Tucson Weekly: Listings: Theatre (July 16

THEATRE
Opening This Week
Listings QUINTESSENTIAL PRODUCTIONS. The Quintessential Stage. 118 S. Fifth Ave. Opening July 22 and continuing through August 2: Private Lives, the comedy by Noel Coward. The production is part of Quintessential Theatre's Summer Theatre Festival. Performances are at
8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and 4 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10 general, with discounts for seniors, students and military with ID. Group discounts are also available. Reservations are recommended. Call 798-0708 for information.
Continuing
ARIZONA YOUTH THEATRE. 5671 E. Speedway. Continuing through July 25: Winnie the Pooh. Performances are at 8 p.m. Friday, and at 11 a.m., 2 and 4 p.m. Saturday. Performance is appropriate for audience members ages
4 to adult. Tickets are $6, $4 for children, with complimentary tickets available to nonprofit organizations. Call 546-9805 for reservations and information.
BORDERLANDS THEATER. PCC Black Box Theater. 2202 W. Anklam Road. Continuing through July 26: Beast of the Moon, by Richard Kalinoski. Performances are at
8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets range from $7 to $18, with some discounts available. Call 882-7406 for tickets and information.
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
BIANCO THEATRE COMPANY. Gaslight Theatre. 7010 E. Broadway. 886-9428. The Bianco Theatre Company's Teen/Children's Troupe presents Dream Bars. Performance is at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, July 18. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for children and students. Call 886-0860 for tickets and information.
Announcements
TEACHERS NEEDED. Third Street Kids. 166 W. Alameda St. Third Street Kids is looking for teachers and artists to help with Third Street Summer Arts Camp classes in sign language, drama, dance, stagecraft, games, crafts and fine arts. Performing artists are also wanted to perform at the Friday Family Performance series, from 4 to 5 p.m. Call Marica Berger, executive director, at 622-4100; or fax résumés to 624-0303.
AUDITION NOTICE. Quintessential Productions Inc., announces auditions for two women and two men for No Exit, by Jean-Paul Sartre. Auditions are from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, July 19, at The Quintessential Stage, 118 S. Fifth Ave. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Actors are asked to bring a current résumé and photo, if available. Designers and technicians interested in assisting with this or future productions are also encouraged to attend. Call 798-0708 for information.
AUDITION NOTICE. The Actor's Theatre. 7000 E. Tanque Verde Road. The Actor's Theatre announces auditions for roles in the production Barnum. All roles are available except Barnum. AT is also seeking singers, musicians, jugglers and tumblers. Auditions are at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 22. Participants should bring a photo and résumé, and singers should be prepared to sing 16 bars from musical theatre or opera. Call 751-6419 for information.
AUDITION NOTICE. Main Library. 101 N. Stone Ave. Lost River Stageworks announces auditions for the production of Polonius Waits..., a new take on Hamlet. Auditions are from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 18 and 19. Participants should bring a photo and résumé if possible. Prepared monologues are accepted. Cold readings may be requested. Call 792-4736 or 318-1515 for information.
AUDITION NOTICE. Arizona Theater Company. Herberger Theatre Center. 222 E. Monroe. Phoenix.
330 S. Scott Ave. ATC is holding auditions for African American male and female equity and non-equity actors for the production of Blues for an Alabama Sky, written by Pearl Cage. Auditions are from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 14. Appointments are required, and will be granted in the order received. Call ATC Artistic Associate Jay Rabins, (602) 256-6899, for information and appointments.
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., seeks directors, designers, technicians and instructors for their 1998-'99 season. Productions include 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.