THEATRE

Opening This Week

Listings ARIZONA YOUTH THEATRE. 5671 E. Speedway Blvd. Opening November 20 and continuing through December 19: Peter Rabbit. Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays, and 11 a.m., 2 and 4 p.m. Saturdays. Performance is appropriate for audiences age 4 to adult. Tickets are $6, $4 for children, with complimentary tickets available to nonprofit organizations. Call 546-9805 for reservations and information.

DESERT CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE. TCC Leo Rich Theatre. 260 S. Church Ave. Opening November 19 and continuing through November 21: Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady. Show times are at 7 p.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturday, November 20. Call 298-5817 for ticket information.

LA CAPILLA TEATRO. UA Modern Languages Auditorium. Playing November 20: The Tiradito's Legend. Show time is at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10, $8 for students. Call Greg or Mario at 622-6096 for information.

Continuing

ARIZONA REPERTORY THEATRE. Marroney Theatre. UA Campus. The south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway Blvd. east of Park Ave. 621-1162. Continuing through December 6: Cabaret. Evening show times are at 7:30 p.m. November 19 through 21 and 24 and December 1 through 5. Matinees are at 1:30 p.m. November 22 and December 5 and 6. Tickets are $19, $17 for seniors and UA employees, $13 for students, and $10 for previews.

GASLIGHT THEATRE. 7010 E. Broadway Blvd. 886-9428. Continuing through Saturday, January 2: Give my Regards to Santa or the Snow Must Go On , a new old-fashioned holiday musical. Show times are 6 and 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; 8:30 p.m. on Friday; 3, 7, and 9:30 p.m. on Saturday; and 3 and 7 p.m. on Sunday. Ticket prices are $13.95 for adults, $11.95 for students, seniors, and active duty military, and $6 for children 12 years and under.

INVISIBLE THEATRE. 1400 N. First Ave. Continuing through December 6: The Batting Cage. 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 are $14 Tuesday through Thursday and $17.50 Friday through Sunday. There are two previews at 7:30 p.m. on November 16 and 17. The cost for the preview is $11. Call 882-9721 for reservations and information. Box office hours are
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

LIVE THEATRE WORKSHOP. 5317 E. Speedway Blvd. 327-4242. Continuing through Saturday, December 5: Of Mice and Men. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 3 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $10, seniors and students receive a dollar off. Continuing through Saturday, December 5: Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White. Performances are at 3 p.m. on Sunday and are part of the continuing children's series. Tickets are $5 for the series.

Last Chance

UAPRESENTS. Centennial Hall. 1020 E. University Blvd. 621-3341. Continuing through November 22: Rent. Performances are 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday;
8 p.m. on Friday; and 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Ticket prices range from $36 to $48.

Announcements

AUDITION NOTICE. Arizona Youth Theatre, 5671 E. Speedway, is looking for performers ages 4 through adult to audition for the January performance of Prince and the Pauper. Auditions are from 5 to 7 p.m. November 23 and 24, with rehearsal and performance schedules provided. There is a $1 fee to audition. Call 546-9805 for information.

AUDITION NOTICE. Indigo Playworks is seeking male actors for a staged reading in December. One actor in the 30 to 40 range and one able to plat a teenager are needed. Experience is required and actors will be paid. For information and appointment time call 740-1975.

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.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS. Desert Players Theater of Tucson is holding a national, one-act play writing festival. Submissions should be original one-acts dealing with the change of the millennium. The top three submissions will be performed by Desert Players Theater during the 1999 season. Include a cover letter about the playwright, address and phone number. A self-addressed, stamped envelope is required for the script's return. The first 100 scripts received will be considered. Deadline for submissions is December 31, 1998. Send to: Desert Players Theatre, Attn.: Artistic Director, P.O. Box 43264, Tucson, AZ 85737-3264. Details are available on-line at http://www.drmemory.w1.com/html. Call (520) 579-3201 for more information.

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. Productions include Sartre's No Exit, Priestly's An Inspector Calls, Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, Strindberg's Miss Julie, 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 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 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.

TUCSON SCREENWRITERS GROUP. Group meets monthly, for those interested in writing for film and television. Members meet to share information and resources, and read from works in progress. Call 323-1602 for information.

WORKSHOP SERIES. Bloodhut holds workshops to teach the techniques of creating original theatrical productions from 10 a.m. to noon once a month on Saturday. Cost is $15 per workshop. Call 791-0572 for information. TW


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