Review
“My Life in Sports” — Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre. See story, Page 9.
Opening
“We May Not Have Answers, But We Sure As Hell Have Some Questions” — Live Theatre Workshop, 5317 E. Speedway. Chloe Loos leads a group of actors — Julian Cardenas, Taylor Hernandez and Alexandra Totillo — through a short play depicting important issues in our community: health and health care. 10:30-11:30 p.m. Jan. 26; 7-9 p.m. Jan. 27. $10. 327-4242.
Last chance
Ryan Parker Knox as Benedick and Holly Griffith as Beatrice star in the Shakespeare comedy “Much Ado About Nothing.”
“Much Ado About Nothing” — The Rogue Theatre, 300 E. University Blvd. in the Historic Y. The company gives an absolutely giddy production of the Shakespeare comedy about love and all its complications. Joseph McGrath directs a large and fine cast led by Holly Griffith, Ryan Parker Knox, Bryn Booth and Hunter Hnat. Final performances are 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24-26, and 2 p.m. Jan. 27. Tickets are $38, with discounts available. TheRogueTheatre.org or 551-2053.
“Guys and Dolls”— Community Performance and Art Center, 1250 W. Continental Road, Green Valley. The Santa Cruz Shoestring Players present the musical about a slew of gamblers who will bet money on just about anything, including a wager that a smooth-talking con man can persuade a woman from a Salvation Army band to fly off to Cuba with him for the night. The Frank Loesser music includes irresistible tunes such as “Adelaide’s Lament” and “Sit Down You’re Rocking the Boat.” 7-9 p.m. Jan. 24-26; 3-5 p.m. Jan. 27. $20. 399-1750.
Continuing
Roger Owen and Cynthia Jeffrey in “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.”
“Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” — Temple of Music and Art Cabaret Theater, 330 S. Scott. Tennessee Williams’ family drama about greed, passion, lies and liars gets a solid production from Roadrunner Theatre Company. Sara Jackson, Robert Anthony Peters, Roger Owen and Cynthia Jeffery lead the cast; Mark Klugheit directs. 7:30-10 p.m. Jan. 24-26; 2:30-5 p.m. Jan. 26 and 27. $20. 207-2491.
Live Theatre Workshop’s “Stage Kiss” features, front, Shanna Brock and Matt Copley, and, rear, Jubilee Reynolds, Keith Wick and
“Stage Kiss” — Live Theatre Workshop, 5317 E. Speedway. Playwright Sarah Ruhl takes us into the lives of two actors — once lovers — who are cast opposite each other in a play in which they are required to kiss. A lot. That spells trouble for them. Every laugh is wrung out of this uproarious comedy, thanks to a cast led by Shanna Brock and Stephen Frankenfield. Sabian Trout directs. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Jan. 24-26, 31 and Feb. 1; 3-5 p.m. Jan. 27. Through Feb. 16. $20. 327-4242.
“The Belle of Tombstone” at Tucson’s Gaslight Theatre, 7010 E. Broadway, goes back to the days of bar room brawls, stage coach robberies and high-stepping saloon girls.
“The Belle of Tombstone” — The Gaslight Theatre, 7010 E. Broadway. A trip back to the days of bar-room brawls, stagecoach robberies and high-stepping saloon girls. Call for show dates and times. $22.95. 886-9428.
“Two Trains Running” — Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave. August Wilson’s play is part of his 10-play Pittsburgh Cycle — he wrote a play about the African-American experience in each decade of the 20th century. “Two Trains Running” takes place in the ’60s, when the Black Power movement was on the rise and big changes are rumbling through the country. It is set in a cafe that’s a neighborhood gathering place and is destined for destruction thanks to urban renewal. Lou Bellamy directs; the cast is made up of James Craven, Erika LaVonn, Cedric Mays, Lester Purry, Alan Bomar Jones, Dennis W. Spears and Ahanti Young. 7:30-10 p.m. Jan. 24 (preview), 26, 29-31 and Feb. 1; 7-9 p.m. Jan. 27; 2-4 p.m. Jan. 27 and 30. Through Feb. 9. $25-$66. 622-2823.
Taylor Thomas, Adrian Encinas and Amanda Gremel in Live Theatre Workshop’s “The Brave Knight, Sir Lancelot.”
“The Brave Knight, Sir Lancelot” — Live Theatre Workshop, 5317 E. Speedway. Another LTW original play for the whole family. Richard Gremel penned this one about Lancelot’s quest to find action, adventure, dragons and damsels in distress. Why? Because he wants to be a knight, of course. 12:30-1:30 p.m. Sundays through March 24. $10. 327-4242. livetheatreworkshop.org.
