Review
βDogs of Rwandaβ β Scoundrel and Scamp Theatre, 738 N. Fifth Ave. See story.
Opening
βErasedβ β Harold Dixon Directing Studio, Drama Building, Room 116, 1025 N. Olive Road in the University of Arizona Fine Arts Complex. MFA theater students directed this collection of seven 10-minute original plays responding to erasure, or the act of scraping, expunging, effacing, deleting, or obliterating. 8 p.m. Oct. 4-6; 2 p.m. Oct. 7. $7. 621-1162.
βThe Magic of Dawnβ β Valley of the Moon, 2544 E. Allen Road. A fairy born without wings must learn that the power of kindness is magical in and of itself. Every 20 minutes, 6-9 p.m. Fridays through Sundays through Oct. 28. $10. 323-1331. Tucsonvalleyofthemoon.com.
Last chance
Steve Wood digs into an orange, one of the brilliant things in Live Theatre Workshopβs βEvery Brilliant Thing.β
βEvery Brilliant Thingβ β Live Theatre Workshop, 5317 E. Speedway. Youβre 6 years old. Mumβs in the hospital. Dad says sheβs βdone something stupid.β So you start to make a list of everything thatβs brilliant about the world. Everything thatβs worth living for. Steve Wood is the lone actor and he does a wondrous job telling the story to the audience. Sabian Trout directed. Final performances are 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4-6. $20. 327-4242. livetheatreworkshop.org.
Andy Miller, left, and Gianbari Debora Deebom in Pima Community Collegeβs production of βThe Magic Rainforest: An Amazon Journey.β
βThe Magic Rainforest: An Amazon Journeyβ β Pima Community College Center for the Arts, West Campus, 2202 W. Anklam Road. Every year, Pima opens its season with a play geared toward children but delights adults, too. βThe Magic Rainforestβ is by JosΓ© Cruz GonzΓ‘lez, who wrote βThe Astronaut Farmworker,β which Pima staged a few years back. Itβs about a young boy, Aki, who sets out to save his village in the Amazon from the fire demon that threatens its destruction. Mickey Nugent directs the student cast. Final performances are 7 p.m. Oct. 5 and 6; 2 p.m. Oct. 6 and 7. $8. 206-6986.
From left, Diana Ouradnik, Tyler Gastelum, Chelsea Renee Lang, Lionel Swanson, John Reimann and David Zinke in The Roadrunner Theatre Companyβs production of βThe Underpants.β
βThe Underpantsβ β Roadrunner Theatre, 8892 E. Tanque Verde Road. Steve Martinβs wild satire adapted from the classic German play about Louise and Theo Markes, a couple whose conservative existence is shattered when Louiseβs bloomers fall down in public. Final performances are 7 p.m. Oct. 5 and 6; 2 p.m. Oct. 7. $20. 207-2491. roadrunnertheatrecompany.org.
Arizona Repertory Theatre is staging Elaine Romeroβs βLike Heaven.β From left, Anza Keller, Rebecca Galcik, Gabriela Giusti, Eavan Clare Brunswick.
βLike Heavenβ β Tornabene Theatre on UA Campus, 1025 N. Olive Road. University of Arizona Professor Elaine Romero wrote this play about four women confronting big-time changes in their life. Brent Gibbs directs the Arizona Repertory Theatre production. Final performances are. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5 and 6, 1:30 p.m. Oct. 7; $28. 621-1162.
βPeter and the Starcatcherβ β Whistle Stop Depot, 127 W. Fifth St. Arts Express brings alive the century-old story of how a miserable orphan boy becomes the legendary Peter Pan. Final performances are 7 p.m. Oct. 5-7; 2 p.m. Oct. 6 and 7. $20. 319-0400. arts-express.org.
Continuing
βThe Vampireβ β The Gaslight Theatre, 7010 E. Broadway. 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. Through Nov. 4. Call for dates and times. $22.95. 886-9428. thegaslighttheatre.com.
βDeathtrapβ β Arizona Rose Theatre, 4500 N. Oracle Road, Suite 329. Murder mystery. When a once successful Broadway playwright struggles to overcome a dry spell thatβs resulted in a string of flops and a shortage of funds, anxiety ensues. His fortunes turn when one of his students shares a brilliant new script with blockbuster potential. Resolved to resurrect his collapsing career, the covetous playwright conceives of a treacherous trap to snare the script and take credit for its creation. Ira Levin wrote the play, Luke Howell directs, and the cast is made up of Karl Haas, Chris Koval, Ron Kari, Anne Koepf and Veronica Conran. 2 p.m. Oct. 7; 7 p.m. Oct. 6. Continues through Oct. 14. $17. 888-0509. Arizonarosetheatre.com.
βThe Grand Canyon Mysteryβ β 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 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 11. $10. 327-4242. livetheatreworkshop.org.
