Greater Tuna News

Joe Warik directs 22 characters in Theatre Factory's production of "A Tuna Christmas" - but only two actors.

It's nice to see a Christmas show that doesn't look like countless sappy, made-for-TV movies.

Through Jan. 3. $23-$30. Tues.-Fri., 8 p.m.; Sat., 2:30 and 8 p.m.; Sun., 2:30 p.m. Theatre in the Square, Alley Stage, 11 Whitlock Ave., Marietta.

The holidays are all about hustle and bustle, but don't worry. Backdoor Theatre's got a "Tuna" helper of sorts to ease all the stress.

A Tuna Christmas, which opens Thursday at the Opelousas Little Theatre, promises laughs galore as two actors bring to life 22 residents of Tuna, the fictional third-smallest town in Texas.

The Blue Moon Dinner Theatre is bringing back the madcap holiday favorite, "A Tuna Christmas." Performances will run through Jan.

If you saw "A Tuna Christmas," last weekend at the Dixie Theatre, then you are already in the Christmas spirit.

Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre presents the rollicking, two-man tour de force, A TUNA CHRISTMAS by Jaston Williams , Joe Sears and Ed Howard .

November 22, 2009, 7:25 AM / Comedic targets don't get much bigger than Texas. As a region at least partly responsible for a great deal of the past decade's frustrations, we can hardly blame the folks at the American Repertory Theatre of Western New York for focusing its dramatic energies on the Lone Star State and its manifold absurdities.

November 20, 2009, 6:55 AM / The American Repertory Theatre of Western New York Inc.

Damon Mentzer as Pearl Burras, left, and Dan Anderson as Dixie Deberry in one of their many costume changes in Spokane Civic Theatrea s a oeTuna Christmas.a For those playgoers who have not yet experienced the slapstick charms of Tuna, the "third smallest town in Texas," here's a hint: Imagine "King of the Hill" meets "Benny Hill." In other words, ...

You wouldn't want to live there, and even an extended visit might have you yearning for the bright lights of Springfield, but a two-hour stopover in Tuna, Texas, provides just enough time to appreciate the close-minded charms of the Lone Star State's third smallest town.

At a recent rehearsal, director Marc Masterson reminded actors Brad DePlanche and Morgan Lund that in Tuna, Texas, "everybody tucks their shirts in." Tuna's that kind of town, where "bless her heart" means "she ain't right," where the Better Baptist Bureau rules with an iron fist and the Smut-Snatchers want to ban the dictionary.

Beth Domann and Mark Gideon are no strangers to the stage -- they've each been active in Springfield's theater scene for years.

Flat Rock Playhouse reprises one of the best-loved American comedies with 'Greater Tuna,' the linchpin of what has become a trilogy of plays by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard.

Published: Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 7:14 p.m. Experience the Southern-grown spoof that launched the Tuna phenomenon as Flat Rock Playhouse presents the satirical comedy "Greater Tuna," on stage Nov.

Workers finish renovations in the historic Fort Bayard Theater earlier this week, just in time for a production of "Greater Tuna," which will run Friday and Saturday night.

Come meet your favorite player at "Meet the Mustangs" from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. today in the Intramural Gym, Western New Mexico campus.

Old Courthouse Theatre, in Concord, will hold another night of auditions for A TUNA CHRISTMAS, on Sunday, October 11th from 6-8pm. The cast will feature two men.

A free family-oriented showcase of local creativity at Wooldridge Park. Favorite childrens' musicians the Biscuit Brothers will be the strolling minstrels as Greater Tuna's Aunt Pearl helps children make Halloween crafts and various performances from Austin Bike Zoo, improv comedians and the Austin School for the Performing and Visual Arts put on a ...