The Illusion Factory’s “The Emperor’s New Clothes”

Enjoy the preview performance of this favorite story based on the Hans Christian Andersen tale. A vain Emperor hires weavers to create a new wardrobe made from a fabric invisible to anyone beneath him. Little does he know he is about to make a spectacular fool of himself when all is “revealed” in front of his subjects. The Illusion Factory, SummitArtspace, 140 E. Market St., 2nd Floor, Akron. 2 p.m. $10. www.330tix.com.