Critics' picks
DOLLHOUSE Director Bridget Kathleen O’Leary’s decision to cast against type, with Sarah Newhouse as a surprisingly strong Nora and Will Lyman a remarkably sympathetic Evan, makes Theresa Rebeck’s adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s classic more about a communication breakdown than a simple battle of the sexes. Through March 20. New Repertory Theatre, Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown. 617-923-84…