Tucson Weekly: Listings: Theatre (May 28

THEATRE
Opening This Week
Listings LIVE THEATRE WORKSHOP. 5317 E. Speedway. Opening May 29 and continuing through June 21: Lu Ann Hampton Laverty Oberlander, one of three plays comprising Preston Jones' A Texas Triology. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with 3 o'clock Sunday matinees. There is no performance on Saturday, June 13. Tickets are $8.50, $7.50 for seniors. Call 327-4242 for tickets and information.
LOST RIVER STAGEWORKS. Tucson Center for the Performing Arts. 408 S. Sixth Ave. Opening May 30 and continuing through June 14: The Wimpley School for Wayward Girls, the full-stage debut of a new play written by Rich Amada. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with 2 o'clock Sunday matinees. Tickets are $10. Call 721-9640 for reservations and information.
QUINTESSENTIAL PRODUCTIONS. The Quintessential Stage. 118 S. Fifth Ave. Opening June 5 and continuing through June 21: The Glass Menagerie, the Tennessee Williams classic. Performances are at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 4 p.m. Sunday. Preview performances are at 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday,
June 3 and 4. Tickets are $10 general; preview tickets are $8, with discounts for seniors, students and military with ID. Group discounts are also available. Call 703-1543 for information and reservations.
Continuing
INVISIBLE THEATRE. 1400 N. First Ave. Continuing through June 14: Pageant. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. Both preview performances are at 7:30 p.m. Regular performance tickets are $16 and $18; preview tickets are $10. Call 882-9721 for reservations and information.
Last Chance
ACTORS' THEATRE. 7000 E. Tanque Verde Road.
751-6419. Continuing through May 31: Night of January 16th. Performances are at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $12, $8 for students, seniors, children and military with ID, available at the box office or by calling 751-6419.
ARIZONA YOUTH THEATRE. 5671 E. Speedway. Continuing through May 30: Rapunzel. Performances are at 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 May 30: Sherlock Holmes! 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 May 31: The Princess and the Moon. This production is part of Live Theatre Workshop's Sunday Afternoon Theater for Children series. Performances are at 1 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $5. Call 327-4242 for tickets and information.
TUCSON ART THEATRE. Temple of Music and Art Cabaret Theatre. 330 S. Scott Ave. Continuing through May 30: Cerceau. Performances are at 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10, $9 for students and seniors. Call 327-7950 for reservations and information.
Announcements
AUDITION NOTICE. 2700 E. Speedway. The Catalina Players are holding auditions for The Foreigner, by Larry Shue. Participants should be prepared to give a cold read, no prepared monologue, and bring a photo and résumé. Call 887-7546 or 299-9452 for information.
AUDITION NOTICE. Panoramic Productions is holding private auditions for the comedy Betty the Yeti, by Jon Klein. Several roles are available for young and middle-aged men and women, and Asian women. Performances will be in late June. Call 293-5397 for an appointment.
AUDITION NOTICE. Quintessential Productions is holding open auditions for their 1998 Summer Theatre Festival, Quintessential Coward, featuring productions of the comedies Private Lives and Hay Fever. Auditions are from
7 to 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, June 8 and 9, at The Quintessential Stage, 118 S. Fifth Ave. Actors are asked to bring a bring a current résumé and photo. Call 703-1543 for information.
DIRECTORS WANTED. Desert Players is preparing their 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. Quintessential Productions seeks directors, designers, technicians and instructors for their 1998-'99 season, which includes productions of 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 The Old Pueblo Playwrights, a non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging the creation of new scripts by Arizona authors. The organization 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.
TEMPLE FOR RENT. The Temple of Music and Art and the Tucson Center for the Performing Arts have rental space 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.