THEATRE

Opening This Week

BORDERLANDS THEATER. PCC Black Box Theater. 2202 W. Anklam Road. Opening June 30 and continuing through July 16: The Woman who Fell from the Sky/La Mujer Que Cayo Del Cielo, by Victor Hugo Rascón Banda. Preview performances are at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, June 28 and 29. Preview tickets are $10, $8 for students. Regular performances are at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $12, $10 for seniors and $8 for students. Tickets for weekend performances are $13; $8 for student "rush" tickets, available 15-minutes prior to performances. Call 882-7406 for information.

UA OPERA THEATER. UA Crowder Hall. Southwest corner of Speedway Boulevard and Park Ave. Opening June 28 and continuing through July 2: H.M.S. Pinafore, an operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $12, $10 for UA employees and seniors, and $8 for students. Call the UA Fine Arts box office at 621-1162 for details.

Continuing

GASLIGHT THEATRE. 7010 E. Broadway Blvd. 886-9428. Continuing through August 19: Space Trek! The New Millenium, written by Peter Van Slyke and directed by Richard Hanson. Performances are at 7 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 3 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $13.95, $11.95 for students, seniors and military, and $6 for children 12 and under.

LIVE THEATRE WORKSHOP. 5317 E. Speedway Blvd. 327-4242. Continuing through July 2: The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Magnolia, by Preston Jones. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $11, $10 for students and seniors.

Last Chance

ARIZONA REPERTORY THEATRE. UA Marroney Theatre. South end of the pedestrian underpass at Speedway Boulevard, east of Park Avenue. Continuing through June 25: The Good Doctor, by Neil Simon. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, with select Sunday matinees at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $18, $16 for seniors and UA employees, and $12 for students. Call the fine arts box office at 621-1162 for reservations and information.

LIVE THEATRE WORKSHOP. 5317 E. Speedway Blvd. 327-4242. Continuing through June 25: Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer, a play for children. Performances are at 1 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $5.

TUCSON COMMUNITY THEATRE. Reid Park. Demeester Performance Center. Continuing through June 25: Shakespeare's Macbeth, a production of the 13th Annual Shakespeare Under the Stars. Performances are at 8 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. There is an audio described performance June 23. Admission is free. Call 791-4663 for information.

WEIRD SCIENCE THEATER. Red Barn Theater. 948 N. Main Ave. Continuing through June 24: Fairy Tales on the Mars Frontier, by J. Jaquish; and Auditioning a Ghost. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Auditioning a Ghost begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5 for both, or $3.50 for one play. Call 622-6973, or 622-7856, for information.

Announcements

AUDITION NOTICE. Trail Dust Town is auditioning for continually running, action-oriented Western theater. A head shot, résumé and prepared monologue are required. For information, call Wayne at 1-520-296-4551, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

AUDITION NOTICE. Comedy Store alumni host auditions for a new local comedy shop. For information, call 850-6382.

IMPROV WORKSHOP. International Arts Center. 516 N. Fifth Ave. Explore creative methods at 7 p.m. every Wednesday. All disciplines are welcome at this free workshop. Call Dennis Williams at 235-7846, or call 557-9121 for information.

OPEN CALL. The newly formed Arizona Music Theatre is seeking directors, music directors, actors with singing ability, and sound-set designers and operators. Submit bios or résumés to: Arizona Music Theatre, P.O. Box 43351, Tucson, AZ, 85733, or call 319-2013 for 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 p.m. every 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.


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