At a time when most theaters struggle, One Thirty Productions has found an enviable model for success, with performances that sell out before their shows open.

One does not usually expect to encounter a ruminative mood piece that resonates beyond its performance during a festival of short plays. One Thirty Productions provides a pleasant surprise in their rendition of Patricia Bosworth’s Making Contact.

You’ll have to take the afternoon off, and you should, to see the splendid new production of Greater Tuna at the Bath House Cultural Center.