THEATRE Opening This Week BORDERLANDS THEATRE. Southwest Center for Music. 2175 N. Sixth Ave. Saturday, January 13 only: Borderlands 10th Anniversary Celebration, featuring Pathway to Divadom, a humorus, one-woman playette by Diane Rodriquez, and hot Latin jazz by Rafael Moreno and Descarga. The fun begins at 7 p.m. with appetizers and a no-host bar, and continues until midnight. Tickets are $20, available at Jeff's Classical Records, Antigone Books and the Borderlands Theatre office. Call 882-7406 for tickets and information. GASLIGHT THEATRE. 7010 E. Broadway. 886-9428. Opening January 12 and continuing through March 23: Dirty Deal and the Lucky Lady, a western musical comedy about a good guy, a bad guy and beautiful lady trying to save her saloon. There will be a preview show at 7 p.m. Thursday, January 10. Tickets are $12.95, $10.95 seniors/students/active military, and $6 for children. Performances are at 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 3 and 7 p.m. Sunday. There is no 3 p.m. show Sunday, January 14. Reservations are required. Call 886-9428. THIRD STREET KIDS. Temple of Music and Art Cabaret Theatre. 330 S. Scott Ave. Sunday, January 14 only: Expressions, a collaboration of original and commisioned works including choreography by ORTS artistic director Anne Bunker, new music by music director Jeff Moyer, poetry reading and a performance by Hal Safron called Mother Goose Gumshoe. Third Street Kids is the sole program run by Arts For All, Inc., a non-profit organization providing after-school programs in the performing arts for children with disabilities. Performance begins at 2 p.m. Tickets are $5, available at Western Medical Inc., 5462 E. Pima St. Call Marcia Berger at 513-0259 for reservations and information. Continuing ARIZONA THEATRE COMPANY. Temple of Music and Art. 330 S. Scott Ave. Continuing through January 27: Fires in the Mirror: Crown Heights, Brooklyn and Other Identities, an exploration of race and community based on the 1991 clash between Hasidic Jews and Blacks living in Crown Heights, written by Anna Deavere Smith. By Design, a free, open forum for discussion among artists, scholars and community members, meets at 7 p.m. Friday, January 22. Tickets range from $17 to $26 and are available at the ATC box office and all Dillard's ticket outlets. Call 622-2823 for reservations. Call 884-8210 for information only. ARIZONA YOUTH THEATER. 5526 E. 22nd St. 790-0844. Continuing through February 3: New Administration, a farcical comedy about kids voted into the White House. This production is most appropriate for families with young children. Showtime is 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, with Saturday matinees at 11 a.m., 2 and 4 p.m. Tickets are $4, $2 for children. Call 790-0844 for reservations and information. BRAVO THEATRE. 5526 E. 22nd St. 790-0844. Continuing Saturdays and Sundays through January 28: scenes from The Taming of the Shrew, the Shakespearean tale of a volatile young woman who meets her match in an equally stubborn suitor. Performances begin at 8 p.m. Tickets are $4. Call 790-0844 for reservations and information. Last Chance UPSTAIRS THEATRE CO. Temple of Music and Art. 330 S. Scott Ave. Continuing through January 13 in the Cabaret Theatre: Guilt and Long Distance Phone Call, two short comedies by Tempe playwright Michael Grady. Guilt portrays a man being interrogated by his subconscious. Long Distance Phone Call examines two men working the telephones at a crisis hotline center who are visited by aliens and Elvis. Performances begin at 8 p.m. There will be a post-performance discussion on January 11 and 12. Tickets are $7, $5 students and are available at the door. Call 791-2263 for reservations and information. Visit the Upstairs Theatre Company on the World Wide Web: http://www.indirect.com/www/upstairs. Out Of Town PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. ASU Gammage Auditorium, Tempe. (602) 965-3434. Continuing through January 27: Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera, performed by the Really Useful Theatre Company's Broadway touring cast. Tickets range from $15 to $65 and are available at all Dillard's ticket outlets. Call (602) 965-3434 for group sales and information. Announcements AUDITION NOTICE. Desert Players seeks six males and six females ages 20 to 55 years for the upcoming comedy, Lovers and Other Strangers. Auditions will be at 7 p.m. January 15 and 16, in the meeting room of Stoneybrook Apartments, 4225 N. First Ave. Call Nick Cianciotto at 296-2629 for information. ACTING WORKSHOP. a.k.a. Theatre offers a six-week beginner's acting workshop starting Saturday, January 13. Eugene Montes will teach character development, concentration, movement, voice, cold reading and audition techniques. Limited enrollment. Serious minded, beginning actors only. Call 884-8924 for an appointment and information. THEATRE CLASSES. Third Street Kids, an after-school performing arts school and company for children and young adults of all abilities, offers performing arts exploration classes, acting and dance classes. Cost is $5 per class, with scholarships available. Call 622-4100 to 513-0259 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 James at 884-8210 for more information.

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