Theater actors can spend entire careers dissolving into different roles by becoming chameleons of their trade, but The New Theatre Project’s upcoming performance encourages self-expression. Everyman Project, inspired by fifteenth century theater, dusts off the old medieval morality issues and freshens them with the personal stories, troubles and triumphs of the NTP’s Ann Arbor troupe, breathing new life into the benefit of good deeds. April 26-May 12. Pot & Box, 220 Felch St., Ann Arbor. 734-368-2130. www.thenewtheatreproject.org.