PSST . . . IT’S A SECRET

Finding a cure for cancer would, of course, be a positive thing. But might such a monumental discovery come with equally big questions of ethics, money and power? Find out when a young cancer researcher makes an apparent breakthrough in playwright (and clinical psychologist) Bob Clyman’s science-minded drama “Secret Order,” opening at the Skirball Cultural Center on Wednesday. Don’t expect any lab coats here, however, as the cast -- including George Segal (“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”) and Richard Schiff, pictured, (“The West Wing”) -- will perform in street clothes. The staged readings will be recorded for L.A. Theatre Works’ weekly theater series “The Play’s the Thing,” which airs on public radio stations. 8 p.m. Wed.-next Fri., 3 p.m. next Sat., 4 p.m. next Sun. Ends next Sun. $20-$47, (310) 827-0889, www.latw.org