Greater Tuna
by Jason Williams, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard
Directed by Scott McCutchen
October 26-31, 2004
The day in Tuna, the third smallest town in Texas, begins—as usual—with Thurston Wheelis and Arles Struvie at the microphones of Radio OKKK, broadcasting at a big 275 watts (at least when they remember to turn the transmitter on). Topping the headlines is the winning entry in the American Heritage Essay Contest, entitled “Human Rights, Why Bother?” Then, Arles exits, and in comes Didi Snavely of Didi’s Used Guns; she leaves and gives way to weatherman Harold Dean Lattimer: “We have this swarm of locusts that are headin’ our way from Louisiana, but we figure the dust will kill a lot of ’em, and the rest’ll probably get blown away or drown in this tropical storm that’s headin’ our way from the coast.”And the comedy continues, from Petey Fisk of the Humane Society talking about the duck problem and Yippy, the Pet of the Week to Phineas Blye, perpetual losing candidate for city council announcing he’s running again and revealing his plan to tax prisoners: “It would be easy, ’cause everyone knows where they are.” Of course, a day isn’t complete without the high school football report from Coach Raymond Chassie, who explains why his football team lost 48-0: “We lost mainly because we couldn’t score.”
And so the day continues, as Tuna’s citizens parade across the stage in all their outrageous and irreverent glory, commenting on life, politics, and what makes them (and sometimes us) tick.
And so the day continues, as Tuna’s citizens parade across the stage in all their outrageous and irreverent glory, commenting on life, politics, and what makes them (and sometimes us) tick.
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Cast
Mark Richardson - Thurston Wheelis, Hank Bumiller, Stanley Bumiller, Charlene Bumiller Zeb Wallace - Arlis Struvie, Leonard Childers, Vera Carp Oscar Glover - Elmer Watkins, R.R. Snavely, Rev. Spikes, Sheriff Givens Matt Hester - Harold Dean Lattimore, Petey Fisk, Coach Rebecca Wilson - Bertha Bumiller, Pearl Burras, Phyllis Blye Tracy Lindquist - Jodi Bumuller, Reporter Mary Dyer - Ronnie, Yippe,Didi Snavely Crew Scott McCutchen - Director Mary Dyer - Stage Manager Scott McCutchen - Lighting and Sound Scotty Kennedy - Set Design/Construction Mary Dyer - Set Design/Construction Mark Richardson - Set Design/Construction Judy Malone - Hair and Makeup Jane Williams - Hair and Makeup Clyniece Ledbetter - Hair and Makeup Linda Jackson - Hair and Makeup Mary Dyer - Props Beth Hammock - Ticket Coordinator |
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