THEATRE

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ARIZONA THEATRE CO. 330 S. Scott Ave. 622-2823. Opening Friday, April 18, and continuing through May 3: August Wilson's Seven Guitars. Preview performances are at 8 p.m. April 12; 7 p.m. April 13; 7:30 p.m. April 15 through 17. Tickets range from $18 to $27 for evening and weekend matinee performances, available at the ATC and Dillard's box offices. For reservations and information, call 622-2823. Call 884-4877 for show times and information only.

Performances This Week

CATALINA PLAYERS. 2700 E. Speedway. Opening Friday, April 11, and continuing weekends through April 19: Inherit The Wind, based on the infamous "Scopes Monkey Trial" of 1925, when a Tennessee school teacher was prosecuted for teaching evolution. Tickets are $17.50 for dinner theater, $10 for show only. Call 299-9452 for tickets and information.

THE LOVE POTION. Cabrini Hall. 3201 E. Presidio St. Two performances only, April 11 and 12: a fully-staged reading of the musical comedy The Love Potion. Performances are at 7 p.m. Tickets are $2 per person or $5 per family, with proceeds benefiting the St. Vincent De Paul Society. Call Carol Costa at 326-4146 for information.

PLATERO & I. Temple of Music and Art Cabaret Theater. 330 S. Scott Ave. 884-4875. One performance only, Friday, April 11: Platero & I, a reflection of the life of Nobel Prize winning poet Juan Roman Jimenez. Performance time is 8 p.m. Tickets are $15, $10 for students, available at Antigone Books or by calling 623-9141.

UPSTAIRS THEATER. Tucson Center for the Performing Arts. 408 S. Sixth Ave. 792-8480. Opening Friday, April 11, and continuing through April 20: The April Project, an evening of three one-act plays: Virginia Street, The Good Old Days, and Sleeping Dogs Lie. There is a preview performance at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 10. Performances are at 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, with a 2 o'clock matinee on Sunday. Preview tickets are $6. Regular performance tickets are $10, $6 for students. Call 791-2263 for tickets and information.

Continuing

ARIZONA YOUTH THEATRE. 5671 E. Speedway. 546-9805. Continuing through May 3: Hamlet. Performances are 8 p.m. Friday, and 11 a.m., 2 and 4 p.m. Saturday. Production is most appropriate for ages 9 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.

COMMUNITY THEATRE. Two performances only, April 12 and 13: The Tucson Parks and Recreation Community Theatre Presents Mad For Moliére, a comic jaunt through selected works by the French master of farce, including The Sicilian, or Love The Painter, and A Doctor in Spite of Himself. These free performances begin at 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Udall Park Amphitheater. Call 791-4663 for information.

GASLIGHT THEATRE. 7010 E. Broadway. 886-9428. Continuing through May 31: Treasure Island, Gaslight's adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson novel. 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.

UA REPERTORY THEATRE. UA Fine Arts Complex Marroney Theatre, south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. Continuing through April 20: Macbeth. Performances are at 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday through April 19, with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. April 13, 19 and 20. Tickets range from $8 to $15. Call the Fine Arts box office at 621-1162 for tickets and information.

VICTORY PRODUCTIONS. TCC Music Hall. 260 S. Church Ave. Continuing through April 13: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Performances are at 8 p.m., with a 2 o'clock matinee Saturday, April 12. Tickets range from $15 to $20. Call 791-4266 for tickets and information.

Last Chance

BLOODHUT PRODUCTIONS. PCC Black Box Theatre. 2202 W. Anklam Road. Continuing through April 13: Between The Sheets, a look at intimacy, friendship, marriage and animal behavior. Performances are at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10, $8 for students, available in advance from Antigone Books, Fit To Be Tried and the PCC box office one hour prior to show. Call 795-0010 for information.

BORDERLANDS THEATER. PCC Proscenium Theatre. 2202 W. Anklam Road. Continuing through April 13: Romeo and Juliet, a modern slant on the Shakespearean classic. Performances are at 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10, $8 for seniors and $6 for students. All tickets are $10 for Friday and Saturday performances. Tickets are available at Antigone Books, Jeff's Classical Records and the PCC West Campus cashier's office. Call 882-7406 for tickets and information.

Out Of Town

BISBEE REPERTORY THEATER. 94 Main St., Bisbee. 1-520-432-3786. Continuing through April 13: Fiend at the Controls. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with a 3 o'clock performance Sunday, April 13. Tickets are $5 at the door. Call 1-520-432-3786 for information.

Announcements

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.

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 you've wondered about. Enjoy free guided tours at 11 a.m. Saturdays starting in the courtyard of the Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave. Reservations are not required. Call 884-8210 for more information and to confirm tour availability.

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