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鈥淒ogs of Rwanda鈥 鈥 Scoundrel and Scamp Theatre, 738 N. Fifth Ave. See story.
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鈥淓谤补蝉别诲鈥 鈥 Harold Dixon Directing Studio, Drama Building, Room 116, 1025 N. Olive Road in the University of 蜜聊直播 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.
鈥淭he Magic of Dawn鈥 鈥 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. .
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Steve Wood digs into an orange, one of the brilliant things in Live Theatre Workshop鈥檚 鈥淓very Brilliant Thing.鈥
鈥淓very Brilliant Thing鈥 鈥 Live Theatre Workshop, 5317 E. Speedway. You鈥檙e 6 years old. Mum鈥檚 in the hospital. Dad says she鈥檚 鈥渄one something stupid.鈥 So you start to make a list of everything that鈥檚 brilliant about the world. Everything that鈥檚 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. .

Andy Miller, left, and Gianbari Debora Deebom in Pima Community College鈥檚 production of 鈥淭he Magic Rainforest: An Amazon Journey.鈥
鈥The Magic Rainforest: An Amazon Journey鈥 鈥 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. 鈥淭he Magic Rainforest鈥 is by Jos茅 Cruz Gonz谩lez, who wrote 鈥淭he Astronaut Farmworker,鈥 which Pima staged a few years back. It鈥檚 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 Company鈥檚 production of 鈥淭he Underpants.鈥
鈥淭he Underpants鈥 鈥 Roadrunner Theatre, 8892 E. Tanque Verde Road. Steve Martin鈥檚 wild satire adapted from the classic German play about Louise and Theo Markes, a couple whose conservative existence is shattered when Louise鈥檚 bloomers fall down in public. Final performances are 7 p.m. Oct. 5 and 6; 2 p.m. Oct. 7. $20. 207-2491. .

蜜聊直播 Repertory Theatre is staging Elaine Romero鈥檚 鈥淟ike Heaven.鈥 From left, Anza Keller, Rebecca Galcik, Gabriela Giusti, Eavan Clare Brunswick.
鈥淟ike Heaven鈥 鈥 Tornabene Theatre on UA Campus, 1025 N. Olive Road. University of 蜜聊直播 Professor Elaine Romero wrote this play about four women confronting big-time changes in their life. Brent Gibbs directs the 蜜聊直播 Repertory Theatre production. Final performances are. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5 and 6, 1:30 p.m. Oct. 7; $28. 621-1162.
鈥淧eter and the Starcatcher鈥 鈥 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. .
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鈥淭he Vampire鈥 鈥 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. .
鈥凄别补迟丑迟谤补辫鈥 鈥 蜜聊直播 Rose Theatre, 4500 N. Oracle Road, Suite 329. Murder mystery. When a once successful Broadway playwright struggles to overcome a dry spell that鈥檚 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. .
鈥淭he Grand Canyon Mystery鈥 鈥 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. .