Tucson Weekly: Listings: Theatre (June 25

THEATRE
Opening This Week
Listings DAMESROCKET THEATRE. 125 E. Congress St. Damesrocket Theatre announces a summer/fall play reading series featuring new works by Tucson and regional playwrights. Plays will be read on the last Monday of each month. The series of six plays begins at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 29, with a reading of Elaine Romero's Barrio Hollywood, under the direction of Caroline Reed. Each reading will be followed by a reception. Admission is $3 for each reading or $15 for a series pass. Call 623-7852 for information.
INVISIBLE THEATRE. The Doubletree Hotel. 445 S. Alvernon Way. Opening July 2 and continuing through July 11: Invisible Theatre's sixth-annual Sizzling Summer Sounds, featuring selections from Tony Award-winning Broadway favorites and a salute to Seasons of Love. Show times are
8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. There is no performance on Saturday, July 6. Seating is limited and reservations are required. Tickets are $16 for Wednesday and Thursday shows, $17.50 for Friday and weekend shows. Call 882-9721 for reservations and information. Box office hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m Tuesday through Friday.
Continuing
GASLIGHT THEATRE. 7010 E. Broadway. Continuing through August 15: Beach Blanket Bee Bop. Performances are at 7 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, with additional shows at 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday. Select Tuesday evening performances are also offered. Tickets are $13.95 plus tax, $11.95 for students, seniors and active duty military, $6 for children 12 and under. Call 886-9428 for information.
Last Chance
ARIZONA YOUTH THEATRE. 5671 E. Speedway. Continuing through June 27: Tom Sawyer. Performances are at 8 p.m. Friday, and 11 a.m., 2 and 4 p.m. Saturday. Appropriate for audience members ages 4 to adult. Tickets are $6, $4 for children, with complimentary tickets available to nonprofit organizations. Reservations are required. Call 546-9805 for tickets and information.
Announcements
AUDITION NOTICE. 2700 E. Speedway. The Catalina Players are holding auditions for The Foreigner, by Larry Shue. Participants should bring a photo and résumé, and be prepared to give a cold reading (no prepared monologues). Call 887-7546, or 299-9452 for information.
DIRECTORS WANTED. Desert Players is preparing its 1999-2000 season, and is accepting proposals from prospective directors. Interested parties should send a personal résumé with a project script and estimated budget to Desert Players Theatre, P.O. Box 43264, Tucson, AZ 85733. Call Robert Ulsrud at 733-0733 for information.
HELP WANTED. Quintessential Productions. 118 S. Fifth Ave. Quintessential Productions seeks directors, designers, technicians and instructors for their 1998-'99 season, which includes productions of Sartre's No Exit, Priestly's An Inspector Calls, Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, Strindberg's Miss Julie, Shaw's Misalliance and Odet's The Country Girl. Call 798-0708 for more information.
SCRIPT MEETINGS. Professional and aspiring writers for the stage, screen, radio, and other performance media are invited to join Old Pueblo Playwrights, a non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging the creation of new scripts by Arizona authors. OPP meets for readings and critiques at 7:30 p.m. each Monday in the Rehearsal Hall of the Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave. Call
615-8980 for information.
TEMPLE FOR RENT. The Temple of Music and Art and the Tucson Center for the Performing Arts have rental spaces available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Call
884-8210 for more information.
TEMPLE TOURS. See the Alice Holsclaw and Cabaret theaters and all the behind-the-scenes areas with free guided tours at 11:30 a.m. Saturdays, starting in the courtyard of the Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave. Reservations are not required, but calling ahead to confirm tour availability is suggested. Call 884-8210 for information.