THEATRE Performances This Week THE CATALINA PLAYERS. 2700 E. Speedway. Opening Friday, October 11, and continuing with performances Friday and Saturday through October 19: The Rainmaker, a comedy about rain, love and magic. Tickets are $15.50 for dinner theatre, $8 for performance only. Call Lynn at 721-9640 for tickets and information. ITCH PRODUCTIONS. Tucson Center for the Performing Arts. 408 S. Sixth Ave. 792-8480. Opening Thursday, October 10, and continuing weekends through October 19: The Steamy Underside, a musical revue exploring the lives of people on the street. Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursday through Sunday, with a 2:30 matinee on Saturday, October 13. Tickets are $9, $7 for students and seniors. Call 748-0291 for reservations and information. TOURING SHAKESPEARE. UA Laboratory Theatre, Drama West Building. Southeast corner of Park Avenue and Speedway. Opening Friday, October 11: The Universal Language of Shakespeare, or El Languaje Universal de Shakespeare, a bi-lingual performance featuring some of Shakespeare's best-loved scenes. Performances are at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $5 and are available through the UA Fine Arts box office. Call 621-1162 for tickets and information. Continuing ARIZONA YOUTH THEATRE. 5526 E. 22nd St. 790-0844. Continuing through October 19: Secret Garden, a magical story about three friends and a very special garden. This performances is appropriate for ages 5 to adult. Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 11 a.m., 2 and 4 p.m. Saturdays. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children. Call 790-0844 for reservations and information. GASLIGHT THEATRE. 7010 E. Broadway. 886-9428. Continuing through November 2: The Vampire, or He Loved In Vein! Tickets are $12.95, $10.95 seniors/students/active military, and $6 for children. 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. Reservations are required. Call 886-9428 for information. MAT BEVEL COMPANY. 530 N. Stone Ave. 571-8202. Continuing through October 13: Jet Set Jettison, surrealistic pop-science theatre performed by the Mat Bevel Institute. Performances are at 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $6. Food and beverages, catered by Café Magritte, will be available before and after the performance. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Call 571-8202 for information. SERENDIPITY PLAYHOUSE. 7000 E. Tanque Verde Road. 751-4445. Continuing through October 27: Babylon Tucson, an hilarious look at life in the Old Pueblo, written and directed by Nick Sievert. Performances are at 7 p.m. Friday through Sunday, with a 3 o'clock Sunday matinee. Tickets are $11, $9 for seniors/students/military, $6 for children 12 and under. Bring a non-perishable food donation for the Community Food Bank and receive $1 off. Call 751-4445 for reservations and information. Announcements AUDITION NOTICE. A Mystery Dinner Theatre, produced by PotLuck Players of First United Methodist Church, needs six men and six women of varying ages for Who Killed the Director, to be performed at the end of November. Auditions are from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, October 13, at 915 E. Fourth St., and will consist of cold readings from the script. Call 622-6481 for information. TEMPLE TOURS. See the Alice Holsclaw and Cabaret Theatres 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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