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Promotion ovailoble at oariiciDOtina 24 Hour Fitness locations onlv NOW OPEN! 5 EUGENE AREA LOCATIONS Eugene: 2025 River Road • (541)461-7834 Eugene: 252 Lawrence • (541)686-4653 Eugene: 2160-E West 1 1th St. • (541)686-2633 Eugene: 1475 Franklin Blvd. • (541)344-1028 Springfield: 3270 Gateway Rd. • (541)726-5220 No. Calif. (49) So. Calif. (79) Colorado (8) Hawaii (7) Idaho (7) Nebraska (3) Nevada (8) Eugene gets a taste of Texas with ‘Tuna’ Four actors portray a town full of characters in "A Tuna Christmas” By Thomas C. Sloop lor The Emerald Students seeking refuge from academic or holiday stress can venture to the Actors Cabaret of Eugene for a momentary segue into live theater. The troupe presents its debut of “A Tuna Christmas” on Saturday. The holiday comedy, directed by Joe Zingo and produced by Jim Roberts, is set in the mythical town of Tuna, Texas, as four men play the entire population of the town during the Christmas season. “It’s going to be a lot of fun,” Roberts said. “The play pokes fun at just about everything.” "ATuna Christmas” invites stu dents and families to stop, relax and laugh together during the hol iday season. The play’s themes are subtle in the least and are often at times very adult-oriented. “This will be the show that peo ple will enjoy the most out of any of the shows in town,” Roberts said. The production features the act ing talents of Barry Shaw, Don Kelley, Merlin Whitehawk and Tyler Miller. Each actor will di vide his time with the others to act out the roles of more than 20 char acters. The characterization in the play is diverse, and assuming the roles of at least four different char acters a piece is a difficult task. But the actors’ primary concern is not the acting itself, but rather their ability to remain collectively focused on stage and resist any temptation to burst out in laughter. “It’s hysterical,” Miller said. “The quality of the script is spec tacular. It’s written as such that if you just spoke the lines it’s funny. ” Whitehawk described the pro duction as “a wacky comedy," written by Jaston Williams, joe Sears and Ed Howard. “Students or anyone else will be very impressed with the quality of the script and the quality of the acting,” Whitehawk added. The play is only two acts but has been arranged to run more than two hours of live comedic theater. The stage dominates the main floor, but almost one hundred pa trons can fill the venue to capacity. Theatergoers can also enjoy dinner and drinks with friends or family. “There is something in it for everyone, for people of all ages,” Miller said. “It’s just pure fun. ” The cabaret houses an eclectic atmosphere. Roberts said more than 100 people are involved from many different backgrounds for each production, especially in re leasing “A Tuna Christmas.” “The play will really be won derful,” Roberts said. “This partic ular production is a new one, so we can offer the actors and people in the community something that they have never seen before.” “A Tuna Christmas” shows how far the Actors Cabaret of Eu gene has progressed since the venue opened 20 years ago. “A Tuna Christmas” will be the cap stone of the 1998 theatrical season in conjunction with the anticipat ed “The Rocky Horror Show” on New Year’s Eve. “I can’t imagine another show that you’ll laugh harder at,” Miller said. “You’ll never laugh your ass off more.” The play opens Saturday and plays Dec. 10- 12, 17-19 at 8 p.m. and Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. Tickets are available at the Actors Cabaret of Eugene by calling 683-4368 be tween 11a.m and3p.m..Tuesday through Saturday. 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