Marion Constantinescue, foreground, and David Butterfield, background rehearse Greater

In many ways, Tuna, Texas, is just like any small town – with all of its quirks blown out of proportion.

If that’s the case, what better way to show off the town’s quirks than with a unique play?

Tuna comes to life on stage at the Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., starting tonight in “Greater Tuna.”

The play, written in the 1980s by Joe Sears, Jaston Williams and Ed Howard, follows a day in the life of the fictional Tuna, which is the Lone Star State’s third-smallest town.

The trick is this: All of the 20 characters are played by two actors, Marion Constantinescu and David Butterfield.

“These are funny little comic vignettes that are sort of tied together by a sense of community,” says Doug Weaver, who is directing the production.

Butterfield says the logistics of the play are exhausting.

“We’re running from one character to another,” he says. “It’s vocally challenging. We go from low voices to high voices, from men to women. We try to differentiate between women – different ages, different sounds, different attitudes. And it’s all supposed to be funny at the same time.

“The costume changes are meteoric. We have people at every corner of the stage with a costume piece in hand.”

The show opens at 7:30 tonight and runs through Feb. 3. Tickets range from $17 to $20. For show times, visit www.theatrelawrence.org.