Though it is illegal for pranksters to shout about nonexistent fires in a theater, shrieking after an encounter with an underseat gum wad is permissible. Shout about what's on stage instead with today's Groupon: for $100, you get a Friday Flex package to see the Trinity Repertory Company (up to a $264 value), good for one ticket to any four Friday performances for the rest of the 2010-2011 season. Ticket prices vary depending on show and date, and can range from $51 to $66.

Since its inception in 1963, the Tony Award-winning Trinity Repertory Company has produced an array of stimulating theater for generations of theatergoers. Claim a premium seat in the majestic, art-nouveau–style Lederer Theater and catch any of Trinity's upcoming Friday performances, including It's a Wonderful Life, a seasonal favorite based on the Senate Appropriations bill of the same name. Attendees can still catch the festive comedy Absurd Person Singular, or wait until next year to catch Arthur Miller's heartwarming tale of colonial America, The Crucible; The Completely Fictional — Utterly True — Final Strange Tale of Edgar Allan Poe; and other exciting productions.