COMEDY
Whose Live Anyway — Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress St. Improvised comedy and song. Bring your suggestions and you might be asked to join the cast onstage. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Nov. 1. $32-$77. 547-3040. foxtucson.com.
Not Burnt Out Just Unscrewed Improv Comedy Troupe — Unscrewed Theater, 4500 E. Speedway. Taking suggestions from the audience, performers create games and scenes right off the top of their heads. No scripts allowed, every show is different. 7:30-8:30 p.m. Nov. 2, 3, 9. $8. 289-8076. unscrewedtheater.org.
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.
Murder at the Cactus Casino- Interactive Murder Mystery Show — The Gaslight Music Hall, 13005 N. Oracle Road, Oro Valley. Comedy musical murder mystery and four course meal. 6-8 p.m. Nov. 5. $39. 529-1000. gaslightmusichall.com.
MAGIC
Carnival of Illusion: An Evening of Old-World Magic — Scottish Rite Grand Parlour, 160 S. Scott Ave. Vaudeville-inspired illusion show. Ages 8 and up. 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays. $35. 615-5299. carnivalofillusion.com.
POETRY
Poetry Circle — Oro Valley Public Library, 1305 W. Naranja Drive. Maggie Smith, contemporary poet serving as Consulting Editor to the Kenyon Review. This event is for adults and teens. 2-3:30 p.m. Nov. 8. Free. 594-5580.
THEATER
SCROOGE! — The Gaslight Theatre, 7010 E. Broadway. Gaslight-style adaptation. Call for show dates and times. Through Jan. 5. $22.95. 886-9428. thegaslighttheatre.com.
The Vampire — The Gaslight Theatre. 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. Call for dates and times. Through Nov. 4. $22.95. 886-9428. thegaslighttheatre.com.
Death By Design — Live Theatre Workshop, 5317 E. Speedway. Set during a weekend in an English country manor in 1932, Edward Bennett, a playwright, and his wife, Sorel Bennett, an actress, flee London and head to Cookham after a disastrous opening night. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Nov. 1-3, 8, 9; 3-5 p.m. Nov. 4. Through Nov. 11. $20. 327-4242. livetheatreworkshop.org.
Good People — The Historic Y, 738 N. Fifth Ave. Directed by Co-Artistic Director Glen Coffman. Darkly hilarious. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Nov. 1, 2, 8, 9; 2-4 p.m. Nov. 3, 4. Through Nov. 17. $28. 401-3626. windingroadtheater.org. Winding Road Theater Ensemble.
The Busy World is Hushed by Keith Bunin — Invisible Theatre, 1400 N. First Ave. Hannah, an Episcopal Minister, hires a young academic named Brandt to ghost-write her new controversial book on the Gnostic Gospels. Ages 13 and up. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Nov. 1, 2, 7-9; 3-5 p.m. Nov. 3, 4. Through Nov. 11. $35. 882-9721. invisibletheatre.com.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time — The Rogue Theatre, 300 E. University Blvd. In a rushing, shifting theatrical style, a boy with autism investigates the murder of his neighbor's dog. Based on the novel by Mark Haddon. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Nov. 1-3, 8, 9; 2-4 p.m. Nov. 3, 4. Through Nov. 18. $38. 551-2053. theroguetheatre.org.
"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" adapted by Simon Stephens — The Rogue Theatre, 300 E. University Blvd. In a rushing, shifting theatrical style, the story is told of a brilliant autistic boy of fifteen and his amateur investigation of the killing of a dog. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Nov. 1-3, 8, 9; 2-4 p.m. Nov. 3, 4. Through Nov. 18. $15-$38. 551-2053. theroguetheatre.org.
The Good Doctor — Tucson High Magnet School, 400 N. Second Ave. Neil Simon's classic interpretation of the stories of Anton Chekhov. Last chance. 7-9:15 p.m. Nov. 2 and 3. $10. 225-5326.
The Real Machiavelli by Monica Bauer — Roadrunner Theatre, 8892 E. Tanque Verde Road. One part sex farce, one part Italian-style commedia, and one part commentary on politics. The Real Machiavelli is a play about the power of love and the love of power. 7-9 p.m. Nov. 2, 3, 9; 2-4 p.m. Nov. 4. Through Nov. 11. $20. 207-2491. roadrunnertheatrecompany.org.
Arizona Repertory Theatre Sister Act — Marroney Theatre on UA Campus, 1025 N. Olive Road. Up-and-coming singer Deloris Van Cartier aspires to be the next Donna Summer in 1970s Philadelphia. Her life is changed forever when she witnesses her gangster boyfriend, Curtis, commit murder. Last chance. 1:30-3:30 p.m. Nov. 4; 7:30-9:30 p.m. Nov. 2 and 3. $20-$31. 621-1162. Jane Kivel.
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. Nov. 4. $10. 327-4242. livetheatreworkshop.org.
Arizona Repertory Theatre The Cripple of Inishmaan — Tornabene Theatre on UA Campus, 1025 N. Olive Road. Off the west coast of Ireland, on the remote Island of Inishmaan, word arrives that a Hollywood film is to be shot on a neighboring island. The one person who wants to be in the film more than anybody is young “Cripple Billy,” an orphan in search of escape from the oppression of his daily life. 1:30-3:30 p.m. Nov. 4; 7:30-9:30 p.m. Nov. 5, 7-9. Through Dec. 2. $17-$28. 621-1162. Pat Engels & Richard Medland.
Tartuffe — Pima Community College Center for the Arts, 2202 W. Anklam Road. A sardonic comedy set in the era of King Louis XVI of France. The story takes place in the home of the wealthy Orgon, where Tartuffe-a fraud and a pious imposter-has insinuated himself. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Nov. 8, 9. Through Nov. 18. $17. 206-6986. pima.edu.
