Theater

Arid Rose Theater

Performances at 127 S. Fourth Ave. www.aridrosetheater.com or 982-6812.

• "Agnes of God" - Through Sept. 25. John Pielmeier play about a nun who gives birth, claiming it was a virgin conception.

• "A Midsummer Night's Dream" - Oct. 6-30. Shakespeare's romantic comedy.

• "Woman in Black" - Nov. 10-Dec. 4. Stephen Mallatratt's adaptation of Susan Hill's ghost story.

Arizona Onstage Productions

Performances at the Temple of Music and Art's Cabaret Theatre, www.arizonaonstage.org or 882-6574.

• "Rock City & Other Destinations" - Nov. 3-20. Brad Alexander and Adam Mathias' urban tales set to music.

• "Devil Boys From Beyond" - Nov. 3-20. Arizona Onstage's first late-night show. A spoof of 1950s sci-fi films. By Buddy Thomas and Kenneth Elliot.

Arizona Rose Theatre

Performances at the Temple of Music & Art Cabaret Theatre, www.arizonarosetheatre.com or 888-0509.

• "Bus Stop" - Oct. 15-23. William Inge's play about passengers stuck in a bus stop outside Kansas City. Rich with drama, love and comedy.

• "The Magic of Christmas" - Dec. 10-18. Arizona Rose revises its popular holiday show by Terry Howell, with music by Terry and Brandow Howell.

Arizona Theatre Company

Performances at the Temple of Music and Art, www.aztheatreco.org or 622-2823.

Main stage

• "Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Suicide Club" - Sept. 17-Oct. 8. Playwright Jeffrey Hatcher takes on the supersleuth. World premiere.

• "God of Carnage" - Oct. 22-Nov. 12. Yasmina Reza's Tony-winning play about two sets of parents who try to civilly resolve the dispute between their warring children.

• "Daddy Long Legs" - Nov. 26-Dec. 17. A new musical based on the novel by Jean Webster. A young woman's journey into womanhood, and a bachelor's realization of love. Music and lyrics by Paul Gordon with a book by John Caird.

Cafe Bohemia

ATC's reading series of new plays at Temple Lounge at The Temple of Music and Art. Discussions with the playwrights follows.

• "The Last Red Book" - Oct. 8. By Michael Fenlason.

• "Used to Was (Maybe Did)" - Nov. 20. By Brian Dykstra. 

Beowulf Alley Theatre

Performances at Beowulf Alley, www.beowulfalley.org or 882-0555.

Main Stage

• "Rough Crossing" - Through Oct. 2. Tom Stoppard's farce about a couple of playwrights on a cruise. With music, too.

• "Lear" - Oct. 27-Nov. 20. A Michael Fenlason adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy.

• "A Cactus Christmas" - Dec. 9-23. The Christmas special by John Vornholt takes place in a run-down saloon in an Arizona ghost town.

Old Time Radio Theater

Live presentations of classic productions from the golden days of radio.

• "Easy Aces: Jane Thinks Mink" and "Escape: The Abominable Snowman" - Sept. 20.

• "Ma Perkins" and "Suspense: Leiningen vs. the Ants" - Oct. 4.

• "Ozzie & Harriet: Haunted House" and "Mercury Theatre: Dracula" - Oct. 18.

• "Fibber McGee & Molly: Fall Housecleaning" and "Suspense: Three Skeleton Key" - Nov. 1.

• "NBC's Great Moments in History: The Landing of the Pilgrims" and "Lights Out: Bon Voyage" - Nov. 15.

• "Archie Andrews: Christmas Shopping" and "Radio City Playhouse: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas" - Dec. 6.

• "It's a Wonderful Life" - Dec. 20.

Out to Lunch Theatre

Half-hour performances - enough time to bring your lunch, see a play, and get back to work in time.

• "Episode Three: Hang Down Your Head, Doris Dooley" - Sept. 16-30. Based on the play "Waiting for Norma" by David Sewell.

Borderlands Theater

Performances at various locations, www.borderlandstheater.org or 882-7406.

• "26 Miles" - Through Oct. 22. Quiara Alegría Hudes' coming-of-age comedy about a Cuban mother who reunites with her half-Jewish teen daughter. Performances at the Cabaret Theatre at the Temple of Music and Art.

• "Arizona: No Roosters in the Desert" - Oct. 20-23. The company remounts the play by Kara Hartzler, based on interviews and field research with desert crossers by Anna Ochoa O'Leary. Performances at Zuzi Theater.

• "A Tucson Pastorela" - Dec. 15-18. An annual tradition, the Christmas story told in rhyme and with local references. The Leo Rich Theatre.

Broadway in Tucson

Performances at the Tucson Music Hall, www.broadwayintucson.com or 1-800-745-3000.

• "West Side Story" - Sept. 20-25. The classic musical directed by Arthur Laurents stars University of Arizona grad Kyle Harris as Tony.

• "Shrek the Musical" - Oct. 18-23. Musical based on the film about the lovable oaf and the princess he falls for.

Chicken Lipps Productions

Performances at Studio Connections, which is producing the play in collaboration with Chicken Lipps, 400-1424.

• "Dead Man's Cell" - Through Sept. 18. Sarah Ruhl's play about a woman who answers an incessant cellphone only to discover it belongs to a dead man, and she decides to tie up his loose ends.

The Comedy Playhouse

Performances at The Comedy Playhouse, www.thecomedyplayhouse.com or 260-6442.

• "Box and Cox" - Through Oct. 16. James Maddison Morton's comedy about a scheming landlady.

• "Chilling Mysteries of Edgar Allen Poe" - Oct. 21-Nov. 13. Dramatizations of five of Poe's classic tales.

• "The Comedy Genius of Edna Ferber" - Nov. 18-26. Part of the ongoing "Comedy Genius of ..." series.

• "Christmas Carol" - Dec. 2-30. Charles Dickens' classic holiday tale with songs and music.

• "The Comedy Genius of Mark Twain" - Jan. 6-14.

The Gaslight Theatre

Performances at the Gaslight Theatre, www.thegaslighttheatre.com or or 886-9428.

• "The Wizard of the Ring" - Through Nov. 13. Froyo Robbins has the ring, and it must be destroyed. By Peter Van Slyke.

• "Christmas in the Big Apple" - Nov. 17-Dec. 31. Vonda De Cringe is out to ruin Christmas for everyone.

Invisible Theatre

Performances at the Invisible Theatre unless otherwise noted, www.invisibletheatre.com or 882-9721.

• "In the Mood" - Through Sept. 25. Kathleen Clark's comedy about a surprise party that goes all wrong.

• "Circle Mirror Transformation" - Nov. 2-20. A comedy about four New Englanders who enroll in a community drama class.

• "Graceland" - Dec. 1-3. Elvis Presley's Graceland is about to open, and two fans form an unlikely friendship. By Ellen Byron. Not included in season ticket package.

• "My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish and I'm Home for the Holidays" - Dec. 19-20. Steve Solomon's comedic take on life with his family. Performances at Berger Performing Arts Center. Not included in season ticket package.

Live Theatre Workshop

Performances at Live Theatre, www.livetheatreworkshop.org or 327-4242.

Main stage

• "Three Viewings" - Through Oct. 2. Jeffrey Hatcher's play is a trio of monologues of people at a funeral.

• "The Foreigner" - Oct. 6-Nov. 13. Larry Shue's over-the-top funny play about a man who becomes privy to way too much when he pretends to not speak English.

• "Reckless" - Nov. 17-Dec. 31. It's Christmas Eve and Rachel's husband tells her he's hired a hit man to kill her. It's a comedy.

• "All My Sons" - Jan. 5-Feb. 12. Arthur Miller's classic family drama.

Etcetera

Late-night arm of Live Theatre Workshop.

• "Persephone or Slow Time" - Through Sept. 17. The Noah Haidle play explores the role of art in today's world by following a statue from its creation during the Italian Renaissance to her spot, 500 years later, in a New York park.

• "Thom Pain (Based on Nothing)" - Oct. 27-Nov. 12. Pain's quest for salvation. By Will Eno.

Pima Community College

Performances at PCC Center for the Arts, www.pima.edu/cfa or 206-6986.

• "Roosters" - Nov. 9-20. Milcha Sanchez-Scott's drama about family conflicts and needs. Takes place in the American Southwest.

Red Barn Theatre

Performances at Red Barn, 887-6239.

• "The Pajama Game" - Through Oct. 9. Musical about the SleepTite Pajama Factory, love and unions.

• "The Underpants" - Nov. 4-20. Steve Martin's period farce.

• "How to Talk Minnesotan!" - Jan. 6-29. A musical revue about the joy of being a Midwesterner.

Rogue Theatre

Performances at the Rogue Theatre, www.theroguetheatre.org or 551-2053.

• "Major Barbara" - Through Sept. 25. George Bernard Shaw's play about a battle to save man's soul.

• "As I Lay Dying" - Nov. 3-20. William Faulkner's family drama.

• "Shipwrecked! An Entertainment" - Jan. 5-22. A tall tale of one man's high seas adventure to the other side of the globe and back.

Studio Connections

Performances at St. Francis in the Foothills, studioconnections.net or 329-3707.

• "Chicago" - Oct. 7-15. The Kander-Ebb musical about deadly dames in the 1920s. Bob Fosse helped with the book.

Tucson Community Theatre

Performances at Himmel Park, in the Outdoor Amphitheatre, 1000 N. Tucson Blvd. 791-4196.

• "The Merchant of Venice" - Shakespeare's drama about a merchant who must default on a loan and the consequences.

University of Arizona

Performances at the Marroney or Tornabene theaters or the Harold Dixon Directing Studio, 621-1162.

Arizona Repertory Theatre

• "The Voice of the Prairie" - through Oct. 2. The early days of radio are evoked in this story of a young boy's first love. By John Olive. Marroney Theatre.

• "Hay Fever" - Oct. 9-30. Noel Coward's comedy about a weekend party that goes haywire. Tornabene Theatre.

• "The Secret Garden" - Nov. 6-Dec. 4. Musical about a lonely rich girl who finds solace in a secret garden. Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Book and lyrics by Marsha Norman; music by Lucy Simon. Marroney Theatre.

Short Attention Span Theatre

• Original works - Nov. 17-20. Works by the UA School of Theatre, Film & Television students. Actors play themselves and topics cover varying genres and tones. Adult themes and profanity. Harold Dixon Directing Studio.

Encore

The musical debut of the freshman students.

• Encore - Dec. 7. Musical and acting students' cabaret. Marroney Theatre.

Educational Theatre Company

Production staged by the theater school's educational component.

• "Señora Tortuga" - Sept. 29- Oct. 1. A lazy, forgetful boy gets mysterious visits. By Roxanne Schroeder-Arce.

Waypoint Theatre Company

Performances at Atria Bell Court Garden's Academy Hall Theatre, www.waypoint-theatre.org or 616-8584.

• "Away With the Manger: A Spiritually Correct Christmas Story" - Dec. 1-11. A comedy-laced drama based on the book by Chris Fabry and adapted for the stage by Chuck Neighbors and Tennille Komulainen.

Winding Road Theater Ensemble

Performances at various locations, www.windingroadtheater.org or 401-3626.

• "A Human Equation" - Through Sept. 25. Peter Bonilla's play tells the story of Kenneth Feinberg and the process of the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund. World premiere. Performances at Christ Presbyterian Church, 6565 E. Broadway.

• "United" - Through Sept. 22. A staged reading of Toni Press-Coffman's new play about the passengers on United Fight 93 on Sept. 22, 2001. Performances at Christ Presbyterian Church.

• "The Last 5 Years" - Jan. 6-15. Jason Robert Brown's musical about the raveling and unraveling of a relationship. Performances at the Cabaret Theatre in the Temple of Music and Art.