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The hilarious new installment from the legendary Greater Tuna creative team! Tuna Does Vegas re-unites the lovable and eccentric characters from the 'third smallest town in Texas' as they take a rambling romp in Sin City. The hilarity begins when oddball-conservative radio host Arles Struvie announces on air that he and his wife Bertha Bumiller are heading to Vegas to renew their wedding vows...but everyone in Tuna, Texas goes along for the ride! This next installment is sure to have you in stitches!
Tuna Does Vegas is a hilarious satire that highlights small-town life and attitudes. The eclectic and eccentric citizens that make up this town are portrayed by only two actors, making this send-up on life in rural America even more delightful as they depict all of the inhabitants of Tuna — men, women, as well as Vegas showgirls, Elvis impersonators and more!
Naturally, before writing the script, Sears and Williams spent some time in Vegas — purely for research, of course. “Vegas sets you up for great satire,” Sears says. “I’ve seen those Baptists in Vegas, feeding the slot machines as fast as they can. Where else can you find a church with a new Hooters right across the street?” Of the handful of new characters not from Tuna, the duo’s favorites seem to be worldly hotel manager Anna Conda, and Shot, the security guard whose claim to fame is having been shot in the posterior by Frank Sinatra. “We developed these characters over the years, improvising at parties,” Williams says. “We’re delighted this show gave us a place to use them.”
Being brought to the George Link, Jr Gilmer Arts Playhouse stage by Tony Smithey and Mandy Fasson of Marietta. Tony Smithey, Director.
Fridays and Saturdays curtain is at 7:00pm and Sunday's matinee's are at 2:00pm
