Merlyn. The story of a young Merlyn the magician and the legendary history of fourth century Britain. The first original musical on the Mainstage in years. We have it all: love, war, sex, death, symbolic dreams and spectacular magic. Loeb Mainstage, 8 p.m. $5 for students.

The Mystery of Edwin Drood. A dark leading man, a romantic ingenue, an opium vendor, twins from Cylon, a pious reverend, and a cockney laborer. Which one of these people killed Edwin Drood? The audience decides when the cast and crew presents an evening of musical murder and intrigue. Agassiz Theatre, 8 p.m. $3/$5/$7 for students.

Teen Lust and Stopped Clocks. A fastpaced comedy about suburban high school drug culture and the 1986 Challenger explosion. Set in Concord, NH, the hometown of schoolteacher/astronaut Christa McAuliffe, the play focuses on the awkwardly traumatic lives of Kurt, a dyslectic pot dealer; Dennis, a lovelorn ice cream scooper; and Wanda, a leukemia-stricken cheerleader. Loeb EX, 7:30 p.m. Free. 19 November Friday

Concert

Mozart Society Orchestra. Sanders Theatre, 8 p.m.

Film

Harvard Film Archive. Carpenter Center. $5 for students. "Manufacturing Consent" at 7 p.m. In an energetic fusion of images and ideas, this film explores the political life and times of the controversial author, linguist and radical philosopher Noam Chomsky. The film focuses on democratic socieies where populations are subjected to more subtle forms of ideological control.

Theatre

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Through Nov. 28. By Edward Albee. Hasty Pudding Theatre, 8 p.m. $19-$32. Call 496-8400 for tickets and more information.

Merlyn. For more information see Thursday's listing. Loeb Mainstage, 8 p.m. $5 for students.

The Mystery of Edwin Drood. For more information see Thurday's listing. Agassiz Theatre, 8 p.m. $3/$5/$7 for students.

Rope. An exciting thriller allegedly based on the Leopold/Loeb murder trial. Was made into a movie by Alfred Hitchcock. Dunster JCR, 8 p.m. $3 for students.

Teen Lust and Stopped Clocks. For more information see Thursday's listing. Loeb EX, 7:30 and 10 p.m. Free. 20 November Saturday

Concert

Arlo Guthrie. Presented by Folktree Concertmakers. Sanders Theatre, 7 p.m.