THEATER

Opening This Week

HIDDEN VALLEY INN RESTAURANT AND SALOON. 4825 N. Sabino Canyon Road. 299-4941. Arizona Serenade features music and legends from the Grand Canyon to the OK Corral. Shows start at 7 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays with occasional Sunday matinees at 3 p.m. and continue through November 15. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for dinner. Tickets cost $13.95 adults and $8.95 for kids under 12. Call for reservations at 299-4941.

INVISIBLE THEATER. 1400 N. First Ave. 882-9721. Heavy Breathing, a comic monologe performed and written by Scott Carter, producer of Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, runs through October 19 at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday through Saturday. Tickets cost $18. Call for reservations.

LIVE THEATER WORKSHOP. 5317 E. Speedway Blvd. 327-4242. Lettice and Lovage, directed by Dana Armstrong, follows Lettice Doufet, an expert on cuisine, medieval weaponry and historic British house tours, as she refuses to accept anything mediocre. The show opens with previews at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, October 10 and 11 and runs through November 10 on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and on Sundays at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets cost $12 to $14 for regular shows and $9 for previews. Call 327-4242 for reservations.

Continuing

GASLIGHT THEATER. 7010 E. Broadway Blvd. 886-9428. Frankenstein Lives is a musical spoof of the classic tale of science gone awry.

Performances continue through November 2. Tickets cost $14.95 for adults, $12.95 for seniors, students and active military and kids under 12 get in for $6.95. Call for reservations at 886-9428.

Last Chance

CHILDSPLAY. PCC Center for the Arts. 2202 W. Anklam Road. 206-6986. Charlotte's Web comes to town on October 3 - 6 and 8 - 13. Performed by Childsplay, Inc., a nonprofit theatre company of professional, adult artists, the performances include public and special school show times; call for specifics. All tickets are $15.

Out of Town

BISBEE REPERTORY THEATER. 94 Main St. Bisbee. (520) 432-3786. Spoon River Anthology, featuring 70 characters from an Illinois cemetary by Charles Aidan, continues through October 20. The Mystery of Irma Vep, a comical trip to an Egyptian tomb by Charles Ludlam, also plays. Shows take place on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and at 3 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets cost $10. Call 432-3786 for reservations.

SPATS PLAYHOUSE. 730 American Ave. Oracle. 896-9496. The San Pedro Actors Troupe (SPATS) enters its 25th year of community theater with Lucia Mad written by Don Nigro. The dramatic comedy follows the daughter of James Joyce and her unrequited love for Samuel Beckett. Shows run Thursdays through Saturdays until October 19 at 7:30 p.m. Call for tickets.

Upcoming

BOOKMAN'S ON SPEEDWAY. 6230 E. Speedway Blvd. 748-9555. The Money Fool (El bufon avaro) is Abel Scrivner's interpretation of Moliere's classic comedy, The Miser. On Sunday, October 20 at 2 p.m., a free, staged, costumed concert reading takes place.

PCC PROSCENIUM THEATRE. Pima Community College West Campus, 2202 W. Anklam Road. 206-6986. The Second Hand features short, quirky pieces of dance, comedy, acrobatics and audience participation on Saturday, October 19 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $25 general, $18 seniors, $12 students.

Announcements

AUDITION NOTICE. Borderlands Theater is looking for actors for two productions. Three men and three women with movement experience needed to play 18 to 24-year-olds. Six men and six women, 15 and older, with singing experience also needed. Bring resume, photo and short monologue. Singers bring own accompaniment. Auditions held at El Centro Cultural, 40 W. Broadway. Enter on Jackson Street. Call 882-8607 for appointment.

CASTING CALL. Muse. 516 N. Fifth Ave. 903-0918. Director Pearry Reginald Teo's next haunting film starts shooting in mid-November. Auditions for male and female actors of all ages and one boy, 7 to 10, are held on Sunday, October 13. Contact Aaquinas Productions for an appointment at info@aaquinas.com or call 623-0719.

PSYCHOMAN AUDITIONS. Actors and actresses, ages 18 to 70, are invited to try out for an action, superhero, comedy film about a solitary man who discovers how to combat society's ills. Call 206-6776 for an appointment.

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.

TUCSON COMMUNITY THEATER. Randolph Recreation Center. 200 S. Alvernon Way. Auditions held for A Christmas Twist on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 15-16 at 7 p.m. for actors of all ages, kids and adults. Bring a two-minute monolgue or be ready to cold read. Call 791-4663 for details.


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