Cody Jolly and Matt Webb in Greater TunaDuring Thursday's performance of the Timber Lake Playhouse's Greater Tuna, I enjoyed comparing and contrasting the comedic styles of cast members Matt Webb and Cody Jolly. Each comical in their own rights, Webb and Jolly are distinctly different in their portrayals of the residents of Tuna, Texas, in playwrights Jaston Williams', Ed Howard's, and Joe Sears' two-person, 20-character play about a day spent in this small town.

Rumors ensemble members

The cast of the Timber Lake Playhouse's Rumors does its best to squeeze out every bit of humor from playwright Neil Simon's clichéd farce. Some of the actors are wildly successful, eliciting laughter beyond what Simon's script deserves. Others at least have their moments in this play about eight anniversary-party guests trying to figure out why their host (who is never seen) shot himself in the earlobe, and why his wife isn't home for the gathering.