THEATRE

Opening This Week

Listings ARIZONA REPERTORY THEATRE. UA Laboratory Theatre. UA campus, southeast corner of Park Avenue and Speedway. 621-1162. Opening March 7 and continuing through March 28: Measure for Measure. Previews are at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 7 and 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 8. Regular performances are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, March 10 through 27, and at 1:30 p.m. March 14, 27 and 28. Tickets are $16, $14 for seniors and UA employees, $10 for students and $8 for previews, available at the UA Fine Arts box office.

ARIZONA YOUTH THEATER. 5671 E. Speedway. Opening March 5 and continuing through March 27: Ugly Duckling. Show times are 8 p.m. Friday, and 11 a.m., 2 and
4 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $6, $4 for children. Call 546-9805 for reservations.

GREEN FIELDS COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL. Green Fields Center for Performing Arts. 6000 N. Camino de la Tierra. 297-2288. Opening March 4 and continuing through March 6: Babes in Arms. Performances are at 7 p.m. Admission is $3, $2 for students.

INVISIBLE THEATRE. 1400 N. First Ave. Opening March 8 and continuing through March 28: Broadway Bound. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday,
8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets range from $11 to $17.50. Call 882-9721 for reservations and information. Box office hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

UA OPERA THEATRE. UA Crowder Hall. Park Avenue south of Speedway. Opening March 4 and continuing through March 7: Cendrillon, (Cinderella) an opera by Jules Massenet. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $12, $10 for UA staff and faculty, and $6 for students and seniors. Call 621-1162 for information.

UA PRESENTS. Centennial Hall. 1020 E. University Blvd. Opening March 9 and continuing through March 14: Les Miserables. Show times vary. Tickets range from $30 to $49 and can be purchased at the Centennial Hall box office (621-3341).

Continuing

ARIZONA THEATRE COMPANY. Alice Hosclaw Theatre. Temple of Music and Art. 330 S. Scott Ave. Continuing through March 20: How I Learned to Drive. Show times vary. Tickets range from $19 to $28, available at the ATC box office and all Dillard's outlets. Discounts are available for seniors, students and military. Half-price "rush hour" tickets are offered one hour prior to curtain at the ATC box office only. Hearing impaired patrons may access the box office via Arizona Relay at (800) 367-8939 (TTY/ASCII). Call 884-8210 for information or group discounts. Call the ATC box office at 622-2823, or
(800) 638-4253, for information and reservations.

THE CELLAR. UA Student Union. The Charles Darwin Experience performs improv comedy every Thursday at
10 p.m. Admission is free.

GASLIGHT THEATRE. 7010 E. Broadway Blvd. 886-9428. Continuing through March 20: The Belle of Tombstone. Show times are 7 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 3 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $13.95 for adults, $11.95 for students, seniors and military, and $6 for children 12 and under. Call 886-9428 for reservations.

LIVE THEATRE WORKSHOP. 5317 E. Speedway Blvd. 327-4242. Continuing through March 28: George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10, with a $1 discount for seniors and students.

Last Chance

PCC THEATRE. PCC Black Box Theater. 2202 W. Anklam Road. Continuing through March 6: Chicago Milagro. Performances are 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Tickets are $7, $5 for students, available at the PCC Center for Fine Arts box office one hour prior to performances. Call 206-6988 for details.

Out Of Town

BISBEE REPERTORY THEATRE. 94 Main St., Bisbee. Continuing through March 6: Arsenic and Old Lace, by Joseph Kesserling. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with a Sunday matinee at 3 p.m. on March 7. Advance tickets are $8, available in Bisbee at Apes to Zebras, Atalanta's Music and Books, and Ace Hardware; or in Sierra Vista at the Chamber of Commerce and at the Oscar Yrun Community Center. Tickets are $10 at the door. Call 1-520-432-3786 for reservations and information.

Announcements

AUDITION NOTICE. The Invisible Theatre announces auditions for Labor Pains at 6 p.m. Sunday, March 7, at 1400 N. First Ave. Call 882-9721 to sign up.

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 its 1998-'99 season. 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 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 theatres 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.

WORKSHOP SERIES. Bloodhut Productions, a local women's theatre company, offers workshops to teach the techniques for creating original theatrical productions. Workshops meet from 10 a.m. to noon once a month on Saturday. Cost is $15 per workshop. Call 577-9182 for information. TW


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