COMEDY
Unscrewed Theater Improv Shows — Dedicated Bakery, 4500 E. Speedway. Not Burnt Out Just Unscrewed Improv Comedy Troupe. 7-8:15 p.m. Fridays. Free. 289-8076. unscrewedtheater.org.
Trevor Noah — Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Blvd. 7-8:45 and 10-11:45 p.m. April 14. $35. 621-3341. uapresents.org.
Brew HAHA Comedy Showcase: Mike Enders — Borderlands Brewery, 119 E. Toole Ave., Central. Paul Fox, Roxy Merrari and Tristan Bowling. 8-10 p.m. April 16. Free. 261-8773. facebook.com.
DINNER THEATER
Rock-A-Billy Raceway — The Gaslight Theatre, 7010 E. Broadway. Gaslight actors in the 1950s, when hair gel and race cars were all the rage. Expect this hilarious melodrama to spoof famous shows such as Happy Days, Hair Spray, and Grease. Call for dates and times. $21.95. 886-9428. thegaslighttheatre.com.
Mystery and Magic Dinner Theater Playhouse — Skyline Country Club, 5200 E. St. Andrews Drive. A full three course table-served dining experience and 3-act, interactive comedy murder mystery whodunit and magic performance. 6:30-9:30 p.m. April 13, 14, 20. Through May 26. $75. 861-4800. mysterydinner.theater.
All Right Now Dance Party with The Rillito River Band — The Gaslight Music Hall, 13005 N. Oracle Road, Oro Valley. Rock n’ roll, folk- rock and folk. 7-9:30 p.m. April 13. $12.50. 529-1000. gaslightmusichall.com.
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.
Murder in Paradise — The Gaslight Music Hall, 13005 N. Oracle Road. When you walk in, you'll be given a name and identity. Everyone has secrets to hide and it's your opportunity to try to figure out what's what. Solve the mystery. 6-8 p.m. April 16. $38.95. 529-1000. gaslightmusichall.com.
MAGIC
Carnival of Illusion — Scottish Rite Grand Parlour, 160 S. Scott Ave. Magic and mystery. Ages 10 and up. 8 p.m. Saturdays. $35. 615-5299. carnivalofillusion.com.
POETRY
Poetry Festival Poetry Showcase — 191 Toole, 191 E. Toole Ave. The final event of the the festival with poets Kay Ulanday Barrett, Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, and CA Conrad. The theme of this year's festival: Poetry is Action. 7-9 p.m. April 14. Free. 445-6425. tucsonpoetryfestival.org.
National Poetry Month Open Mic Hour — Joyner-Green Valley Public Library, 601 N. La Cañada, Green Valley. Share a poem. 2-3 p.m. April 17. Free. 594-5295. pima.bibliocommons.com.
THEATER
Eurydice — Pima Community College Center for the Arts, 2202 W. Anklam Road. Focuses the ancient myth of ill-fated love not on the bereaved Orpheus but on his dead bride. 7:30 p.m. April 12-14, 19-20; 2 p.m. April 15. Through April 22. $18. 206-6986. pima.edu.
Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play — The Scoundrel and Scamp Theatre, 738 N. Fifth Ave. A play by Anne Washburn. Seven days after a cataclysmic event, survivors gather around a fire and find comfort in retelling the stories of Itchy and Scratchy, Bart and Lisa, Homer and Marge. 7:30-10:30 p.m. April 12-14 and 19-20; 2-5 p.m. April 15. Through April 22. $28. 448-3300. scoundrelandscamp.org.
Buried Child — Speak The Speech Theatre, 1881 N. Oracle Road. Sam Shepard's Pulitzer prize winning play. 7:30-10 p.m. April 12-14, 19-20; 2-4:30 p.m. April 8. Through April 22. $20. 904-8054. ststheatre.org.
The Pajama Game — Marroney Theatre, 1025 N. Olive Road. Rocky relationship between the new superintendent and the leader of the union grievance committee comes to a head when the workers strike for a raise, causing a conflict between labor and management. Ages 6 and up. 1:30 p.m. April 15, 21; 7:30 p.m. April 12-14, 19-20. Through April 28. $15-$31. 621-1162. theatre.arizona.edu. Jane Kivel with Campbell, Yost, Clare & Norell, P.C.
Women in Jeopardy — Live Theatre Workshop, 5317 E. Speedway. Trading their wine glasses for spy glasses. Suspecting a dentist boyfriend may be a serial killer. The ladies try to discover the truth. 7:30 p.m. April 12-14, 19-20; 3 p.m. April 15. Through May 5. $20. 327-4242. livetheatreworkshop.org.
Monty Python's Spamalot — Arizona Rose Theatre, 4500 N. Oracle Road. Adventures and dangers awaiting King Arthur and his knights of the very very very round table in their quest for the holy grail. 7-9 p.m. April 13 and 14; 2-4 p.m. April 15. $19. 888-0509. arizonarosetheatre.com.
Roadrunner Theatre Company: Perfect Timing — Roadrunner Theater, 8892 E. Tanque Verde Road. Set in the mad cap household of glamorous and neurotic art critic Cornelia Thorndike, her German maid and her splendidly sane secretary. 7-9 p.m. April 13, 14, 20; 2-4 April 8, 15. Through April 29. $20. 207-2491. roadrunnertheatrecompany.org.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame: The Musical — Berger Performing Arts Center, 1200 W. Speedway. The bold and dramatic theatrics interwoven with orchestral power and choral beauty, promise to transport audiences back to fifteenth century Paris and inside the cathedral walls made famous by Victor Hugo’s novel. 7-9:30 p.m. April 13 and 14; 2-4:30 p.m. April 14 and 15. $20. 319-0400. arts-express.org. Arts Express.
Spaceman Zero — Live Theatre Workshop, 5317 E. Speedway. Casper, a 6th grader, builds a rocket ship and ends up in space. Now the military and his parents just want him back. 12:30-2 p.m. April 15. Through June 3. $10. 327-4242. livetheatreworkshop.org.
The Man Who Came to Dinner — Ironwod Ridge High School Black Box, 2475 W. Naranja Drive, Oro Valley. Set during Christmas in the 1930s, famous radio personality Sheridan Whiteside is invited to dinner at the home of a rich factory owner. Before Whiteside enters the house, he falls and hurts his hip and ends up staying at the home to recover and consequently terrorizes the lives of everyone in the house. Tickets only sold at the door. 7-9:30 p.m. April 18-20. $8. 407-4244. facebook.com. Ironwood Ridge High School Advanced Theatre Class.
The Fishers Wish — MSA Annex, 267 Avenida Del Convento. Explore the mystical and whimsical world of the Fisherman and his Wife in Flam Chen's original Fish Tale made for all ages. 7-11 p.m. April 19, 20. Through April 28. $25. 272-9041. flamchen.com. Mercado District, Zocalo Magazine.
HARK! Community Performance Piece — YWCA, 525 N. Bonita Ave. An arts-based community engagement project aimed at reducing political and social polarization and isolation and building dialogue on issues of common concern. 7:30-9:30 p.m. April 19-20. Through April 29. $15. 884-7810. taprootproductions.com. YWCA.
Generator — Harold Dixon Directing Studio, Room #116, 1025 N. Olive Road. A year-long project in development, which focuses on current trends and challenges in traditional experimental performance, design, and dramaturgy. Ages 18 and up. 8 p.m. April 19-20. Through April 22. $7. 621-1162. tftv.arizona.edu.
The Little Glass Slipper — Valley of the Moon, 2544 E. Allen Road. Interactive, walking presentation of Cinderella. 6-8:30 p.m. April 20. Through May 6. $10. 323-1331. tucsonvalleyofthemoon.com.
