THEATRE

Performances This Week

GOOD GRIEF, LOLITA! PCC West Campus Proscenium Theatre. 2202 W. Anklam Road. 882-7406. February 21 and 22 only: Borderlands Theatre presents Good Grief, Lolita!, an upbeat, engaging celebration of the life of Lolita, the author's daughter, who died of cystic fibrosis at age 7. Production was written and will be performed by Wilma Bonet. See related article in the Arts section for details. Performances are at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $10, available at Antigone Books, Jeff's Classical Records, and the PCC West Campus Cashier's Office. Call 882-7406 for tickets and information.

INVISIBLE THEATRE. 1400 N. First Ave. 882-9721. Opening February 26 and continuing through March 16: guest artist Norma Jean Darden in Spoonbread and Strawberry Wine. Preview performances are 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, February 24 and 25, with tickets for $15. Regular performance tickets are $20. Performance times very. Call 882-9721 for reservations and information.

THE PEOPLE WHO DO THAT. Temple of Music and Art Cabaret Theatre. 330 S. Scott Ave. 884-4875. The "People" are at it again with two performances, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, February 21 and 22. Tickets are $7 in advance, $9 at the door. Call 884-1238 or 884-4875 for information.

Continuing

ARIZONA REPERTORY THEATRE. UA Marroney Theatre. Located in the Fine Arts Complex, southeast corner of Speedway and Park Avenue. Continuing through March 2: Sheldon Harnick's new musical, Dragons, directed by Daniel Yurgaitis. Performance times vary. Tickets range from $10 to $17, with discounts for seniors, UA employees and students. Tickets are available through the UA Fine Arts box office. Call 621-1162 for tickets and information.

ARIZONA ROSE THEATRE. Berger Performing Arts Center. 1200 W. Speedway. 770-3690. Continuing weekends through February 23: Tombstone, The Musical: Beyond The Legend. Performances are at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are available at Blockbuster Music and all Ticketmaster outlets. Call 321-1000 for reservations and information.

ARIZONA YOUTH THEATRE. 5671 E. Speedway. 546-9805. Continuing weekends through March 22: Sleeping Beauty. Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays, and 11 a.m., 2 and 4 p.m. Saturdays. Production is most appropriate for ages 4 and up. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for children, with free tickets available to non-profit organizations. Call 546-9805 for reservations and information.

DESERT PLAYERS THEATRE. Tucson Center for the Performing Arts. 408 S. Sixth Ave. 792-8480. Continuing weekends through February 23: Wait Until Dark, the story of a young girl and an innocent blind woman who outwit three hardened criminals. Performance times vary. Tickets are $8, $7 for seniors/students. Call 579-3206 for tickets and information.

GASLIGHT THEATRE. 7010 E. Broadway. 886-9428. Continuing through March 22: Girl of the Golden West, or No Noose Is Good News, a Western musical comedy from a rugged Arizona mining camp, where a notorious outlaw finds redemption in the love of a good woman. Regular show times are 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 3 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $12.95, $10.95 for seniors/students/active military, and $6 for children. Reservations are required. Call 886-9428 for information.

Announcements

DINNER WITH NORMA. The Invisible Theatre presents My Sunday Dinner with Norma, a special fundraising event in honor of Norma Jean Darden, at 12:45 p.m. Sunday, February 23, at Ovens Restaurant, 4280 N. Campbell Ave. All recipes on the menu are from Darden's cookbook, Spoonbread and Strawberry Wine, on which her current IT show is based. Musical entertainment will be provided by Mary Baker and Friends. Tickets are $50. Call 882-9721 for reservations and information.

SCREEN ACTORS GUILD. The Arizona Branch of the Screen Actors Guild is easing its membership eligibility requirements through May 31. Call 1-602-265-2712 or 1-800-308-2712 for current eligibility requirements and fees.

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