THEATRE

Opening This Week

Listings DAMESROCKET THEATRE. 125 E. Congress St. Damesrocket Theatre's 1999 reading series, featuring new works by local and national playwrights, continues at
7:30 p.m. Monday, March 29, with a reading of Tucson screenwriter Jana Segal's Walking With Grace . The series continues the last Monday of each month, through October. Each reading will be followed by a reception. Admission is $3. Call 623-7852 for information.

GASLIGHT THEATRE. 7010 E. Broadway Blvd. 886-9428. Opening March 25 and continuing through May 29: The Three Musketeers. Show time is 8 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, March 25 and 26. Regular performances are 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; 7 and 9:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday; and 3 and 7 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $13.95 for adults, $11.95 for students, seniors and military, and $6 for children 12 and under. Call 886-9428 for reservations.

UA PRESENTS. UA Centennial Hall. 1020 E. University Blvd. The Phillip Glass Ensemble performs Phillip Glass and Robert Wilson's "digital film/opera" Monsters of Grace for one show only at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 25. Tickets range from $16 to $28, half-price for children 18 and under and students. Discounts are also available for UA faculty and staff, and UApresents season subscribers. Tickets are available at the Centennial Hall box office.

Continuing

THE CELLAR. UA Student Union. The Charles Darwin Experience performs improv comedy every Thursday at
10 p.m. Admission is free.

QUINTESSENTIAL PRODUCTIONS. 118 S. Fifth Ave. 798-0708. Continuing through April 10: August Strindberg's The Father. Performances are at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and at 4 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $10, $8 for seniors, students and military with ID.

Last Chance

ARIZONA REPERTORY THEATRE. UA Laboratory Theatre. UA campus, southeast corner of Park Avenue and Speedway. 621-1162. Continuing through March 28: Measure for Measure. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, March 25 through 27, and at 1:30 p.m. March 27 and 28. Tickets are $16, $14 for seniors and UA employees, $10 for students and $8 for previews, available at the UA Fine Arts box office.

ARIZONA YOUTH THEATER. 5671 E. Speedway. Continuing through March 27: Ugly Duckling. Show times are 8 p.m. Friday, and 11 a.m., 2 and 4 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $6, $4 for children. Call 546-9805 for reservations.

CATALINA PLAYERS. 2700 E. Speedway Blvd. 721-9640. Continuing through March 27: The Philadelphia Story, a comedy by Philip Barrie. Performances are on Friday and Saturday at 6 p.m. for the dinner show and 7:30 p.m. for the show only. Tickets are $10, and $17.50 for the dinner performance.

INVISIBLE THEATRE. 1400 N. First Ave. Continuing through March 28: Broadway Bound. 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 range from $11 to $17.50. 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 March 28: George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10, with a $1 discount for seniors and students.

TEEN THEATRE PROGRAM. Randolph Recreation Center Auditorium. 200 S. Alvernon Way. 791-4663. Continuing through March 28: The Crucible. Performances are at 7 p.m. Thursday through Sunday, March 25 through 28. Admission is free.

Out of Town

BISBEE REPERTORY THEATRE. 94 Main St., Bisbee. Continuing through April 17: Sylvia. Performances are
7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with Sunday matinees at
3 p.m. on April 4 and 18. Friday nights are "Animal Lovers Nights" with $5 tickets available for patrons who bring a cash donation or a bag of food for the area's needy pets. Advance tickets are $8, available in Bisbee at Apes to Zebras, Atalanta's Music and Books, and Ace Hardware; or in Sierra Vista at the Chamber of Commerce and at the Oscar Yrun Community Center. Tickets are $10 at the door. Call 1-520-432-3786 for reservations and information.

Announcements

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.

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.

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.

WORKSHOP SERIES. Bloodhut Productions, a local women's theatre company, offers a workshop series from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 27 to teach the techniques for creating original theatrical productions. Cost is $15. Call 577-9182 for information. TW


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