COMEDY
Not Burnt Out Just Unscrewed Improv Comedy Troupe — Unscrewed Theater, 4500 E. Speedway. Taking suggestions from the audience they create games and scenes right off the top of their heads no scripts allowed, every show is different. 7:30-8:30 p.m. Oct. 26, 27, Nov. 2. $8. 289-8076. unscrewedtheater.org.
Not Burnt Out Just Unscrewed Improv Comedy Troupe Uncensored Shows — Unscrewed Theater. Taking suggestions from the audience they create games and scenes right off the top of their heads (no scripts allowed!), every show is different. 9-10:30 p.m. Oct. 27. $8. 289-8076. unscrewedtheater.org.
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.
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. Oct. 29. $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. This month's topic: Alan Seeger "Great War Poet WWI." This event is for adults and teens. 2-3:30 p.m. Oct. 25. Free. 594-5580.
Sky Bar Poetry Open Mic — Sky Bar, 536 N. Fourth Ave. Featured poets Dan Gilmore and Tom Speer. Open mic sign-up begins at 6:30 p.m. 7-9 p.m. Oct. 28. Free. 622-4300.
THEATER
Clue: On Stage — The Gregory School, 3231 N. Craycroft Road. Join the iconic oddballs known as Scarlet, Plum, White, Green, Peacock, and Mustard as they race to find the murderer in Boddy Manor before the body count stacks up. Based on the cult classic film and the popular board game, Clue is a madcap comedy that will keep you guessing until the final twist. 7-9 p.m. Oct. 25 and 26. $8. 327-6395. gregoryschool.org.
The Vampire — 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.
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. 1:30-3:30 p.m. Oct. 27, 28; 7:30-9:30 p.m. Oct. 25-27, Nov. 2 and 3. Through Nov. 4. $20-$31. 621-1162. Jane Kivel.
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. Oct. 25-27, Nov. 1, 2; 3-5 p.m. Oct. 28. Through Nov. 17. $20. 327-4242. livetheatreworkshop.org.
Eurydice — The Scoundrel and Scamp Theatre, 738 N. Fifth Ave. The story of Orpheus and Eurydice told through love letters lost between Hell and Earth. Directed by Claire Marie Mannle. Ages 14 and up. Last chance. 7:30-9 p.m. Oct. 25-27; 2-3:30 p.m. Oct. 28. $15-$28. 448-3300. scoundrelandscamp.org.
Men on Boats by Jaclyn Backhaus — Temple of Music and Art Cabaret, 330 S. Scott Ave. Captain John Wesley Powell leads a raucous, dangerous expedition to discover the Grand Canyon. A mostly true, gender-bent historical comedy. Last chance. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Oct. 25-27; 2-4 p.m. Oct. 28. $25. 468-6111. somethingsomethingtheatre.com. Something Something Theatre.
Haunted Ruins: The Magic of Dawn — Valley of the Moon, 2544 E. Allen Road. A fairy born without wings embarks on a journey where she must learn with or without wings the power of kindness is magical in and of itself. Last chance. 6-9 p.m. Oct. 26-28. $10. 323-1331. tucsonvalleyofthemoon.com.
The Good Doctor — Tucson High Magnet School, 400 N. Second Ave. Neil Simon's classic interpretation of the stories of Anton Chekhov. 7-9:15 p.m. Oct. 26, 27, 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. Oct. 26, 27, Nov. 2; 2-4 p.m. Oct. 28. Through Nov. 11. $20. 207-2491. roadrunnertheatrecompany.org.
It Can't Happen Here — Sky Islands High School, 6000 E. 14th St. Based on Lewis’ eerily prescient 1935 novel, this play is a cautionary dark satire about the fragility of democracy and the ease with which fascism can take hold, even in the land of liberty. 7:30-9 p.m. Oct. 26; 2-3:30 p.m. Oct. 28. $15. 401-3626. windingroadtheater.org. Winding Road Theater Ensemble.
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. Oct. 28. Through Nov. 11. $10. 327-4242. livetheatreworkshop.org.
Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End — Temple of Music & Art, 330 S. Scott Ave. A comic look at one of our country’s most beloved voices. 7-8:30 p.m. Oct. 28; 2-3:30 and 7:30-9 p.m. Nov. 10. $25-$90. 622-2823. arizonatheatre.org. I. Michael and Beth Kasser.
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. Oct. 30-Nov. 2. Through Nov. 11. $35. 882-9721. invisibletheatre.com.
SCROOGE — The Gaslight Theatre, 7010 E. Broadway. Gaslight-style adaptation. Call for show dates and times. Through Jan. 5, 2019. $22.95. 886-9428. thegaslighttheatre.com.
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. Through Nov. 18. $28. 401-3626. windingroadtheater.org. Winding Road Theater Ensemble.
"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, 2. Through Nov. 18. $38. 551-2053. theroguetheatre.org.
