THEATRE Opening This Week ARIZONA REPERTORY THEATRE. UA Fine Arts Complex, southeast corner of Speedway and Park Avenue. Previews March 31 and April 1, opening April 3 and continuing through April 14: I Remember Mama a classic play about family life in the early 20th century. Tickets range from $7 to $14, available at the UA Fine Arts box office. Call 621-1162 for information. ARIZONA THEATRE COMPANY. Temple of Music and Art. 330 S. Scott Ave. Previewing March 28, opening March 29 and continuing through April 23: A Perfect Ganesh, the tale of two friends who take a two-week passage through India. Post performance discussions meet April 2, 3 and 10. By Design, a panel based discussion, is offered at 8 p.m. Monday, April 8. Tickets range from $17 to $26, available at the ATC box office and all Dillard's. Call 622-2823 for reservations. Call 884-8210 for information only. CRAZY FOR YOU. CDO High School. 25 W. Calle Concordia. 292-5900. March 28 through 30 only: Crazy For You, the Gershwin musical comedy about a boy and girl in the Wild West who spread goodness and love and finally fall in love. Performances begin at 7 p.m. Productions are supported solely by donation and ticket sales. Tickets are $4, $2 seniors/students and are available at the CDO box office starting at 6:30 p.m. Call CDO High School at 292-5900 for information. GASLIGHT THEATRE. 7010 E. Broadway. 886-9428. Opening March 28 and continuing through June 1: Fortune Rides the Waves--Or Fit to Be Tide! 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. Reservations are required. Call 886-9428. PCC CENTER FOR THE ARTS. 2202 W. Anklam Road. 884-6986. Saturday, March 30 only: We Are Patriots With Dark Faces, performance artist Jose Torres Tama offers a satirical and sinister vision of a techno-pop US-TV culture. Performance begins at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $5 to $12 and are available at Dillard's, the PCC Cashier's Office and at the door. SIMON PETER. TCC Music Hall. 260 S. Church Ave. Opening April 2 and continuing through April 7: Simon Peter, the musical stage drama of the life of Jesus Christ. Performance begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 2 p.m. Easter Sunday. Admission is free. Doors open two hours before performance. Call 327-5560 for handicap/senior citizen group arrangements and for information. THE SWEATLODGE. Southwest Center for Music. 2175 N. Sixth Ave. 884-1220. Thursday, March 28, only: The Sweatlodge boys present an all new show Slightly Off Center. Join Dave Fitzsimmons, Fish Karma, Nick Seivest, Danny Boskowitz and special guest Molly McKasson at 8 p.m. for sketch comedy portraying life in the Old Pueblo. Advance tickets are $10, available at Hear's Music, Antigone Books and the SWCM ticket office. Tickets are $11 at the door, with a $1 discount with a non-perishable food donation. Call 884-1220 for reservations and information. Continuing ARIZONA YOUTH THEATER. 5526 E. 22nd St. 790-0844. Continuing through April 6: The Dream, sci-fi fun involving ESP, the FBI and UFOs. Production is most appropriate for ages 6 to adult. Show time 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. Select performances are ASL interpreted. INVISIBLE THEATRE. 1400 N. First Ave. 882-9721. Continuing through April 14: Censored, the story of Käthe Kollwitz, the world-renowned artist and human rights activist who lived and worked in Nazi-ruled Germany. Tickets are $9 for previews, $12 to $15 for regular performances. 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 LIVE THEATRE WORKSHOP. Temple of Music and Art Cabaret Theatre. 330 S. Scott Ave. Continuing with performances Friday through Sunday through March 31: the third annual Festival of Irish Plays, featuring Riders to the Sea and In the Shadow of the Glenn by John Millington Synge, Cathleen Ni Hoolihan by William Butler Yeates and The Leprechaun and the Farmer of Tralee, an adaptation of an Irish fairy tale. Performance begins at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5, $3 for children, at the door. Call 327-4242 for reservations and information. ONE IN TEN THEATRE. Historic Y Theatre. 738 N. Fifth Ave. 770-9279. Continuing through March 30: Children's Hour, Lillian Hellman's 1934 play about how one child's lie threatens the lives of two women. 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. Out Of Town BISBEE REPERTORY THEATRE. 94 Main St. Bisbee. (520) 432-3786. One Woman Theatre's Helena Hale explores the independent spirit of three women artists in two plays. Thursday, March 28, and Friday, March 29: Of Lies and Truth: Artemisia Gentileschi, Woman Painter. Saturday, March 30, and Sunday, March 31: Georgia O'Keefe and Louise Nevelson. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $7, $3.50 for children 16 and under, available at the door. Call (520) 432-3786 for information. Announcements CENSORED FORUMS. Invisible Theatre offers the following forums in conjunction with IT's production of Censored: Dr. C. Jane Rice presents a post-performance lecture from 9:30 to 10:30 p.m. March 28 entitled Käthe Kollwitz: A Feminist Artist Perspective; the playwright, cast and artistic staff discuss the challenges of bringing a history-based play to life from 4 to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 31; Dr. Mark Luprecht presents The Life & Times of Käthe Kollwitz and the "Degenerate Art" Exhibition from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 6; and Käthe Kollwitz--Freedom of Expression--The Debate Continues from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13. Call 882-9721 for information. MURDER MYSTERY DINNER THEATRE. Box Seats Grill and Pub hosts a murder-mystery dinner theatre at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at 8848 E. Tanque Verde Road. The audience determines who the fiendish killer is. Prizes to the best detectives. Cost is $25 per person. Reservations required. Call 760-6699 for information. AUDITION NOTICE. Tucson Parks and Recreation Community Theatre announces open auditions for Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, scheduled for production June 25 through 30, at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, at the Performing Arts Building auditorium, 200 S. Alvernon Way. Both adult males and females are needed. Prepare a two minute classical monologue and bring a picture and resume. Call James Gooden at 791-4663 for information. AUDITION NOTICE. Auditions for a male role for a production of Brian Friel's Faith Healer run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at a.k.a. Theatre, 125 E. Congress St. Prepare a dramatic monologue. Call Mitch Goddard at 325-6286 for audition and information. CALL FOR PERFORMERS. Cabaret Magritte is looking for artists who work in performance, music and spoken word for the April 6 show at The Temple Of Music And Art, 330 S. Scott Ave. Submit proposal for pieces no longer than 15 minutes to: Cabaret Magritte, 3661 N. Campbell Ave., Suite 587, Tucson, AZ 85719. Artists may be asked to perform their works before final approval, and all those chosen will be required to attend a rehearsal. Deadline is March 30. AUDITION NOTICE. Catalina Players announces auditions for Charlie's Aunt, scheduled for production May 31 through June 8. Readings begin at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 1, and Tuesday, April 2, in the Fellowship Hall at Catalina Methodist Church, 2700 E. Speedway. Cal Emil LaManda at 886-7546 or Dave Sewell at 888-5815 for information. TEMPLE TOURS. ATC hosts tours of the historic Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave., at 11 a.m. every Monday and at 10 a.m. every Saturday through May 18, 1996. Tours begin in the courtyard and are led by ATC docents. Reservations are not needed for these free public tours. Group tours may be arranged by calling Hope Towner at 884-8210.

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