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Fall Arts Preview

  • Sep 15, 2014
  • Sep 15, 2014

2014 Fall Arts Preview: Classical music

Arizona Early Music Society

Concerts are held at St. Philip’s In The Hills Episcopal Church, or Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, earlymusic.org or 297-3448.The Broken Consort — Oct. 12, Grace St. Paul.

  • Heinavanker — Nov. 9, St. Philip’s.
  • Pallade Musica — Jan. 25, St. Philip’s.

Arizona Friends of Chamber Music

Performances are at Leo Rich Theatre, arizonachambermusic.org or 577-3769.Hagen Quartet — Oct. 29.

  • Morgenstern Piano Trio — Nov. 5 and 6.
  • Pacifica Quartet with clarinetist Anthony McGill — Dec. 10 and 11.
  • Pianist Behzod Abduraimov — Nov. 9.
  • Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute on Tour — Jan. 18. Part of the Tucson Desert Song Festival.

Arizona Symphonic Winds

Performances at the László Veres Amphitheater at Udall Park, azsymwinds.orgGuest vocalist Kristin Dauphinais — Sept. 20.

  • Guest flutist Sasha Lipay – Sept. 27.
  • Guest vocalist Elena Todd – Oct. 4.

Civic Orchestra of Tucson

Performances are at various locations, cotmusic.org or 730-3371.Verdi, Brahms and Prokofiev — Oct. 11, Tucson Jewish Community Center, 3800 E. River Road; Oct. 12, Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley.

  • “Voices of Spring” — Dec. 7, Vistoso Community Church, 1200 E Rancho Vistoso Blvd., Oro Valley; Dec. 14, Christ Church United Methodist, 655 N. Craycroft Road.
  • “The Nutcracker” with Dancing in the Streets Arizona — Dec. 27 and 28, Temple of Music and Art.

Concerts on the Corner

Performances are at St. Andrew’s Episcopal ChurchTucson Symphony principals Homero Cerón and Jim Karrer — Oct. 5.

  • Christmas Magic with Nota Bene (soprano Elena Todd, flutist Sandy Schwoebel and pianist Marie Sierra) — Dec. 24.

DesertView Performing Arts Center

Performances are at the center, saddlebrooketwo.com or 818-1000.Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra — Oct. 4, Nov. 8.

  • Oracle Piano Society with James DeMars and R. Carlos Nakai — Oct. 18.
  • Tucson Jazz Institute Ellington Band — Nov. 1.
  • University of Arizona Percussion Studio Skins and Steel 3 — Nov. 17.
  • Tucson Concert Band — Jan. 24.

Old Pueblo Brass Band

Performances at various locations. oldpueblobrassband.com“At Home and Abroad” — Sept. 29, Swan Lakes Estates, 4550 N. Flowing Wells Road.

  • Tucson Meet Yourself — Oct. 11, El Presidio Park, 115 N. Church St., downtown.
  • “A Grand Tour” — Oct. 27 Berger Center for the Performing Arts.
  • ”Holiday Cheers” or “Let it Snow, We Dare You” — Dec. 13, Foothills Mall, 7355 N. La Cholla Blvd.

Pima Community College Center for the Arts

Performances are held at the Center for the Arts. centerforthearts@pima.edu or 206-6986.Tuba player Justin Benavidez — Sept. 17.

  • Wind Ensemble – Oct. 23, Dec. 4.
  • PCC Orchestra — Dec. 7.

Sonora Winds

Concerts are at Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, gsptucson.org or 327-6857.The American Dream — Oct. 15.

  • Colors of Christmas and Lights of Hanukkah — Dec. 10.

Southern Arizona chapter of the American Guild of Organists

Performance at Catalina United Methodist Church, agosaz.com or 250-8182.Showcase Concert with Douglas Leightenheimer and Will Thomas and guests — Nov. 17.

Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra

Performances at various locations, sasomusic.org or 308-6226.Berlioz, Mozart and Holst with pianist Sandra Wright Shen — Oct. 4, DesertView; Oct. 5 at St. Andrew’s.

  • Rossini, Panufnik and Schubert with guest violinist Marta Magdalena Lelek — Nov. 8, DesertView; Nov. 9, St. Andrew’s.

St. Alban’s Concert Series

Performances are held at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 3738 Old Sabino Canyon Road, stalbansaz.org or 296-0791.Organist Stephen Keyl — Oct. 5.

  • Organist Craig Cramer — Dec. 14.

St. Philip’s Friends of Music

Performances are at St. Philip’s In The Hills Episcopal Church, friendsofmusictucson.org or 222-7277.Duo Amabile (Paula Fan and

  • Steven
  • Moeckel) — Oct. 12.
  • Cabaret — Oct. 24.
  • The Diva and the Direktor with Jeremy Huw Williams and Paula Fan — Nov. 2.
  • Organist Woosug Kang — Jan. 10.

Tucson Concert Band

Performances at various locations, tucsonconcertband.homestead.com or 298-1252.Fall Concert — Oct. 19, Cholla High School, 2001 W. Starr Pass Blvd.

  • Veterans Day Concert — Nov. 9, Tucson Estates, 5900 W. Western Way Circle.
  • Holiday Concert — Dec. 3, Voyager RV Park, 8701 S. Kolb Road.

Tucson Guitar Society

Performances are at Holsclaw Hall on the University of Arizona campus unless noted, tucsonguitarsociety.org or 342-0022.Bill Kanengiser — Oct. 3, Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.

  • Matthew Palmer — Oct. 31.
  • 11th annual Thomas H. Beeston Guitar Competition — Nov. 2.
  • Pavel Steidl — Nov. 6.
  • Duo Assad — Nov. 7. (Co-presented with UA School of Music.)
  • David Leisner with tenor Rufus Müller — Jan. 22. Part of the Tucson Desert Song Festival.

Tucson Philharmonia Youth Orchestra

Performances are at the Catalina Foothills High School Auditorium, TPYO.org or 623-1500. Fall Showcase 2014 — Nov. 23.

  • 2015 Philharmonia Artists Spotlight — Feb. 8.

Tucson Pops Orchestra

The “Music Under the Stars” concert series is at Reid Park’s DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center, tucsonpops.org or 722-5853 Orchestral Favorites — Sept. 14.

  • Banjo player Rob Wright — Sept. 21.

Tucson Symphony Orchestra

Conductor George Hanson ends his 20-year tenure with the orchestra. Performances at Tucson Music Hall, unless noted, tucsonsymphony.org or 882-8585. American Essentials with pianist Alain Lefèvre — Sept. 26-28.

  • American Souvenirs with concertmaster Lauren Roth— Oct. 18-19, Catalina Foothills High School.
  • Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with violinist Chee-Yun and conductor José Luis Gomez — Oct. 24-26.
  • European Romance with conductor Stilian Kirov — Nov. 8-9, Catalina Foothills High School.
  • The Power of Romance with pianist Jon Nakamatsu and conductor Peter Bay — Nov. 14-16. 
  • Disney “Fantasia” Live — Nov. 29-30. 
  • Brahms and Prokofiev with violinist Vadim Gluzman — Dec. 5-7.
  • Magic of Christmas — Dec. 20-21.
  • Brahms and Mozart with conductor Keitaro Harada — Jan. 10-11, Catalina Foothills High School

University of Arizona School of Music

Student and faculty artist performances are at the UA School of Music’s Crowder and Holsclaw halls, unless noted, music.arizona.edu or 621-1162.Faculty recital with oboist Sara Fraker, pianist Tannis Gibson, cellist Theodore Buchholz and bassoonist William Dietz — Sept. 16, Holsclaw.

  • Faculty recital with Matt Tropman on tuba and euphonium with pianist Michael Dauphinais — Sept. 24, Crowder.
  • Arizona Symphony Orchestra — Sept. 27, Crowder.
  • Roy A. Johnson Memorial Organ Series with Faythe Freese — Sept. 28, Holsclaw.
  • Percussionist Morris Palter — Sept. 29, Holsclaw.
  • Faculty ensemble — Oct. 1,
  • Holsclaw.
  • Flutist Robert Dick — Oct. 2, Holsclaw.
  • UA Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony — Oct. 7, Crowder.
  • UA Philharmonic Orchestra — Oct. 10, Dec. 10, Crowder.
  • “Barrio Bones” with Moisés Paiewonsky, Rob Boone, Alex van Duuren, Salvador Lopez and Michael Becker — Oct. 14, Crowder.
  • Music + Festival 2014 – Oct. 18-19. See music.arizona.edu for schedule and venues.
  • Flutist Mary Karen Clardy — Oct. 20, Holsclaw.
  • “Festival de las Trompetas III” — Oct. 21, Crowder.
  • “In Arcadia” with The Rodriguez & Keepe Duo — Oct. 22, Crowder.
  • 61st Annual Band Day — Oct. 25, Arizona Stadium on the UA campus.
  • Soirée Musicale: “Clearly
  • Classical” — Oct. 26, call 621-7023 for location and details.
  • UA Chamber Winds — Oct. 26, Holsclaw.
  • “J.S. Bach and the Human Spirit” with pianist John Milbauer — Oct. 28, Crowder.
  • Sixth International Tucson Guitar Festival presented with Tucson Guitar Society — Oct. 31-Nov. 7, Holsclaw.
  • Arizona Wind Quintet — Nov. 3, Holsclaw.
  • Collegium Musicum — Nov. 9, Holsclaw.
  • “Skins & Steel III” with UA Percussion Studio, Steel Band, CrossTalk and Rosewood Marimba Band — Nov. 17, DesertView Performing Arts Center
  • Fred Fox Graduate Wind Quintet — Nov. 21, Holsclaw.
  • Arizona Baroque in “Veni Emmanuel: Baroque Christmas Music from Around the World” — Nov. 22, Holsclaw.
  • UA Wind Ensemble — Dec. 4, Crowder.
  • Guitarist William Wolfe — Dec. 7, Holsclaw.
  • UA Steel Bands — Dec. 7, Crowder.
  • UA Wind Symphony — Dec. 9, Crowder.
  • Outreach Honor Band — Dec. 13, Crowder.
  • Southwest Honor Band — Jan. 10, Crowder.
  • Shaol and Louis Pozez Fine Arts Symposium and Concert — Jan. 11, Holsclaw.
  • Tucson Desert Song Festival “Song: From Salon to Stage, the Journey of a Genre” — Jan. 15, Crowder.
  • Tucson Desert Song Festival “New Directions in Song” — Jan. 21, Holsclaw.

2014 Fall Arts Preview: Comedy

  • Last Comic Standing — Sept. 16, Fox Tucson Theatre.
  • Stand Up to Stop Violence IV featuring Bill Dawes — Sept. 21, Fox.
  • Bill Maher — Oct. 5, Tucson Music Hall.
  • Comedy for a Cause benefit featuring Paul Reiser — Oct. 9, Fox.
  • Jay Leno — Oct. 25, Centennial Hall.
  • David Sedaris — Nov. 6, Fox.
  • Sandra Bernhard — Nov. 14, Rialto Theatre.
  • Suicide Girls: Blackheart Burlesque — Nov. 26, Rialto.
  • Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood — Dec. 6, Fox.

2014 Fall arts preview: Dance

Artifact Dance Project

Performances at Artifact Dance Project Studios, artifactdanceproject.org or 780-6879.

  • “Down in Town” — Dec. 13.
  • “An Artist’s Proof” — Jan. 9-11.

Ballet Continental

Performances at Sahuarita Auditorium, balletcontinental.com or 326-7887.“The Sleeping Beauty Ballet” — Sept. 13-14.

  • “The Nutcracker” — Dec. 5-7.

Ballet Rincon

Performances at Vail Theater of the Arts, ballet-rincon.com or 574-2804.

  • “The Nutcracker” — Dec. 19-20.

Ballet Tucson

Performances at various locations, ballettucson.org or 903-1445.“Phantom of the Opera” — Oct. 17-19. Stevie Eller Dance Theatre, 1737 E. University Blvd.

  • “The Nutcracker” — Dec. 26-28. Tucson Music Hall, 260 S. Church Ave.

Dancing IN the Streets

Performances at the Temple of Music and Art, ditsaz.org or 867-8489.“The Nutcracker” — Dec. 27-28.

Moscow Ballet

Performance at Centennial Hall, nutcracker.com, 621-3341.“The Great Russian Nutcracker” — Dec. 22 (note that some websites have the performance at the Fox, which is incorrect).

Pima Community College

Performances at the PCC Center for the Arts Proscenium Theatre, West Campus, pima.edu/cfa or 206-6986.“Signature Selections” — Dec. 12-13.

Sahuarita Dance Center

Performances at Sahuarita Auditorium, Sahuaritadance.net or 232-3753.“Oh Holy Night” — Dec. 13.

Tucson Regional Ballet

Performances at the Leo Rich Theatre, tucsonregionalballet.org or 886-1222.“A Southwest Nutcracker” — Dec. 13-14.

UApresents

Performances at the Stevie Eller Dance Theatre, uapresents.org or 621-3341.“Premium Blend” — Oct. 23-Nov. 2. Presented with the UA School of Dance.

  • Jessica Lang Dance — Nov. 11-13.

UA School of Dance

Performances at the Stevie Eller Dance Theatre, dance.arizona.edu or 621-1162.“Jazz in AZ” — Sept. 30-Oct. 2.

  • “Premium Blend” — Oct. 23-Nov. 2. Presented with UApresents.
  • “In Focus — Student Spotlight” — Dec. 4-7.

Zuzi Dance Company

Performances at Zuzi, zuzimoveit.org or 629-0237.

  • “No Frills-Cheap Thrills Dance Happenin’” — Oct. 24-25.
  • “Family & Friends” — Dec. 6.
  • Solstice celebration — Dec. 19-21.

2014 Fall Arts Preview: Opera

Arizona Opera

Performances are at Tucson Music Hall, azopera.org or 293-4336.José Martinez’s

  • “Cruzar
  • la Cara de la Luna” — Oct. 18-19.
  • Verdi’s “Rigoletto” — Nov. 22-23.
  • Tchaikovsky’s
  • “Eugene
  • Onegin” — Jan. 31-Feb. 1. Part of the Tucson Desert Song Festival.

University of Arizona School of Music

Performances are in Crowder Hall, music.arizona.edu or 621-1162.“An Evening of Intermezzi” — Nov. 14-16.

  • “An Evening of Opera Scenes” — Dec. 2.
  • Amelia Rieman Opera Competition — Jan. 25.

2014 Fall Arts Preview: Folk/country

  • Laura Kepner-Adney and the Killed Men — Sept. 18, Club Congress.
  • Thompson Square — Sept. 19, Desert Diamond Casino.
  • Carolina Chocolate Drops — Oct. 11, Fox.
  • Kris Kristofferson
  • —Ovct. 12, Fox.
  • Marty Stuart — Oct. 13, Rialto.
  • Lee Ann Womack — Oct. 16, Fox.
  • Chris Smither — Oct. 16, Hotel Congress Copper Hall.
  • Ray LaMontagne — Oct. 23, Fox.
  • Slaid Cleaves — Oct. 30, Hotel Congress.
  • Home Free — Oct. 30, Rialto.
  • O’Death — Nov. 3, Club Congress.
  • Patty Griffin — Nov. 6, Rialto.
  • Cheryl Wheeler — Nov. 15, Vail Theatre of the Arts
  • .

2014 Fall Arts Preview: Jazz/Blues

  • Boogie on the Bayou with Marcia Ball and Terrence Simien — Sept. 19, Rialto Theatre. 
  • Darlene Love — Nov. 2, Fox. 
  • Senegal Gospel Choir — Nov. 9, Fox.
  • New Orleans Legends Preservation Hall with Allan Toussaint — Nov. 13, Fox.
  • University of Arizona Studio Jazz Ensemble and Combo — Oct. 8, Nov. 24, Crowder Hall.
  • UA Concert Jazz Band and Combo — Nov. 18, Crowder.
  • Pima Community College Jazz Ensemble – Dec. 2, PCC Center for the Arts.
  • Dr. John — Dec. 7, Fox. 
  • Dianne Reeves — Jan. 18, Fox.

2014 Fall Arts Preview: Poetry

Antigone Books

Readings at Antigone, 411 N. Fourth Ave., antigonebooks.com or 792-3715.Leigh Spencer — Sept. 19.

  • Alison Hawthorne Deming — Oct. 3.

University of Arizona Poetry Center

All are poetry readings unless otherwise indicated. Events at the Poetry Center, poetry.arizona.edu or 626-3765. Yona Harvey and Craig Santos Perez — Sept. 18 (lecture).

  • Alison Hawthorne Deming and Susan Briante — Oct. 2.
  • Allen Crawford — Oct. 9 (talk on “Illuminating Whitman”).
  • Benjamin Alire Sáenz — Oct. 16 (reading from his fiction for adults).
  • Day of the Dead Memorial Reading — Oct. 23.
  • Thomas Sayers
  • Ellis — Oct. 30 (lecture titled “We, the People, Percussively Agree: Where the Pocket Beats and Breaks Between Go-Go and Hip Hop”); co-sponsored by the UA Africana Studies program.
  • Thomas Sayers Ellis — Nov. 6, (talk on “The Assassination of Poetry, or How I Discovered I Was Writing Cover-Story Poetics”).
  • Robin Robertson — Nov. 13.

Words on the Avenue

Readings at Cafe Passé, 415 N 4th Ave., wordsontheavenue.wordpress.comOpen mic — Sept. 28, Oct. 26 and Nov. 30.

2014 Fall Arts Preview: Pop/rock

  • Sebadoh — Sept. 17, Club Congress.
  • Lil Jon — Sept. 18, Rialto.
  • The Aquabats — Sept. 22, The Rock.
  • Kaiser Chiefs — Sept. 23, Rialto.
  • Problem — Sept. 24, Rialto.
  • Metalachi — Sept. 25, Club Congress. 
  • Brian Lopez — Sept. 26-27, Club Congress
  • Natalie Cole — Sept. 27, Desert Diamond Casino.
  • Desert Rocks Septemberfest with Extreme, Sebastian Bach, Stryper and Great White — Sept. 27, Casino del Sol’s AVA.
  • Get the Led Out Led Zepplin Tribute — Sept. 28, Fox Tucson Theatre. 
  • Davey Suicide — Sept. 29, The Rock.
  • Jeff the Brotherhood — Sept. 29, Club Congress.
  • Snowmine with Nightbox — Oct. 1, Club Congress.
  • Children of Bodom — Oct. 2, Club Xs.
  • Aaron Behren and The Midnight Stroll — Oct. 2, Club Congress.
  • Kansas — Oct. 3, Fox.
  • K.Flay — Oct. 4, Club Congress.
  • Iration with Katastro and Black Bottom Lighters — Oct. 3, Rialto. 
  • Nils Lofgren — Oct. 4, Fox.
  • Com Truise — Oct. 5, Club Congress.
  • Social Distortion with The Stone Foxes — Oct. 6, Rialto.
  • Shonen Knife — Oct. 6, The Flycatcher.
  • Twiztid — Oct. 6, The Rock.
  • Skrillex — Oct. 7, Casino del Sol’s AVA.
  • Passafire — Oct. 7, The Rock.
  • Twenty One Pilots — Oct. 7, Rialto.
  • Wildcat! Wildcat! — Oct. 7, Club Congress.
  • The Used — Oct. 8, Rialto.
  • 
  • Living Colour — Oct. 8, The Rock.
  • Brother Ali — Oct. 8, Club Congress.
  • Chromeo — Oct. 10, Rialto.
  • Asia — Oct. 13, Fox.
  • The Wonder Years — Oct. 13, Club Xs.
  • Polica — Oct. 13, Club Congress. 
  • The New Pornographers — Oct. 14, Rialto.
  • Perfume Genius — Oct. 16, Club Congress.
  • Southwest Terror Fest III — Oct. 16-19, Rialto Theatre and The District Tavern, 260 E. Congress St.
  • Insane Clown Posse — Oct. 16, Rialto.
  • Turquoise Jeep — Oct. 17, Club Congress.
  • Goatsnake — Oct. 17, Rialto. 
  • Mutual Benefit — Oct. 18, Club Congress. 
  • Neurosis — Oct. 18, Rialto.
  • Landlady — Oct. 19, Club Congress.
  • La Ley — Oct. 22, Rialto.
  • Jeremy Camp — Oct. 23, Calvary Chapel, 5170 S. Julian Drive.
  • Sinkane — Oct. 24, Club Congress.
  • Black Label Society — Oct. 24, Rialto.
  • Michael Cavanaugh with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra — Oct. 25, Tucson Music Hall.
  • Zak Waters a and French Horn Rebellion — Oct. 28, Club Congress. 
  • Carcass — Oct. 28, The Rock.
  • Jimmy Eat World — Oct. 29, Rialto.
  • Milo Greene — Oct. 30, Club Congress.
  • MC Chris — Nov. 1, Solar Culture Gallery. 
  • Spafford — Nov. 1, Flycatcher.
  • Secret Chiefs 3 — Nov. 2, Club Congress.
  • Timeflies — Nov. 2, Rialto.
  • King Diamond — Nov. 3, Rialto.
  • O’Death — Nov. 3, Club Congress.
  • Moe. — Nov. 4, Rialto.
  • Sleeping with Sirens — Nov. 8, Rialto.
  • Amon Amarth — Nov. 9, Club XS.
  • Dance of the Dead with the Itchy-O Marching Band — Nov. 9, Rialto.
  • 7 Seconds — Nov. 10, Club Congress.
  • The Marshall Tucker Band — Nov. 11, Rialto.
  • The Dum Dum Girls — Nov. 12, Club Congress.
  • Judy Collins — Dec. 2, Fox.
  • A Sondheim Evening — Dec. 5, Crowder Hall.
  • Aaron Carter — Dec. 11, The Rock.
  • Mannheim Steamroller — Dec. 27, Centennial
  • The Fab Four: Ultimate Beatles Tribute — Jan. 17, Fox.

2014 Fall Arts Preview: Theater

Arizona Onstage Productions

Performances at the Temple of Music and Art Cabaret Theatre, arizonaonstage.org or 882-6574.“Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings” — Dec. 5-20. The “Forever Plaid” crooners descend from the heavens for a holiday show. By Stuart Ross with music straight out of the 1950s and ‘60s.

Arizona Rose Theatre Company

Performances at Berger Performing Arts Center, arizonarose.cc  or 888-0509.“Robin Hood the Musical” — Oct. 10-12. Brothers Terry and Brandon Howell give us a different — and musical — look at the legend.

Arizona Theatre Company

Performances at the Temple of Music and Art, arizonatheatre.org or 622-2823.“Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike”— Through Oct. 4. Christopher Durang’s Tony-winning comedy throws together a couple of Chekhov’s characters with a few Hollywood types. Mature language.

  • “Wait Until Dark” — Oct. 18-Nov. 8. The Frederick Knott suspense about a blind woman trying to outwit a couple of desperate crooks gets a new adaptation from Jeffrey Hatcher.
  • “Murder for Two” — Nov. 29-Dec.20. The musical by Joe Kinosian and Kellen Blair has two actors playing 13 characters in this homage to the old-fashioned murder mysteries.
  • “Five Presidents” — Jan. 10- 31. World premiere of the play by Rick Cleveland, the Emmy-winning writer behind “The West Wing,” “Mad Men,” and “House of Cards.” Five living presidents gather in a room as they wait for Richard Nixon’s funeral to begin — that part is fact. The fiction: Cleveland imagines what happened in that room. Mature language.

Cafe Bohemia

ATC’s new-play series. Readings are in the Temple of Music and Art Cafe.

  • Oct. 11, Nov. 22.

Borderlands Theater

Performances at Zuzi Theater, borderlandstheater.org or 882-7406.“They Call Me a Hero” – Sept. 25-Oct. 5. World premiere of Guillermo Reyes’ adaptation of Daniel Hernandez’s memoir. When Hernandez helped save Gabrielle

  • Giffords’ life, he became a public figure — a role he hadn’t expected or prepared for.

Broadway in Tucson

Performances at Centennial Hall, 1-800-745-3000 or broadwayintucson.com.“Flashdance” — Nov. 4-9. Robbie Roth and Robert Cary wrote this musical based on the 1983 movie about a steel mill worker who longs to become a professional dancer.

  • “Beauty and the Beast”
  • — Dec. 12-14. The Disney musical makes a return visit. Based on the fairy tale, the music is by Alan Menken,
  • Howard Ashman and Tim Rice.
  • “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” — Jan. 7-11. This early Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber musical is a retelling of the Biblical story of Joseph.

The Comedy Playhouse

3620 N. First Ave., thecomedyplayhouse.com or 260-6442. Information not available at press time.

The Community Players

Formerly the Red Barn Theatre Company. Performances at The Community Playhouse, communityplayerstucson.org or 887-6239.“6 Rms Riv Vu” — Through Sept. 28. The Bob Randall comedy is about two married — not to each other — people who are checking out the same apartment rental when the door accidentally locks and they are trapped inside.

  • “Gypsy” — Oct. 31-Nov. 23. The musical is adapted from the memoir of the striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee. By Jules Styne, Stephen Sondheim, Arthur Laurents.
  • “A Community Christmas: A Holiday Revue” — Dec. 18-21. Holiday songs.
  • “Guys on Ice” — Jan. 9-25. The musical by James Kaplan and Fred Alley looks at the day in the life of two friends and ice fisherman.

El Rio Theatre Project

Performances at Himmel Park, 1000 N. Tucson Blvd., tucsonshakespeareinthepark.org or 791-4353.“The Tragedy of King Lear” — Sept. 19-Oct. 5. The Shakespeare tragedy will be performed at the park’s outdoor amphitheater.

Female Storytellers

Stories based on personal experiences and centered on a theme. Performances at the Flycatcher, facebook.com/fstorytellers “Under the Influence” — Oct. 15.

Fox Tucson Theatre

Performances are at the Fox, foxtucsontheatre.org or 547-3040.“Girls Night: The Musical” — Oct. 11. Five friends relive their past, take a look at the present, and imagine the future in this musical comedy. This is a touring show of the off-Broadway hit by Louise Roche.

  • “Late Nite Catechism” — Nov. 22. It’s a bit of a catechism class and a whole bunch of humor as Sister whips the audience into shape. By Vicki Quade and Maripat Donovan.

The Gaslight Theatre

Performances at the Gaslight Theatre, thegaslighttheatre.com or 886-9428.“Cronan the Barbarian” or “All Swords of Fun” — through Nov. 9. The hero sings and saves the day. By Peter Van Slyke.

  • “The Secret Santa” or “Yule be Swingin” — Nov. 13-Jan. 4. Christmas in Merryton in the midst of the swinging 1960s. By Van Slyke.

The Great American Playhouse

Performances are at Great American, gaplayhouse.com or 512-5145.“Beetle-Juiced” — through Nov. 15. A dead couple is trapped in their former home and tries to help a young bride in danger. Hey, not so easy — they are dead, after all. By Sean MacArthur.

  • “We’re No Angels” — Nov. 20-Jan. 3. It’s Christmas and a trio of hustlers outwit a gangster and do a good deed for a family in trouble. By Nick Seivert.
  • “Minday Anna Jones and the Lost Ark of Time” — Jan. 8-March 21. Archeologist Jones battles an old enemy for control of the Ark of Time. By Seivert.

Invisible Theatre

Performances at the Invisible Theatre unless otherwise noted, invisibletheatre.com or 882-9721.“A Kid Like Jake” — through Sept. 14. Jake loves Cinderella and to play dress up, which causes a bit of concern when his parents try to enroll the 4-year-old in a private school. By Daniel Pearle.

  • “I and You” — Sept. 25-Oct. 5. Two classmates delve into a Whitman poem unaware that it is a deeper mystery that has brought them together. By Lauren Gunderson.
  • “Handle with Care” — Nov. 11-23. A romantic comedy about a young Israeli woman who travels with her grandmother to America and finds unexpected, and complicated, romance. By Jason Odell Williams.
  • Richard Glazier — Dec. 7. The pianist and storyteller tells tales and sings songs from the Golden Age of Broadway and Hollywood. At the Berger Performance Arts Center.
  • “Teddy Tonight” — Jan. 10-11. Actor Laurence Luckinbill’s one-man play about President Theodore Roosevelt. At the Berger.

Latina Dance Theatre Project

Performances at Zuzi Theatre, jaguarplay.com or 237-0926.“Jaguar!” — Through Sept. 21. The premiere of a Dawn Costello Sellers play, inspired by the death of Macho B.

Live Theatre Workshop

Performances at Live Theatre, livetheatreworkshop.org or 327-4242.“The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised]” — through Oct. 11. All 37 of Shakespeare’s plays in just 97 minutes. The comedy is by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield.

  • “9 Parts of Desire” — Oct. 16-Nov. 15. The Heather Raffo play details the lives of nine Iraqi women in the years between the two Gulf Wars.
  • “The Game’s Afoot, or Holmes for the Holidays” — Nov. 20-Dec. 28. A Ken Ludwig comedy about an actor famous for his portrayal of Holmes. When he invites fellow cast members to a dinner party, one of the guests ends up dead.
  • “The Savannah Disputation” — Jan. 8-Feb. 14. Two Catholic sisters and a door-to-door evangelist verbally duke it out. The comedy is by Evan Smith.

Old Pueblo Playwrights

Performances at Unscrewed Theater, oldpuebloplaywrights.orgPlay in a Day — Nov. 14-15. Tucson playwrights, directors and actors have 24 hours to write, rehearse and produce a play. Friday night the audience gets to help choose the three props that must be incorporated into each play; Saturday, the plays will be performed.

Pima Community College

Performances at PCC Center for the Arts, pima.edu/cfa or 206-6986.“A Piece of My Heart” — Nov. 13-23. A true drama about six women

  • who were in the Vietnam War and their
  • efforts to make sense of their experiences and the war. By Shirley Lauro.

The Rogue Theatre

Performances at The Rogue Theatre, theroguetheatre.org or 551-2053.“Awake and Sing” — through Sept. 28. Clifford Odets’ drama about an urban family during the Great Depression.

  • “Jerusalem” — Nov. 6-23. Johnny “Rooster” Byron is pulled in all directions: his son wants to go to the fair, someone else wants to evict him, and a group wants drugs. By Jez Butterworth, with influences from William Blake.
  • “Waiting for Godot” — Jan. 8-25. Samuel Beckett’s absurdist masterpiece about two people waiting endlessly for someone named Godot.

St. Francis Theatre

Performances at St. Francis in the Foothills Church, 4625 E. River Road, 299-9063.“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” — Through Sept. 21. Shakespeare’s romantic comedy about a magical forest, lovers on the run and mischievous fairies.

  • “Christmas My Way” — Dec. 5-14. A musical revue of Frank Sinatra tunes.

Santa Cruz Shoestring Players

Performances at Community Performance & Art Center in Green Valley, santacruzshoestringplayers.com or 399-1750. “Run for Your Wife” — Nov. 7-15. Ray Cooney’s comedy about a London cab driver who is happy with two wives — neither of whom know about the other.

Something Something Theatre Company

Performances at Zuzi, SomethingSomethingTheatre.com “The Weir” — Jan. 9-25. Conor McPherson’s story of men in a rural Ireland village who find themselves taken with a woman who walks into the pub. Ghost stories ensue.

Speak the Speech Theatre

Performances at The Community Playhouse. Ststheatre.org or 904-8054.“The Zoo Story” and “Pillow Talk” — Oct. 10-26. An evening of one-act plays. “The Zoo Story,” about two men who meet in a park. Edward Albee touches on themes of isolation and loneliness in this, his first play. Peter Tolan wrote “Pillow Talk,” a comedy about two straight men who must share a bed for a night.

Taproot Productions

Performances at Zuzi. facebook.com/pages/The-Migration-Project/227970543924070?ref=hl or 975-4021.“The Migration Project” — Nov. 14-22. Theater, dance and video combine to tell stories of migration. Tucson playwright Eugenia Woods based the work on interviews and public art projects with Hopis, undocumented immigrants, refugees and others.

Teller of Tales

Performances are at the Community Performance & Art Center, performingartscenter.org or 399-1750.“Tellebration” — Nov. 22. Storytelling festival; the event is part of the worldwide festival on that day.

Tucson Alliance of Dramatic Artists

Performances at the Temple of Music and Art Cabaret Theatre, 722-9553. TADA! Fest 2014 — readings of the four finalists of TADA’s national script competition:

  • “American Farce” — Sept. 18. Michael Reimann’s story about a bet that always pays off.
  • “Mocha” — Sept. 20. A story of international adoption and celebrity. By Eleanor Burgess.
  • “Directing Hamlet” — Sept. 20. A young actor and older director discuss family, loneliness, and artistic expression. By Michael Perlmutter.
  • “Women and Guns” — Sept. 21. The play follows a marine from her first day in basic training to her deployment in Iraq. By Steve Gold.
  • Winner — Jan. 10-25. The world premiere of the winning script.

Tucson Fringe Theater Festival

Performances at Fluxx Studio & Gallery and Club Congress, tucsonfringe.org or 261-4851.“For All The Good It Will Do” — Sept. 14. Maryann Green’s play about four old friends who reunite for a wedding, and all is not copacetic. Fluxx.

  • “Hers and His” — Sept. 14. Toni Press-Coffman and Michael Fenlason present monologues of love, hate, man and woman. Club Congress.
  • “Level Up” — Sept. 14. A partially improvised play about a teen with ADHD who turns to computer games to help him cope. Fluxx.
  • ”Slideshow Fairytales: The Facts in the Case of the Great Beef Contract” — Sept. 14. Catfish Baruni adapts and performs the Mark Twain story. Club Congress.
  • “Walken in His Shoes” — Sept. 14. The four members of the Christopher Walken Club take impersonating the actor to a whole new level. By Ruben Rosthenhausler. Fluxx.
  • “Zero Sum Game” — Sept. 14. The Fish Karma band celebrates the end of civilization with songs and words. Includes music from the upcoming Fish Karma album. Club Congress.

UApresents

Performances at Pima Community College Center for the Arts Proscenium Theatre. uapresents.org or 621-3341.

Aquila Theatre — Nov. 20-23. The New York City-based theater company performs Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” Nov. 20-21, and Wuthering Heights” Nov. 22-23.

University of Arizona

theatre.arizona.edu, 621-1162

Arizona Repertory Theatre

The University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television’s theater company. Performances at the Marroney or Tornabene theaters,.“Lend Me A Tenor” — Sept. 21-Oct. 12. Ken Ludwig’s Tony-winning musical farce about a world famous opera star who is set to perform until a series of mishaps gets in the way. Marroney.

  • “
  • Frankenstein” — Oct. 19-Nov. 9. Victor Gialanella has adapted the classic Mary Shelley novel. Tornabene.
  • “The Full Monty” — Nov. 9-Dec. 7. Terrence McNally and David Yazbek wrote this musical about unemployed steelworkers looking for a way to make some money. Adapted from the 1997 movie. Adult themes and nudity. Marroney.

UA Studio Series

Performances at the Harold Dixon Directing Studio. Students select, direct and perform the plays.“Boom” — Oct. 9-12. Peter Sinn Nachtrieb’s dark comedy about the end of the world.

  • “The First Celestial Adventure of Mr. Antipyrene, Fire Extinguisher, or words, words POOF!” — Nov. 20-23. A piece of devised theater — a collaboration by the performers employing improvisation and imagination and courage (improv isn’t easy ...).

Waypoint Theatre Company

Performances at various locations, waypoint-theatre.org or 742-9079.“Church Basement Ladies” — Oct. 24-26. Based on Janet Martin’s book “Growing Up Lutheran” and adapted by Drew Jensen and Suzann J. Nelson. At the Berger.

  • “Nativity on the Square” — Dec. 12-13. A crèche comes to life in this comedy by Tom Long. Performed with “Christmas Classics,” a dash through holiday tales and traditions by Ruth and Charlie Jones. At Wakefield Middle School Auditorium, 101 W. 44th St.

Winding Road Theater Ensemble

Performances at the Cabaret Theatre at the Temple of Music and Art, windingroadtheater.org or 401-3626.“Death of a Salesman” — Nov. 6-23. Arthur Miller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about a traveling salesman with failed dreams.

2014 Fall Arts Preview: Vocal

Arizona Choral Society

Concerts are at Catalina United Methodist Church, 2700 E. Speedway, 579-5331.Handel’s Coronation Anthems — Nov. 23.

Arizona Repertory Singers

The 45-voice ensemble performs at venues around town. arsingers.org or 792-8141.Heavenly Light — Dec. 7, St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, 5150 N. Valley View Road; Dec. 14 and 19, Benedictine Monastery, 800 N. Country Club Road.

AwenRising

The a cappella chamber ensemble performs at various venues, 344-2936 or facebook.com/pages/AwenRising/157407014295408“Celebration: Sacred & Secular” — Oct. 24, Ascension Lutheran Church; Oct. 26, Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.

  • Holiday Concert — Dec. 19, Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church; Dec. 21, Christ Presbyterian Church, 6565 E. Broadway.

DesertView Performing Arts Center

Performances are at DesertView. saddlebrooketwo.com or 818-1000.SaddleBrooke Singers “Ring the Bells” — Dec. 5-7.

Desert Voices

Mixed voice choir performs around town. desertvoices.org or 791-9662.“From Our Home to Yours” — Dec. 13-14, St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church.

Musica Sonora

Performances at Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, musicasonora.org “The Fires of Love They Do Burn Hot” duets for soprano and bass — Oct. 26.

Pima Community College Center for the Arts

Performances are held at the Center for the Arts, centerforthearts@pima.edu or 206-6986.Cantores male a cappella quartet — Oct. 12.

  • Chorale & College Singers – Oct. 26, Dec. 5.

Sons of Orpheus

Performances at various locations, sonsoforpheus.orgHoliday Medley — Nov. 29, Dec. 15 The Westin La Paloma, 3800 E. Sunrise Drive.

  • 17th annual Holiday Benefit Concert for Community Food Bank — Dec. 3, Berger Center for the Performing Arts.
  • Holiday concert — Dec. 7, Tucson Estates, 5900 W. Western Way Circle.
  • 18th Annual “Christmas at San Xavier” — Dec. 9-11, Mission San Xavier del Bac, 1950 W. San Xavier Road, off Interstate 19. 
  • Holiday benefit concert — Dec. 19, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, 8650 N. Shannon Road.
  • Holiday with Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus — Dec. 21, Madera Clubhouse at Quail Creek Resort Community, 2055 E. Quail Crossing Blvd., Green Valley.

Southern Arizona Women’s Chorus

The all-female choir performs at various locations, southernarizonawomenschorus.org“Peace, Lullabies and Winter Song” — Dec. 7, Ascension Lutheran Church; Dec. 5 or 12 at Catalina Foothills High School, 4300 E. Sunrise (pending).

Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus

Boys choir performs in various locations, boyschorus.org or 296-6277.Holiday Concert — Dec. 14, Crowder Hall.

  • 18th Annual “Christmas at San Xavier” — Dec. 9-11, Mission San Xavier del Bac. 

Tucson Barbershop eXperience

The performing arm of the Tucson Sunshine Chapter of the Far Western District of the Barbershop Harmony Society performs around town. tucsonbarbershopharmony.orgVeterans Day Concert “Salute To Veterans” — Nov. 9, Pantano Baptist Church, 225 S. Pantano Road.

  • Barbershop Show with the Green Valley Aires — Nov. 23, Valley Presbyterian Church, 2800 Camino del Sol, Green Valley.
  • “12 Days of Christmas” Songfest — Dec. 4, Lowes Ventana Resort, 7000 Resort Ave., in the Hotel Atrium.
  • “We Need a Little Christmas” Show — Dec. 6, location to be announced.

Tucson Chamber Artists

Professional chorus has expanded its performances to venues throughout the region. tucsonchamberartists.org or 401-2651.“America the Beautiful” — Oct. 10 matinee at Desert Hills Lutheran Church, 2150 S Camino Del Sol, Green Valley; evening concert at Scottish Rite Temple, 160 S. Scott Ave. Oct. 11, Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church; Oct. 12, matinee at Vista de la Montaña Methodist Church, 3001 E. Miravista Lane, Catalina; evening concert St. Matthew Episcopal Church, 9071 E. Old Spanish Trail.

  • “Vivaldi Gloria” — Nov. 21, Catalina Foothills High School; Nov. 22, Valley Presbyterian Church, 2800 S. Camino Del Sol, Green Valley; Nov. 23 matinee, Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church; evening, St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 3738 Old Sabino Canyon Road.
  • “Christmas Lessons and Carols by Candlelight” — Dec. 12, St. Francis in the Valley Episcopal Church, 600 S. La Cañada Drive, Green Valley; Dec. 13, St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church; Dec. 14 matinee, St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church, evening, Church of the Apostles Episcopal Church, 12111 N. La Cholla Blvd., Oro Valley.
  • “Carmina Burana” — Jan. 23, Valley Presbyterian Church, 2800 S. Camino Del Sol, Green Valley; Jan. 24, Catalina Foothills High School; Jan. 25, Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Part of the Tucson Desert Song Festival.

Tucson Desert Song Festival

Third annual event is hosted by several groups in Tucson. Tickets available through those organizations. tucsondesertsongfestival.org or 1-888-546-3305.Tucson Symphony Orchestra with TSO Chorus and mezzo-soprano Angela Brower — Jan. 16, Tucson Music Hall.

  • Festival Songwriting Competition Finalist Showcase — Jan. 17, Holsclaw Hall.
  • Arizona Friends of Chamber Music with Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute — Jan. 18, Leo Rich Theatre.
  • Tucson Guitar Society with David Leisner and tenor Rufus Müller — Jan. 22, Holsclaw Hall.
  • Tucson Chamber Artists “Carmina Burana” — Jan. 23-25 (See TCA listings for locations).
  • Recital “Canción Amorosa: Songs of Spain”
  • — Jan. 29, Crowder Hall.
  • Arizona Opera’s “Eugene Onegin” — Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, Tucson Music Hall.
  • TSO Mozart Symphony No. 35 “Haffner” and Mahler’s “Das Lied von der Erde” — Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, Catalina Foothills High School.

Tucson Girls Chorus

Ensembles perform several times a year. tucsongirlschorus.org or 577-6064. “Sounds of Winter” — Dec. 14, Fox Tucson Theatre.

Tucson Symphony Orchestra

Conductor George Hanson winds up what will be a 20-year tenure with the orchestra. Performances at Tucson Music Hall unless noted. tucsonsymphony.org or 882-8585. Messiah and Bach Holiday Special with the TSO Chorus, soprano Sarah Tannehill Anderson and mezzo-soprano Korby Myrick— Dec. 13 and 14, Catalina Foothills High School.

  • The Symphony and Song with TSO Chorus and guest vocalists — Jan. 16 and 18. Part of the Tucson Desert Song Festival.

University of Arizona School of MusicStudent and faculty artist performances are at the UA School of Music venues —

  • Crowder or Holsclaw halls unless noted. music.arizona.edu or 621-1162.
  • Arizona Choir and UA Symphonic Choir — Oct. 12, First United Methodist Church, 915 E. Fourth St.
  • UA High School Honor Choir — Oct. 25, Crowder.
  • University Community Chorus and Orchestra — Nov. 2, Crowder.
  • “Holiday Card to Tucson” with guest choirs Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus and Tucson Girls Chorus — Dec. 7, St. Augustine Cathedral, 192 S. Stone Ave., downtown.
  • UA Wildcat High School Choir — Dec. 13, Crowder.

2014 Fall Arts Preview: World music

  • Beoga with Tir Conaill Dancers — Sept. 20, Berger Performing Arts Center.
  • Buckwheat Zydeco — Sept. 25, Rialto.
  • Raul Midon and Gaby Moreno — Sept. 27, Rialto.
  • Ramon Ayala — Oct. 18, Casino del Sol’s AVA.
  • Matisyahu — Oct. 28, Rialto.
  • David Broza 2014 — Oct. 30, Fox.
  • California Guitar Trio and Montreal Guitare Trio — Nov. 23, Rialto. 
  • Lunasa with Karan Casey — Dec. 14, Berger Performing Arts Center.
  • DakhaBrakha — Dec. 6, Rialto.
  • Merry-Achi Christmas — Dec. 18, Fox.

2014 Fall Arts Preview: Young at Art

Circus

UApresents

Performances at Reid Park, 900 S. Randolph Way, 621-3341.Zoppe Family Circus — Jan. 9-11. Acrobats, clowns, dogs, but no elephants and tigers, the Zoppe event is a step back to the old days of the circus. Performed under a tent at the park.

Dance

See the dance category for “Nutcracker” and other performances.

Music

Tucson Symphony Orchestra Just for Kids

Performances at the Tucson Symphony Center, tucsonsymphony.org or 882-8585.Rubato the Rattlesnake — Oct. 4.

  • A Magical Musical Mystery — Nov. 1.
  • Emily and the Ghost Flute — Dec. 6.
  • Juanita the Adventurous Chicken — Jan. 3.

Poetry

University of Arizona Poetry Center

Family Days at the Poetry Center include activities that explore language. At the Poetry Center, poetry.arizona.edu or 626-3765.Family Days — Sept. 20, Oct. 25, Nov. 22 and Dec. 6.

Theater

All Together Theatre

The family arm of Live Theatre Workshop. Performances at Live Theatre, livetheatreworkshop.org or 327-4242.

  • “Sleepy Hollow and the Ride of the Headless Stick-Horseman” — Through Nov. 9. The adaptation of the Washington Irving story is by Richard Gremel, with music and lyrics by David Ragland.
  • “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree: A Christmas Sing-A-Long” — Nov. 30-Dec. 21. The Christmas cheer is missing. By Gremel.
  • “The Snow Queen” — Jan. 11-March 22. An adaptation of the fairy tale by Michael Martinez, who also wrote the music.

Christian Youth Theatre

Performances at various locations, cyttucson.org or 751-7510.“Addams Family” — Oct. 17-19. Musical based on the creepy and kooky family of TV fame. By Marshall Brickman, Rick Elice and Andrew Lippa. At Pima Community College Proscenium Theatre.

  • “High School Musical Jr.” — Nov. 21-23. The East High kids are singing, dancing and making new friends. By David Simpatico with music adaptation by Bryan Louiselle. At Stevie Eller Dance Theatre.

Pima Community College

Performances at Pima’s Proscenium Theatre, pima.edu/cfa or 206-6986.“Stuart Little” — Sept. 24-Oct. 5. The E.B. White book about the much-loved mouse was adapted by Joseph Robinette.

2014 Fall Arts Preview: Contributors

Information in this special section was compiled by Kathleen Allen and Cathalena E. Burch. Design is by Maria Camou de Toledo; illustration by Chiara Bautista.

2014 Fall Performing Arts Preview: Venues

  • Ascension Lutheran Church, 1220 W. Magee Road, Oro Valley.
  • Artifact Dance Project Studio, 17 E. Toole Ave., artifactdanceproject.org or 780-6879.
  • Berger Performing Arts Center, 1200 W. Speedway, bergercenter.com or 770-3762.
  • Catalina Foothills High School, 4300 E. Sunrise Drive.
  • Casino del Sol’s AVA, 5655 W. Valencia Road, casinodelsol.com/ava-amphitheater or 838-6700.
  • Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Blvd., on the University of Arizona campus, 621-3341.
  • Club Congress, 311 E. Congress St., hotelcongress.com/club or
  • 622-8848.
  • Club Xs, 5851 E. Speedway, clubxstucson.com or 247-3588.
  • Community Performance and Arts Center, 1250 W. Continental Road, Green Valley, performingartscenter.org or 399-1750.
  • The Community Playhouse, 1881 N. Oracle Road, communityplayerstucson.org or 887-6239.
  • DesertView Performing Arts Center, 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive, SaddleBrooke, tickets.saddlebrooketwo.com or 825-2818.
  • DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center, in Reid Park, north of East 22nd Street and east of South Country Club Road.
  • Desert Diamond Casino, 1100 W. Pima Mine Road, desertdiamondcasino.com or 294-7777.
  • Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress St., foxtucsontheatre.org or 547-3040.
  • Fluxx, 414 E. 9th St., fluxxproductions.com or 882-0242.
  • The Flycatcher (formerly Plush), 340 E. Sixth St., theflycatchertucson.com or 207-9251.
  • Gaslight Theatre, 7010 E. Broadway, thegaslighttheatre.com or 886-9428.
  • Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2331 E. Adams St.
  • Great American Playhouse, 13005 N. Oracle Road, Oro Valley, greatamericanplayhouse.com or 512-5145.
  • The Invisible Theatre, 1400 N. First Ave., invisibletheatre.com or 882-9721.
  • Laffs Comedy Caffe, 2900 E. Broadway, laffstucson.com or 323-8669.
  • Live Theatre Workshop, 5317 E. Speedway, livetheatreworkshop.org or 327-4242.
  • Pima Community College Center for the Arts, 2202 W. Anklam Road, pima.edu/cfa or
  • 206-6986.
  • Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St., rialtotheatre.com or 740-1000.
  • The Rock, 136 N. Park Ave., rocktucson.com
  • The Rogue Theatre, 300 E. University Blvd., in the historic Y, theroguetheatre.org or 551-2053.
  • Sahuarita Auditorium, 350 W. Sahuarita Road, usd30.us/district/auditorium-2 or 625-3502. Ext. 1021.
  • St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 7650 N. Paseo del Norte.
  • St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church, 3809 E. Third St.
  • St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church, 4440 N. Campbell Ave.
  • Solar Culture, 31 E. Toole Ave., solarculture.org or 884-0874.
  • Stevie Eller Dance Theatre, 1737 E. University Blvd., 621-1162.
  • Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave., 622-2823.
  • Tucson Arena, Tucson Music Hall, Leo Rich Theatre, 260 S. Church Ave., cms3.tucsonaz.gov/tcc/ticketoffice or
  • 791-4101.
  • Tucson Symphony Center, 2175 N. Sixth Ave., tucsonsymphony.org or 882-8585.
  • Udall Park, 7290 E. Tanque Verde Road.
  • Unscrewed Theater, 3244 E. Speedway, unscrewedtheater.org or 289-8076.
  • UA Fine Arts Complex, Tornabene and Marroney theaters, Harold Dixon Directing Studio, Crowder Hall and Holsclaw Recital Hall, southeast corner of North Park Avenue and East Speedway, 621-1162.
  • UA Poetry Center, 1508 E. Helen St., poetry.arizona.edu or 626-3765.
  • Vail Theatre of the Arts, 10701 E. Mary Ann Cleveland Way, vtota.vail.k12.az.us or 879-3925.
  • Zuzi Theater, 738 N. Fifth Ave., zuzimoveit.org or 629-0237.

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