Tucson dinner theater, magic, poetry and theater for March 29-April 6

DINNER THEATER 

Mystery and Magic Dinner Theater Playhouse — Skyline Country Club, 5200 E. St. Andrews Drive. Three course table-served dining experience, and 3-act, interactive comedy murder mystery whodunit and magic performance. 6:30-9:30 p.m. March 30. $75. 861-4800. mysterydinner.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.

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

Local Author Series with Poet Tia Ballantine — Joyner-Green Valley Public Library, 601 N. La Cañada Drive. Ballantine will read a few poems from older books and more from her most recent books of poems "When Mountains Walk" and "About Face." 2-3 p.m. April 3. Free. 594-5295. pima.bibliocommons.com.

The Work of Ada Limón — University of Arizona Poetry Center, 1508 E. Helen St. Sarah Gzemski leads a Shop Talk on the work of Ada Limón. 6-8 p.m. April 3. Free. 626-3765. poetry.arizona.edu.

THEATER

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The Mermaid Hour — Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave. For Pilar and Bird, navigating their tween daughter Violet’s transition is tricky as they juggle not only their own opposing parenting styles, but also her impulsive nature. Last chance. 7:30-9:15 p.m. March 29-31; 2-3:45 p.m. March April 1. $27. 882-7406. borderlandstheater.org.

There Is A Happiness That Morning Is — The Scoundrel and Scamp Theatre, 738 N. Fifth Ave. The morning after a highly inappropriate display of public passion on the lawn, two Blake scholars find themselves in front of their classes, faced with an ultimatum: apologize or else. Last chance. 7:30-10 p.m. March 29-31; 2-4:30 p..m. March April 1. $22. 448-3300. scoundrelandscamp.org.

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. March 29-31, April 5, 6. Through May 5. $20. 327-4242. livetheatreworkshop.org.

Low Down Dirty Blues — Temple of Music & Art. A group of veteran blues musicians assembled for an after-hours jam session to swap stories and share their favorite low down dirty tunes. 7:30-9 p.m. March 30; 2-3:30 and 8-9:30 p.m. March 31. $25. 622-2823. arizonatheatre.org.

The Merchant of Venice — Tornabene Theatre, 1025 N. Olive Road. A journey into the best and worst of human nature. Ages 6 and up. Last chance. 7:30-9:30 p.m. March 30-April 1; 1:30-3:30 p.m. April 1. $17-$28. 621-1162. theatre.arizona.edu. Pat Engels and Richard Medland.

Staged Reading: Beckett's "Endgame" — The Rogue Theatre, 300 E. University Blvd. The play explores the human condition through a blind man and his fool. Discussion with cast and director follows the performance. 2-3:30 p.m. April 1. $17. 551-2053. theroguetheatre.org.

The Book of Mormon — Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University. A musical comedy that follows a mismatched pair of missionaries, sent halfway across the world to spread the good word. Ages 16 and up. 7:30 p.m. April 3-5, 6 p.m. April 6; 2 and 6 p.m. April 7; 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. April 8. $39. 1-800-745-3000. .

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 6. Through April 28. $20. 207-2491. roadrunnertheatrecompany.org.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame — Berger Performing Arts Center, 1200 W. Speedway. Victor Hugo’s story of love, acceptance and what it means to be a hero. 7-9:30 p.m. April 6. Through April 15. $20. 319-0400. arts-express.org. Arts Express.