Under the direction of noted Atlanta actor/director

Harold Leaver (one of the founders of Actors Express), Thaxton

and McKennon will together play all 23 residents of the fictional

Tuna, Texas, in the Clayton State Theater season-opener, "Greater Tuna."

Performances are scheduled for 8 p.m. on Nov. 6, 7, 12, 13,

14 with a 2:30 p.m. matinee Nov. 8. Admission to all performances

in the Arts & Sciences Theater, located in room 132 of the

CCSU Arts & Sciences Building, is free.

Greater Tuna opened off-Broadway some 10 years

ago, explained Clayton State Theater director Dr. Larry Corse. Over

the years, the play has built up quite a cult following, to the point

where it even has its own website, https://greatertuna.com, and

has spawned two additional plays, "A Tuna Christmas" and "Red,

White and Tuna."

Bringing the 23 residents of Greater Tuna to life are two

CCSU music majors. Thaxton, a resident of Fayetteville, is majoring in

composition while McKennon, a Union City native, is a voice

major.

Thaxton's and McKennon's academic pursuits to the

contrary, the play is not a musical, although it does promise to stretch

their acting abilities with numerous costume changes that will

include portraying a Tuna dog.

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