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I think some people are drawn to the characters and are oblivious to the political content; others see the play as satire. We wrote it in the early Reagan years, and it was originally about book banning and burning Buddy Holly records.

The play is still very relevant. Everything old is newish again. A: We started Greater Tuna when we were young, and it was time for us to let it go. These people are introducing the play to a new generation. A: No. We used to joke that it was in Reagan County in the desert in far West Texas—just keep turning right until you run out of road! I love the isolation of West Texas. Part of my heart will always be out there.

A: I went to high school in Crosbyton. It was one of the first communities to take root after the Comanche were driven out. Quanah Parker did his vision quest just outside of Crosbyton. A: I moved to Lockhart with my partner and our son in They barbecue anything that holds still in this town!

The town square and courthouse are also charming. We have a community theater, the Gaslight Baker Theatre, which always has something going on. Part of the inspiration for the play is my mother, God bless her.

Image was everything for momma. The people at The Grand Opera House in Galveston are like family to me, and any time I have new material, they always give me a venue to help create it. It excites me to go see what the young people are doing.

Theater is everywhere. Q: What do you hope people take away from the new Greater Tuna experience? I hope people come see it. Where do you want to go today? But with a cast of two men playing around two dozen featured denizens, everybody begins to look very familiar. There are five people in the Bumiller family.

Hank Bumiller is the patriarch, with children Stanley, Jody, and Charlene. But matriarch Bertha Bumiller will be onstage the most. She is the center of town life and a member of the Smut Snatchers. The Smut Snatchers of the New Order ban books. Reverend Spikes is the President of the Smut Snatchers, of course.

Petey Fisk has a lisp. Arles Struvie plays the same Patsy Cline records over and over again. Sears and Williams have been performing this show for more than 30 years.

There are a dozen opportunities to see this show during Piccolo Spoleto. Edit Close. Toggle navigation Menu.