Tucson Weekly: Listings: Theatre (April 2

THEATRE
Opening This Week
Listings SHAKESPEARE AND ME. UA Marroney Theatre, located on the south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway and Park Avenue. One performance only, Saturday, April 4: London actress Barbara Kinghorn performs Shakespeare and Me, a one-woman show. Show time is 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15, $13 for seniors and UA employees, $11 for students.
ARIZONA REPERTORY THEATER. Preview performances of the spring production of Much Ado About Nothing are at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 5, and 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 6. Both performances are at the Laboratory Theatre. Tickets are $7. Opening April 2 and continuing through April 4: The Zoo Story and Fun, two one-act plays. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, with a 1:30 Saturday matinee, and are in Directing Studio 116 in the new UA Drama Building. Admission is free, but seating is limited. Call the Fine Arts box office at 621-1162 for tickets and information.
BIANCO THEATRE COMPANY. Gaslight Theatre. 7010 E. Broadway. 886-9428. Opening April 6 and continuing through May 25: The Bianco Theatre Company Teen/Children's Troupe presents The Wizard of Oz. Performances are at 6 and 8 p.m. Mondays, April 6 and 13, and each Monday in May. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for children and students. Call 299-2931 for tickets and information.
BORDERLANDS THEATER. PCC Black Box Theater. 2202 W. Anklam Road. 206-6986. Opening April 3 and continuing through April 11: Fuente Ovejuna, featuring a bilingual cast and crew performing in Spanish and English. The opening celebration is at 8 p.m. Friday, April 3, and includes a post-performance reception. Tickets are $15, $12 for performance only, and $6 for student rush tickets (available 15 minutes prior to curtain). Regular performances are at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets range from $6 to $12. There is a preview performance at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 2. Tickets are $8, $6 for students with valid ID. Tickets are available at Antigone Books, the Borderlands Theater Office, Yoly's Music Shop, and the PCC West Campus cashier. Call 882-7406 for tickets and information.
CANYON DEL ORO HIGH SCHOOL. 25 W. Calle Concordia. April 2 through 4 only: 42nd Street Lullaby, the high school drama department's rendition of the popular Broadway musical comedy. Curtain is at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Tickets are $5 adults, $4 for students. Call 797-7655 for information.
LIVE THEATRE WORKSHOP. 5317 E. Speedway. Opening April 5 and continuing through May 31: The Princess and the Moon. The production is part of Live Theatre Workshop's Sunday Afternoon Theater for Children. Performances are at 1 p.m. Sundays, excepting April 12. Tickets are $5. Call 327-4242 for tickets and information.
TUCSON COMMUNITY THEATRE. Opening April 3 and continuing through April 25: Tucson Parks and Recreation Community Theatre presents Another Day in the Glade, a selection of scenes from works by William Shakespeare. Performances are at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, held at the Himmel Park Amphitheater on April 3, 4, 10 and 11; the El Rio Center Amphitheater, 1390 W. Speedway, on April 17 and 18; and at the Udall Center Amphitheater, 7200 E. Tanque Verde Road, on April 24 and 25. All performances are free. Call 791-4663 for information.
Continuing
GASLIGHT THEATRE. 7010 E. Broadway. Continuing through May 30: Sherlock Holmes and the Lost Rose of India. Performances are at 7 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, with additional shows at 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday. Select Tuesday evening performances are also offered. Tickets are $13.95 plus tax, $11.95 for students, seniors and active duty military, $6 for children 12 and under. Call 886-9428 for information.
INVISIBLE THEATRE. 1400 N. First Ave. Continuing through April 19: Kindertransport. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, and 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, with 2 o'clock Sunday matinees. Tickets are $14 and $16. Call 882-9721 for tickets and information.
Last Chance
CATALINA PLAYERS. Catalina United Methodist Church. Fellowship Hall. 2700 E. Speedway. Continuing through April 4: The Diary of Anne Frank. The dinner theatre performances are at 6 p.m., with regular performances at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $17 for the dinner and performance, $10 for performance only, and $5 for high-school students. Call 721-9640 for reservations and information.
QUINTESSENTIAL PRODUCTIONS. The Quintessential Stage. 118 S. Fifth Ave. Continuing through April 5: Laura. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, with 4 o'clock matinees on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $10 general, with discounts for seniors, students and military with ID. Group discounts are also available. Call 703-1543 for information.
Out Of Town
BISBEE REPERTORY THEATRE. 94 Main St., Bisbee. Continuing through April 12: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, a stage adaptation of the novel by Ken Kesey. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday, April 12. Advance tickets are $8, $10 at the door, and $5 for kids 16 and under. Call (520) 432-3786 for information.
Announcements
AUDITION NOTICE. 738 N. Fifth Ave. Independent producer announces open auditions from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 4 and 5. One teenage girl (age 14-16) and one boy (age 9-12) as well as a variety of comic types are needed for an upcoming production. Call 325-9175 for appointment and location information.
AUDITION NOTICE. MT2, Musical Theatre Tucson. St. Gregory's Preparatory School. 3231 N. Craycroft Road. MT2 announces auditions for adult (18 and over) actors/singers for roles in upcoming projects, including the summer performance Cool and Cole. Auditions are from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 5. MT2 also announces open auditions at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 4, for singers, actors and dancers for The Young Entertainer's Project, a summer workshop and entertainer's company with separate offerings for children and young adults. Call 577-7682 or visit the website www.MT2.org for information.
PLAY MARATHON. Third Street Kids, a performing arts company designed to provide education, training and experience in the arts to children, seeks scripts for their One-Act Play Marathon, April 20 through 26. Plays are to be 40 to 60 minutes long, and will be presented by a wide variety of organizations including professional, semi-professional and high-school drama clubs. There is a $50 entry fee for all scripts; fee is refundable if script is not accepted. Third Street Kids also seeks theatre professionals to sit on an ad hoc committee to read scripts. Call Marcia Berger at 622-4100 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 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.