On stage this week, March 17
By Casey Gillis on Mar. 16, 2010
Little Town Players’ Greater Tuna
WHEN: 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and March 26 and 27 and 2 p.m. Sunday and March 28
WHERE: The Elks National Home, 931 Ashland Ave.
TICKETS: $12 for adults and $10 for children 12 and younger
INFO: (540) 586-5881
SYNOPSIS: Tuna is the third smallest town in Texas, a place where the “Lion’s club is too liberal, and Patsy Cline never dies.” All of the inhabitants — men, women, children and even animals — are played by two actors, Tom Baker and Jeff Krantz, with a tour de force of quick-change artistry.
E.C. Glass Theatre’s Steel Magnolias
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. March 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27
WHERE: E.C. Glass High School’s Alumni Studio Theatre, 2111 Memorial Ave.
TICKETS: $8. At the door one hour before each performance or at the Box Office, will be open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays March 18-26
INFO: (434) 522-3712 or ecglasstheatre.org
SYNOPSIS: A hilarious and touching play about a group of gossipy ladies in a small town beauty parlor.
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