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THEATREOpening This Week
ARIZONA REPERTORY THEATRE. UA Fine Arts Complex, southeast corner of Speedway and Park Avenue. Opening January 31 and continuing through February 11: Judevine, a dramatic poem about everyday survival in rural Vermont. Preview performances run January 28 and 29 for $5. Show time is 8 p.m., with 2 o'clock matinees February 4, 10 and 11. Tickets range from $8 to $14, available through the UA Fine Arts box office. Call 621-1162 for information. ONE IN TEN THEATRE. Historic Y Theatre. 738 N. Fifth Ave. 770-9279. Opening January 31 and continuing through February 17: Fifth of July, one in a cycle of Lanford Wilson's plays about the Talley family, in which an unlikely host of characters must come to terms with the endless possibilities that real commitment can bring. Advance tickets are $9, $8 seniors and students, and are available at Antigone Books. Tickets are $10 at the door. Call 770-9279 for reservations and information. RED HOUSE THEATER PROJECT. Temple of Music and Art Cabaret Theatre. 330 S. Scott Ave. 884-4875. Opening January 26 and continuing January 27, February 2 and 3: The Timekeeper, written by local playwright Rich Amada. Suppose that all timepieces on earth were tuned in to and synchronized with one great, universal clock. When the cosmic chronometer that keeps the world on time strikes one, more than the mouse runs down as the high priests of "The Timekeeper" scramble to maintain order. Performances begin at 7 p.m. Admission is $5 at the door. Call 622-2823 for information. THE SWEATLODGE. Southwest Center for Music. 2175 N. Sixth Ave. 884-1220. The Sweatlodge boys return with a brand new look at life in the Old Pueblo at 8 p.m. Thursday, January 25. Dave Fitzsimmons, Fish Karma, Nick Seivest, Danny Boskowitz and special guest Gary Hood present No Assembly Required. Advance tickets are $7, available at Hear's Music and the SWCM ticket office. Tickets are $8 at the door, with a $1 discount for a non-perishable food donation. Call 884-1220 for reservations and information.
Continuing
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. GASLIGHT THEATRE. 7010 E. Broadway. 886-9428. Continuing through March 23: Dirty Deal and the Lucky Lady, a western musical comedy. 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. Reservations are required. Call 886-9428. INVISIBLE THEATRE. 1400 N. First Ave. 882-9721. Continuing through February 11: Goodbye, Harry, a musical and spoken-word performance. Pianist Pamela Ross shares loving memories of a father who instilled in her a delicious sense of comedy and a love for music. Program includes selections by Gershwin, Soundheim, Chopin, Zez Confrey, boogie woogie and Rachmaninoff. A seminar follows the January 25 performance. On January 30 and February 6, the show is performed in Spanish. Tickets are $15. Reservations are required. IT box office hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Call 882-9721 for reservations and information.
Last Chance
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. 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. BRAVO THEATRE. 5526 E. 22nd St. 790-0844. Continuing Saturdays and Sundays through January 28: scenes from The Taming of the Shrew. Performances begin at 8 p.m. Tickets are $4. Call 790-0844 for reservations and information. LIVE THEATRE WORKSHOP. Tucson Center for the Performing Arts. 408 S. Sixth Ave. Continuing Friday through Sunday through January 28: Black Comedy. Brinsley Miller is all set to impress an important art collector and his prospective bride when suddenly the lights go out and the hilarity begins. Tickets are $5 at the door. Performances begin at 8 p.m., with 2 o'clock matinees Saturday and Sunday. Call 327-4242 for information.
Announcements
AUDITION NOTICE. One In Ten Theatre Company seeks four young women, four girls and two young men for The Children's Hour, scheduled for production March 13 through 30. Auditions begin at 7 p.m. Monday, January 29, at the Historic Y Theatre, 738 N. Fifth Ave., Suite 131, and will consist of cold readings from the script. Resumes are welcome but not required. Call 770-9279 for information. AUDITION NOTICE. Damesrocket Theatre seeks women and men ages 18 to 40 years to audition for Hot 'N' Throbbing from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday, January 26, and by appointment on Sunday, January 27, at a.k.a. Theatre, 125 E. Congress St. Audition consists of cold reading from the script. Call Holly at 792-9769 or Caroline at 743-3650 for an appointment and information. AUDITION NOTICE. Local auditions for the musical production of Texas, scheduled to open in Canyon, Texas, on June 12, will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, January 28, in the UA Music Building, Room 170. There are 140 paid positions available. Actors, dancers, singers, technical and hospitality staff are needed. Must be 18 years old. Dancers must register between 10 and 10:30 a.m., with group auditions at 10:30 a.m. All others must register between 10:30 and 11:15 a.m. Individual auditions follow dance auditions. Photo and references required. Call the Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation, Inc., at (806) 655-2181 for 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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