A musical paradise: Theatre Albany performs The Diary of Adam and Eve | PHOTOS

ALBANY — Turns out the Garden of Eden was a musical and often amusing paradise, at least according to “The Diary of Adam and Eve.”

Theatre Albany has a special production of the one-act musical comedy set for Thursday and Friday evenings this week, along with a Sunday matinee on Oct. 25.

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Mark Costello, Theatre Albany director, said “Diary” is a fundraiser for the theater, which, like many arts organizations, is finding itself in need of generating more revenue. “This is for the theater,” he said. “The money raised will benefit the theater, and the theater is in need of funds.”

On stage for the performances will be Casey Perkins as Adam, Lindsey Stewart as Eve and Sandy Hardy Meadows as The Snake, who, according to the biblical account in Genesis, broke up an idyllic existence for the world’s first couple. Perkins, Stewart and Meadows were all part of the cast of Theatre Albany’s season opener last month, “A Grand Night for Singing.”

Based on Mark Twain’s story of the same name, “The Diary of Adam and Eve” is a musical by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick that is the opening playlet of their three-act “The Apple Tree,” which was performed on Broadway in 1966 and was revived in 2006.

“It’s a one-act, so it’ll be about an hour long,” Costello said.

All seats are $10 and include refreshments after the show.

“Really, the price can’t be beat,” he said. “It’ll be very similar to what we did last year. We’ll have dessert and coffee afterwards.”

Curtain times are scheduled for 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 25 at the theater, located at 514 Pine Ave. The theater box office will be open noon-4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and one hour before the Sunday matinee. The box office phone number for tickets is (229) 439-7141.

Costello said the timing of the play just ahead of Theatre Albany’s next subscription production, the chilling mystery “The Ghost in the Meadow” that opens Oct. 30, couldn’t be avoided considering how packed October has been with events.

“Tickets are only $10,” he said. “Hopefully, we’ll have a big turnout.”