BORDERLANDS THEATER presents ANITA, a world premiere musical

BORDERLANDS THEATER

presents

 

 

ANITA

A  W O R L D  P R E M I E R E  M U S I C A L

 

 

“I laughed, I cried, I felt seen like never before.”

— Development Reading Audience Member

A joyful, heartfelt, and electrifying new musical infused with cumbia, reggaeton, bolero, and R&B-pop. Anita is a locally developed, original story rooted in the heart of Tucson’s Barrio Anita—a celebration of community, identity, and the music that moves us.

 

 

PRODUCTION DETAILS

Dates	April 2 – 19, 2026
Venue	Leo Rich Theater, Tucson Convention Center
Address	260 S. Church Ave., Tucson, AZ 85701
Tickets	Available online — avoid fees at the TCC Box Office, Mon–Fri, 10 AM–4 PM
Website	www.borderlandstheater.org/anita
Presented by	Borderlands Theater | 151 S. Granada Ave., Tucson, AZ 85701

 

 

 

ABOUT THE PRODUCTION

Anita is more than a musical—it is a world premiere born from years of community storytelling, oral histories, and artistic collaboration rooted in Tucson’s Barrio Anita neighborhood. Developed through workshops and development readings that drew enthusiastic responses from preview audiences, this original work blends vibrant Latin music traditions with contemporary R&B-pop to create a theatrical experience unlike any other.

Borderlands Theater, now in its fourth decade of producing socially engaged theater by and for the Tucson community, brings this landmark production to the Leo Rich Theater for a limited three-week engagement. The production reflects the organization’s ongoing commitment to amplifying Latinx stories and building cultural bridges through the performing arts.

 

 

 

GET INVOLVED

Borderlands Theater relies on community volunteers to make its productions possible. Volunteer to work the merchandise table and enjoy the show at no charge. Load-in and strike volunteers receive two complimentary tickets each. To sign up, visit the Borderlands Theater website and select a volunteer slot.

The theater also invites community members to support this landmark premiere through a financial contribution. Every gift directly enables original, locally developed theater that reflects and celebrates our community.

 

 

 

Borderlands Theater  •  151 S. Granada Ave., Tucson, AZ 85701

www.borderlandstheater.org/anita

 

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SCOUNDREL & SCAMP THEATRE presents THÉÂTRE DE CUISINE

SCOUNDREL & SCAMP THEATRE

presents

THÉÂTRE DE CUISINE

By Wolfe Bowart  ✦  with Chef Patricia Espinosa

 

Part Cirque. Part Haute Cuisine. All Magic. All Delight.

 

Join Scoundrel and Scamp and Wolfe Bowart for an evening of fine dining and the fantastical — a circus-inspired theatrical experience that unfolds around you as you dine. Elegantly presented dishes by Chef Patricia Espinosa are paired with humorous, poetic, and adventurous short theatrical numbers. So unhook your corsets, let loose the reins on your appetites, and relax into the comforting arms of Théâtre de Cuisine!

The evening features a five-course Caribbean dinner served throughout the performance, with a delightful story emerging around the audience — including Trapeze, world-class juggling, and stage illusions!

FEATURING

Zac Austin  ·  Xochitl Martinez  ·  Monica Silva  ·  NIKA   and live music by Strange Routine

 

Performance Schedule

DATE	TIME
Thursday, March 26, 2026	6:00 PM
Friday, March 27, 2026	6:00 PM
Saturday, March 28, 2026	6:00 PM
Sunday, March 29, 2026	2:00 PM
Friday, April 3, 2026	6:00 PM
Saturday, April 4, 2026	6:00 PM

 

Tickets: $125  (all inclusive — dinner + performance + fees)

Scoundrel Society Members receive $25 off  ·  Ages 12+

Runtime: approximately 150 minutes (5 courses)  ·  No late seating

 

Venue

The Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre at The Historic Y

738 N 5th Avenue #131, Tucson, AZ 85705

Main entrance via the parking lot off 5th Avenue

 

The Menu — Caribbean Cuisine by Chef Patricia Espinosa

Appetizer: Tostones Rellenos with Shrimp Creole

Crispy twice-fried green plantain cups filled with Cuba-style shrimp in spiced red sauce. Vegetarian option available.

Soup: Cuban-Style Black Bean Soup

Silky, aromatic, and comforting — served with a toasted slice of French baguette.

Salad: Mixed Green Salad

Mixed greens with radicchio and cucumber in a lemon vinaigrette.

Main Course: Ropa Vieja

Slow-cooked shredded beef in a savory tomato-based sauce with bold, well-balanced Cuban flavors. Vegetarian eggplant option available.

Dessert: Coconut Milk Custard

Creamy and silky-smooth, topped with caramelized sugar — the perfect finish to an enchanting evening.

 

Tickets & Information

Buy online: tix.com/ticket-sales/scoundrelandscamp/7551

Box Office: (520) 448-3300  ·  boxoffice@scoundrelandscamp.org

Scoundrel Society members: call or email to redeem $25 discount

 

Supported in part by the Community Foundation of Southern Arizona and the Arizona Commission on the Arts.

scoundrelandscamp.org  ·  738 N 5th Ave #131, Tucson AZ 85705  ·  (520) 448-3300

 

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ARIZONA ARTS LIVE, THE TUCSON STUDIO, presents Britt Warner - Poetry . Music . Spontaneity

ARIZONA ARTS LIVE

presents

THE TUCSON STUDIO

 

Britt Warner

with Joe Novelli

Poetry • Music • Spontaneity

Friday, March 20, 2026   •   7:30 PM

Sunshine Wine   |   15 N. Santa Rita Tucson, AZ

 

About the Performance

There’s a moment in a Britt Warner performance where the room shifts. Something in the way her vocals drift between the structured and the spontaneous, the written and the felt. She is a poet, a prose writer, and a songwriter who resists a single lane — and her voice has been heard across trailers for Burberry, Hulu, Netflix, and HBO.

For this intimate evening, Britt Warner joins local composer Joe Novelli for a singular night in The Tucson Studio series. Expect a mix of poetry from her latest book and melodies conjured on the spot — performed in the warm, welcoming surroundings of Sunshine Wine.

 

About The Tucson Studio

The Tucson Studio is a live music series from Arizona Arts Live celebrating local musicians and the vibrant Tucson music scene. Each performance transforms a unique space — from neighborhood wine bars to historic venues — into an intimate concert experience.

 

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW

 

https://tapandbottle.revelup.online/store/4/category/1853/subcategory/1854

 

 

 

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ARIZONA ARTS LIVE PRESENTS: CAMILLE A. BROWN & DANCERS

 

 

ARIZONA ARTS LIVE

PRESENTS

 

CAMILLE A. BROWN

& DANCERS

 

I  A M

Bold. Powerful. Joyful. Unstoppable.

Thursday, March 19, 2026  |  7:30 PM

Centennial Hall  |  University of Arizona, Tucson

Run Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

“Takes her signature interweaving of African diasporic dance forms to new heights.”

— The New York Times

 

ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE

In her newest work, I Am, five-time Tony Award-nominated choreographer Camille A. Brown explores Black joy and dreams up new futures, opening up creative possibilities for how we can all live and be in the world. Drawing on the world of Lovecraft Country and rooted in the social dances of the African Diaspora, this electrifying evening blends athletic precision with cultural storytelling. With her company of fearless dancers and live music, Brown creates movement that feels joyful and unstoppable.

Known for blending powerful storytelling with dynamic movement, Brown’s work taps into ancestral and contemporary stories to capture deeply personal experiences and cultural narratives of African American identity. She made history in 2022 as the first Black woman to direct and choreograph a Broadway play since Katherine Dunham in 1955, with the revival of for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf. Within the same season, she became the first Black artist at The Metropolitan Opera to direct a mainstage production.

 

TICKETS & INFORMATION

Tickets available at: arizonaartslive.com  |  Ticketmaster

Venue: Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85721

Learn more: arizonaartslive.com/camille-a-brown-and-dancers

 

 

Arizona Arts Live  •  University of Arizona  •  Centennial Hall  •  Tucson, Arizona

 

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Live Theatre Workshop: Major Barbara This Thursday & Friday

 

From: Live Theatre Workshop <info@livetheatreworkshop.org>
Sent: Monday, March 9, 2026 8:03 AM
Subject: Major Barbara This Thursday & Friday

 

 

 

Major Barbara

By George Bernard Shaw

 

Staged Reading

March 12th & 13th at 7pm

 

Young, charity-driven Barbara learns her father's fortune comes from making weapons, she must grapple with the messy truth about doing good in a flawed world. Shaw's sharp, witty comedy asks: can ideals survive in a world built on compromise? 

 

In collaboration with Pima Community College, Live Theatre Workshop seeks to blend new voices with old stories. Diverse casting and exciting new takes on classical pieces help us bring a depth and a light to canon. We can claim our own stories. We can shine new light. All the while, pairing individuals who are new to acting and theatre, with talented and mentoring actors in an effort to teach, guide and learn together. We all win. The stories. The cast. The community.

 

Tickets for Major Barbara

 

 

COMING SOON

 

 

 

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike


By Christopher Durang

 

March 20th - April 12th

 

Step into the hilariously dysfunctional world of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Christopher Durang's Tony Award-winning comedy that's equal parts cheeky, chaotic, and deeply heartfelt!

 

Come for the biting wit, stay for the absurd Chekhovian twists, and leave with a grin on your face. Drama, comedy, and a touch of existential dread. This play has it all.

 

*Contains adult language and themes

 

 

 

Purchase Tickets Here

 

 

 

The 7th Annual

Young Playwrights of Tucson

 

May 29th - 31st

 

A short play festival featuring the winners of Live Theatre Workshop's acclaimed Young Playwrights of Tucson Competition. Tucson is a hub for some of the most talented emerging playwrights in the country, and these performances are a chance to catch their rising talents before they hit the big time. These student produced plays are full of outstanding wit, humor, and elevate the voices and stories of the next generation of playwrights and artists in our community and beyond. Under the mentorship of Live Theatre Workshop's professional team, year after year, these new plays inspire, delight, and bring hope to sold-out audiences.

 

Tickets for The 7th Annual Young Playwrights Festival

 

 

 

Support LTW and Make a Donation Here

 

 

 

Live Theatre Workshop | 3322 E. Fort Lowell Rd. | Tucson, AZ 85716 US

 

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Old Pueblo Playwrights weekly meeting 3-9-26

 

From: David Zinke <dzinkmeister@yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, March 9, 2026 5:49 AM
Subject: Reminder/Invitation to attend OPP weekly meeting 3-9-26

 

Old Pueblo Playwrights cordially invite you to attend their weekly meeting, Monday, March 9, 2026 beginning at 7 pm. 

 

This will be the second of three Hybrid meetings for the month of March. That means you can join us two ways.  Either in person at St. Francis in the Foothills, Room 50, ( Campus map attached) or in our dedicated Zoom room hosted by OPP Treasurer, Mel Hector. (Zoom link below). 

 

FEATURED PLAYWRIGHT: LIISA ROSE 

"Support and Defend" by Liisa Rose  (Full length play)   SCRIPT ATTACHED

CAST:

LT. COL. JEREMY OAKES, 39- Deceased - Stephen Frankenfield

COLONEL KEITH MAYER, 47- Jeremy's friend and mentor- Christopher Younggren 

LAUREL OAKES, 43- Jeremy's wife/widow- Kelli Gonda

MATTHEW "MATTIE" OAKES, 21 Jeremy and Laurel's son- Tyler McNeil

CAITLYN OAKES, 19- Jeremy and Laurel's daughter- Rain Gouda    

VOICE/USAF SERGEANT/ARMY MAJOR , 30's Played by same actor- Eric Everts

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OPP MASTER SCHEDULE 2026 

MAR       16 HYBRID  OPEN

MAR      23 ZOOM  OPEN

MAR       30 ZOOM  OPEN

MAR      31 FIRST DAY OF TECH FOR

NEW PLAY FESTIVAL 2026  time TBA

                PRESENTED AT: "Invisible Theatre"  

APR       1 WED TECH  times TBA

APR       2 OPP NEW PLAY FESTIVAL 

THURS OPENING NIGHT 7 pm

"HOA Blues" by Debra Vassallo    

APR       3 SECON D NIGHT  7 pm

"AI AI O" by Mel Hector

APR       4 SAT. MATINEE 2 pm 

                                "CLUTCH" by Liisa Rose  (11:03) 

"WHAT A TRIP" by Leslie Powell  (10:57)  

"CHANGE" by Leslie Powell  (14 Min) 

"MOVING DAY" by Kristen Kallen-Keck   (13 min,)

APR       4 THIRD NIGHT 7 pm

 "The Chemo Lounge" by John Vornholt

DIRECTOR - Stan Sutherland

CAST:

TERRI - Meagan Jones

BILLY - Joe Smith

CRYSTAL - Robin Mirlocca

SHELLY - Stephanie Sikes

DR. SARNOFF - Adrian Cory

HANK/COLIN - Eric Everts

Facilitator TBD

 

APR       5  EASTER  CLOSING NIGHT

                           7 pm "Don't Feed the Troll" by Adrian Cory

 

APR       6  RECAP OF THE 2026 FESTIVAL

                      What worked, what didn't. 

 

APR       13 OPEN"Ghost Heart Winter" by Mel Hector  (2^nd read)

APR       20 OPEN "Screwed Up"  by Mel Hector  (3^rd read)

 

 

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O.P.P. ZOOM MEETING ETIQUETTE   ENABLE AUDIO AND VIDEO TO PARTICIPATE IN OPENING GREETING SECTION Of MEETING.TURN OFF YOUR VIDEO AND AUDIO WHILE A READING IS IN PROGRESS  (ONLY THE ACTORS SHOULD BE HEARD AND SEEN DURING A READING) TURN ON YOUR VIDEO AND AUDIO TO PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS AFTER EACH READING.

 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.Regarding our ZOOM calls - you may find it easier to have ZOOM downloaded on your computer OR your phone. It is a free application. [GO TO http://www.ZOOM.US TO ACQUIRE THE PROGRAM] 

 

EVERY Monday, we will again present a "regular" OPP meeting via ZOOM. Here are the instruction of how to tune in.  NOTE: THIS IS UNLIMITED TIME USE. The link is the same every week.

Melvin Hector is Treasurer and host of Old Pueblo Playwrights meetings.  

Melvin Hector is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

MEL HECTORS PHONE  (520)488-9229

   just click on the link below.

 

 

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87825748620?pwd=MThna0VHWjBkYVBiUEpXWWJ3bno5Zz09

 

Meeting ID: 878 2574 8620

Passcode: 544241

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OPP Minutes of the Meeting are only sent to paid members and others who join the conversation providing I have email addresses for them.    

Old Pueblo Playwrights Reminder/Invitations are sent to over 200 individuals including all paid members, (40) actor/readers (111) and general mailing list (124) plus one-time invitees.  

Your OPP Secretary,

ZINK aka David Zinke

Be Good To You

 

PAY DUES, MAKE A DONATION, CORRESPOND?

OLD PUEBLO PLAYWRIGHTS

P.O. BOX 775

TUCSON, AZ  85702

 

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