Fri., March 16. Today's performances: 3 and 8 p.m.
> Say It With Music: The Songs of Irving Berlin. The Lyrics & Lyricists series explores Berlin's work. Hosted by Charles Osgood of CBS News, with music historian Robert Kimball and performances by Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks, Max Morath, Ivy Austin, Brian d'Arcy James, and Jenny Powers. 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave., Manhattan. 8 p.m. $60, $50. Tickets/info: (212) 415-5500 or www.92y.org/lyrics.
365 Plays/365 Days. Makor and the New York Neo-Futurists present one week's worth of the short plays that Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks wrote, one per day, over 365 days beginning in November 2002. Makor, 35 West 67th St., Manhattan. 3 and 7 p.m. Tickets/info: (212) 601-1000 or www.makor.org.
> Pimps, Prostitutes, and Pigs: Shohei Imamura's Japan. See Fri., March 16. Today's film: Intentions of Murder (1964). 3, 6, 9 p.m.
> Say It With Music: The Songs of Irving Berlin. See Sat., March 17. Today's performances: 3 and 8 p.m.
An Evening With Japanese Playwright Takeshi Kawamura and Richard Foreman. The acclaimed Japanese avant-garde director-playwright offers insight into his work and creative process, with readings directed by Aya Ogawa and Kenn Watt and a discussion with experimental theatre artist Richard Foreman. Martin E. Segal Theatre Center, CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave., Manhattan. 6:30 p.m. Preregistration suggested; call (212) 817-8215.
> The Importance of Being Earnest. This one-night-only performance of Oscar Wilde's classic comedy of manners benefits Resonance Ensemble; with Carole Shelley, David Alan Basche, Matthew Cowles, Deborah S. Craig, Jennifer Mudge, Jeremy Shamos, and others. Theatre Row, 410 W. 42nd St., Manhattan. Reception, 6 p.m.; performance, 7:30 p.m. $80. Tickets/info: www.resonanceensemble.org.
> Nothing Like a Dame 2007. Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS presents the women of Broadway in a benefit performance for the Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative of the Actors' Fund of America, featuring Victoria Clark, Melissa Errico, Sutton Foster, Ana Gasteyer, Milena Govich, Jennifer Holliday, Judy Kuhn, Beth Leavel, Julianna Margulies, Maureen McGovern, Bebe Neuwirth, Lynn Redgrave, Lea Salonga, and others. Marquis Theatre, 1565 Broadway, Manhattan. 8 p.m. $50 to $5,000. Tickets/info: (212) 840-0770, ext. 268, or www.broadwaycares.org.
> Pimps, Prostitutes, and Pigs: Shohei Imamura's Japan. See Fri., March 16. Today's film: Endless Desire (1958). 4:30, 6:50, 9:15 p.m.
> Project Shaw. This series of readings of the complete plays of George Bernard Shaw presents The Doctor's Dilemma, with Brian Murray, Simon Jones, Lenny Wolpe, Timothy Jerome, Patricia Conolly, and Malachy McCourt. The Players Club, 16 Gramercy Park South, Manhattan. 7 p.m. $15. Tickets: (212) 352-3101 or www.projectshaw.com.
> Say It With Music: The Songs of Irving Berlin. See Sat., March 17. Today's performances: 2 and 8 p.m.
Jane Austen Reading. The New York Public Library and the Jane Austen Society present Kathleen Chalfant reading selections from Austen's works. Donnell Library Center, 20 W. 53rd St., Manhattan. 6 p.m. Info: (212) 621-0619 or www.nypl.org.
> Pimps, Prostitutes, and Pigs: Shohei Imamura's Japan. See Fri., March 16. Today's film: Karayuki-San: The Making of a Prostitute (1975). 4:30, 6:50, 9:15 p.m.
> Graham Greene Noir. BAMcinématek presents four 1940s screen adaptations of noir classics by Greene. Today: Brighton Rock (1947), with Richard Attenborough and Hermione Baddeley. A Cinemachat with film historian Elliott Stein follows the 6:50 p.m. show. BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn. 4:30, 6:50, 9:30 p.m. $10; $7 for students 25 and under (with I.D.), seniors, and children under 12. Tickets: (718) 777-FILM or www.bam.org. Info: (718) 636-4100.
> Pimps, Prostitutes, and Pigs: Shohei Imamura's Japan. See Fri., March 16. Today's film: The Pimp (1987). 6 and 9 p.m.