Comedy at Unscrewed Theater, Dinner Theater at Doubletree Reid Park and poetry

Not Burnt Out Just Unscrewed Improv Comedy Troupe — Unscrewed Theater, 4500 E. Speedway. Interactive comedy taking suggestions from the audience to create games and scenes from the top of the actors heads. 7:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 28, 29, Oct. 5. $8. 289-8076. unscrewedtheater.org.

Not Burnt Out Just Unscrewed Improv Comedy Troupe Uncensored Shows — Unscrewed Theater. Interactive comedy uncensored show taking suggestions from the audience to create games and scenes from the top of the actors heads. Adult content. Ages 17 and up. 9-10:30 p.m. Sept. 29. $8. 289-8076. unscrewedtheater.org.

Tucson's Best Comedy — Gentle Ben's, 865 E. University Blvd. Comedians perform upstairs. 8-9:30 p.m. Oct. 2. $5. 247-0988. tucsoncomedy.com.

DINNER THEATER

The Dinner Detective Interactive Murder Mystery Show — Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Tucson - Reid Park, 445 S. Alvernon Way. Ages 15 and up. 6-9 p.m. Saturdays. $49.95. 1-866-496-0535. thedinnerdetective.com.

POETRY

Puerto Rico in My Heart/Puerto Rico en Mi Corazón — University of Arizona Poetry Center, 1508 E. Helen St. Works of contemporary Puerto Rican poets, presented in Spanish and English. 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Fridays; 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Wednesdays; 9 a.m.- 7 p.m. Thursdays. Through Nov. 21. Free. 626-3765. poetry.arizona.edu.

Poetry Circle — Oro Valley Public Library, 1305 W. Naranja Drive. Topic: Carl Phillips - Professor of African and Afro-American Studies at Washington University, St. Louis. Adults and teens. 2-3:30 p.m. Sept. 27. Free. 594-5580.

Casa Libre Presents: September Fair Weather Reading — Alliance for Global Justice, 225 E. 26th St. Poets: Jennifer Tamyo, Julia Kinu, and Aura Valdes. 7:30-10 p.m. Sept. 29. $5, donations appreciated. 333-7036. casalibre.org.

THEATER

The Vampire — The Gaslight Theatre, 7010 E. Broadway. Count Dracula travels from Transylvania to England and develops a taste for the blood of the innocent Mina. He is on a mission to make her his bride forever. Through Nov. 4. Call for dates and times. $22.95. 886-9428. thegaslighttheatre.com.

Arizona Repertory Theatre Like Heaven — Tornabene Theatre on UA Campus, 1025 N. Olive Road. April dreams of singing the blues, but life and love are in the way. Her little sister can’t let her go and her friend Trudy worries about her eternal soul. Enter a mysterious stranger who unwittingly provides a path to escape. 1:30-3:30 p.m. Sept. 29, 30; 7:30-9:30 p.m. Sept. 27-29, Oct. 5. Through Oct. 7. $28. 621-1162.

“Dogs of Rwanda” By Sean Christopher Lewis — Saint Francis Theatre, 4625 E. River Road. 16 year-old David who travels from Ohio to Uganda as a church missionary. When he follows the girl of his dreams into the woods, they encounter a Rwandan boy who needs their help. That day will mark their spirits with deep, ineradicable scars. Years later and half a world away, he publishes a book of his recollections of their encounter, and of the genocide he witnessed firsthand. Ages 14 and up. Last chance. 3-4:30 p.m. Sept. 30; 7:30-9 p.m. Sept. 27-29. $15. 329-2910. dogsofrwandatucson.org.

Every Brilliant Thing — Live Theatre Workshop, 5317 E. Speedway. You’re six years old. Mum’s in hospital. Dad says she’s ‘done something stupid’. So you start to make a list of everything that’s brilliant about the world. Everything that’s worth living for. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Sept. 27-29, Oct. 4-6; 3-5 p.m. Sept. 30. $20. 327-4242. livetheatreworkshop.org.

Alice in Wonderland the Radio Show — The Community Playhouse, 1881 N. Oracle Road. This is a live staged reading of classic Old Time Radio shows, read from the original scripts with live sound effects. Bring the whole family, dress for the occasion, have a cup of tea, and enjoy the experience. 7-9 p.m. Sept. 28; 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 29; 2-4 p.m. Sept. 30. $10. 329-4987. streetlampaz.org. Streetlamp Productions.

The Underpants by Steve Martin — Roadrunner Theatre, 8892 E. Tanque Verde Road. A wild satire adapted from the classic German play about Louise and Theo Markes, a couple whose conservative existence is shattered when Louise’s bloomers fall down in public. 7-9 p.m. Sept. 28, 29, Oct. 5 and 6; 2-4 p.m. Sept. 30 and Oct. 7. $20. 207-2491. roadrunnertheatrecompany.org.

The Adventures of Sparkle and Steven: Two Unlikely Best Friends by Taylor Steger — Roadrunner Theatre, 8892 E. Tanque Verde Road. Princess Maribel and her cat, “Sparkles” are at a pageant when the Evil Wizard tries to stop it. Last chance. 11-11:30 a.m. Sept. 29. $12. 207-2491. roadrunnertheatrecompany.org.

Native Gardens — Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave. The comedy looks at the fast-receding ideal that we should all be able to live next door to each other, whatever our background, age, and politics – even as the play rightly observes that such harmony cannot exist without some willingness for self-examination, especially on the side of the fence where historical privilege has resided. Last chance. 2-3:30 and 7:30-9 p.m. Sept. 29. $25-$90. 622-2823. arizonatheatre.org. I. Michael and Beth Kasser.

The Magic Rainforest: An Amazon Journey — Pima Community College Center for the Arts, 2202 W. Anklam Road. Story travels deep into the Amazon with a young boy named Aki on a quest to save his home. 7-8:30 p.m. Sept. 29, Oct. 5 and 6; 2-3:30 p.m. Sept. 29, 30, Oct. 6 and 7. $8. 206-6986. pima.edu.

Deathtrap — Arizona Rose Theatre, 4500 N. Oracle Road, Suite 329. Murder mystery. When a once successful Broadway playwright struggles to overcome a dry spell that’s resulted in a string of flops and a shortage of funds, anxiety ensues. His fortunes turn when one of his students shares a brilliant new script with blockbuster potential. Resolved to resurrect his collapsing career, the covetous playwright conceives of a treacherous trap to snare the script and take credit for its creation. 2-4 p.m. Sept. 30; 7-9 p.m. Sept 29. Through Oct. 14. $17. 888-0509. arizonarosetheatre.com.

The Grand Canyon Mystery — Live Theatre Workshop, 5317 E. Speedway. The food supply that the animals have worked all fall to save up is gone. Help solve the mystery. 12:30-1:30 p.m. Sept. 30. Through Nov. 11. $10. 327-4242. livetheatreworkshop.org.

Jean-Paul Sartre's "No Exit": A Staged Reading — The Rogue Theatre, 300 E. University Blvd. A staged reading. The classic existential play: three characters find themselves confined together in hell. 2-4 p.m. Sept. 30. $17. 551-2053. theroguetheatre.org.

50 Pounds from Stardom — The Gaslight Music Hall, 13005 N. Oracle Road, Oro Valley. One singer’s attempts to “make it big” in show business, and her niece’s lifelong dream to walk in her shoes. 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Sept. 30. $20. 529-1000. gaslightmusichall.com.

Haunted Ruins Presents The Magic of Dawn — Valley of the Moon, 2544 E. Allen Road. A fairy born without wings embarks on a journey where she must learn without wings the power of kindness is magical in and of itself. 6-9 p.m. Oct. 5. Through Oct. 28. $10. 323-1331. tucsonvalleyofthemoon.com.

Peter and the Starcatcher (the prequel to Peter Pan) — Whistle Stop Depot, 127 W. Fifth St. The century-old story of how a miserable orphan boy becomes the legendary Peter Pan. 7-9 p.m. Oct. 5. Through Oct. 7. $20. 319-0400. arts-express.org.

“Dogs of Rwanda” By Sean Christopher Lewis — Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre, 738 N. Fifth Ave. Story of 16 year-old David who travels from Ohio to Uganda as a church missionary. When he follows the girl of his dreams into the woods, they encounter a Rwandan boy who needs their help. That day will mark their spirits with deep, ineradicable scars. Years later and half a world away, he publishes a book of his recollections of their encounter, and of the genocide he witnessed firsthand. Ages 14 and up. 7:30-9 p.m. Oct. 5 and 6. $15. 485-7940. dogsofrwandatucson.org.