Tucson Weekly: Listings: Theatre (August 6

THEATRE
Opening This Week
Listings CATALINA PLAYERS. 2700 E. Speedway. Opening August 7 and continuing through August 15: The Foreigner. Performances are at 7:30 p.m., with an optional dinner served at 6 p.m., on Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $17.50 for dinner and show, $10 for show only. Call
721-9640 for information.
QUINTESSENTIAL PRODUCTIONS. 118 S. Fifth Ave. Opening August 12 and continuing through August 23: Hay Fever. Performances are 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and 4 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10, $8 for seniors, students and military. Call 798-0708 for reservations and information.
Continuing
ARIZONA YOUTH THEATRE. 5671 E. Speedway. Continuing through August 22: Aladdin. Performances are
8 p.m. Friday, and 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.
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.
LIVE THEATRE WORKSHOP. 5317 E. Speedway. Continuing through August 23: Relatively Speaking. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and
2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $8.50, $7.50 for seniors and students. Call 327-4242 for tickets and information.
Last Chance
TUCSON CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. 408 S. Sixth Ave. Continuing through August 8: The Oresteia. Performances are 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $6, $4 for seniors and students. Call 529-2687 for tickets and information.
Announcements
AUDITION NOTICE. The Tucson Parks and Recreation Community Theatre Program is looking for performers for their fall production, An Inspector Calls. Auditions will be at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, August 6 and 7, in the Performing Arts Auditorium at the Randolph Center Complex, 200 S. Alvernon Way. Bring a two-minute, prepared dramatic monologue, a picture and résumé. Call 791-4663 for information.
AUDITION NOTICE. The Third St. Ensemble Company, an off-shoot of Third St. Kids, is looking for performers between the ages of 10 and 21. Call 622-4100 for information and appointment times.
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 7:00 p.m. each Monday in the Rehearsal Hall of the Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave. Call
615-8980 for information.