Colonial Hosting Production of 'Greater Tuna'
PITTSFIELD – The Colonial theater will host a local production of the comic play "Greater Tuna" in April.The long-running Off-Broadway hit features two actors creating the entire population of Tuna - the third-smallest town in Texas - in a tour de farce of quick-change artistry, 20 characterizations and small-town morals.
Directed by Leonard Yon with costumes by Susan Slack, it will be performed by lifelong Berkshire County residents and veterans of local productions Michael P. Murphy and Sam Slack.
Slack and Murphy, who have been good friends since high school but have rarely had opportunities to work together, decided to produce "Greater Tuna" themselves rather than wait for chance they would ever be on stage together. This production will be Murphy's third time and Slack's second reprising the roles.
The play runs Friday and Saturday, April 18 and 19, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 and $15 and can be purchased at the Colonial ticket office at 111 South St. weekdays from 10 to 5, Saturday 10 to 2, or by calling 413 997-4444 or at www.TheColonialTheatre.org
