“A Tuna Christmas” returns to Galveston’s Grand 1894 Opera House for a jingling of laughter December 13-23, 2011. Performance times for this hilarious sequel to the hit comedy “Greater Tuna” are 8pm Monday thru Friday; 2pm & 8pm Saturday; and 2pm & 7pm Sunday. You won’t want to miss master comedians and original cast members Jaston Williams and Tony Award- nominee Joe Sears, with their deft comedic timing, trademark characterizations, and split-second costume changes, as they portray all 24 denizens of Texas’ mythical third-smallest town, Tuna, and attempt to cope with the traumas and dramas of the holidays!
Possibly best described as a “longhorn version of ‘A Night Before Christmas’,” “A Tuna Christmas” tells a seasonal story of those beloved Texans: Didi Snavely (who runs the used gun shop); her husband, R.R. (who sees UFO’s as his rescue from marriage); Aunt Pearl (who poisons poodles trespassing on her yard); and all their neighbors. They are all on a rampage because a “phantom” is destroying holiday displays before the annual prizes are awarded, they’re battling a bad economy, and a local production of “A Christmas Carol” is endangered by bad actors and a Scrooge-ish electric company. Yes, it’s 24 hours before Christmas and all comic hell is about to break loose.
Critics have raved: “The show is a hoot, and the cast, Joe Sears and Jaston Williams, is two hoots,” proclaims The New York Times. “This show is so funny. It’s far too good just for Christmas,” states the New York Post. “’A Tuna Christmas’ delivers a stockingful of laughs!” declares The Houston Chronicle. “If you like someone buy them roses…if you love someone, buy them tickets to ‘A Tuna Christmas’!” exclaims the Austin American-Statesman.
Bring the whole family to The Grand and join in the holiday fun! You won’t want to miss all your favorite citizens of Tuna, Texas… where “the Lion’s Club is too liberal and Patsy Cline never dies” –now with all new sets and costumes!
For information about this and other performances scheduled, contact The Grand’s box office at 409.765.1894, 800.821.1894, or visit The Grand’s website at www.thegrand.com. The theatre is located at 2020 Postoffice Street, in historic downtown Galveston. The Grand 1894 Opera House is recognized as “The Official Opera House of the State of Texas.” All major credit cards accepted.
Performance Schedule (click on individual links to download to personal calendars):
- December 13, 8pm
- December 14, 8pm
- December 15, 8pm
- December 16, 8pm
- December 17, 2pm
- December 17, 8pm
- December 18, 2pm
- December 18, 7pm
- December 19, 8pm
- December 20, 8pm
- December 21, 8pm
- December 22, 8pm
- December 23, 8pm
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