Head for the town of 'Tuna'

Flathead Valley Community Theatre will present "Greater Tuna," a hilarious comedy about Texas' third smallest town, where the Lion's Club is too liberal and Patsy Cline never dies.

The show runs Dec. 16-18 in the Learning Resources Center building, room 123, on the Flathead Valley Community College campus.

The eclectic band of citizens that make up this town are portrayed by only two performers, making this satire on life in rural America even more delightful as they depict all of the inhabitants of Tuna - men, women, children and animals.

The play, written by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard, opened in October 1982 and has already enjoyed a successful run off-Broadway. The show also has been well received at theatrical centers across the country including sold-out performances at the Kennedy Center.

The play centers on the small Texas town and its radio station OKKK. The 20 characters created by Williams and Sears are caricatures of individuals we have all known.

Taking the audience through a day in the life of Tuna, Texas, station OKKK provides the latest local news and a strong diet of country music.

The news previews the several scenes that are to follow including: the sighting of a UFO by R.R. Snavely, the death of the hanging judge, the purging of books from libraries and words from dictionaries as well as the activities of the local Klu Klux Klan.

The show runs Dec. 16 at 8 p.m., Dec. 17 at 2 and 8 p.m. and Dec. 18 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $2 and available now at the Flathead Valley Community College bookstore 756-3814.

"Greater Tuna" is rated PG for minimal strong language and men dressed as women.

For more information, contact the FVCC Theatre Department at 756-3906.