Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Tuna Does Vegas to play at the Eisemann Center in Richardson

By Pegasus News wire

Brenda Ladd

Tuna Does Vegas, the hilarious new installment from the legendary Greater Tuna creative team, rolls into the Eisemann Center for Performing Arts for a strictly limited engagement of eight performances beginning Tuesday, July 14th at 8 pm, continuing through Sunday, July 19th at 7 pm. Starring the incomparable duo Joe Sears and Jaston Williams, Tuna Does Vegas reunites 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! Written by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard, Tuna Does Vegas will feature the favorite characters from the award-winning Greater Tuna productions with some new characters too, all staged under the directorial hand of Howard.

Tuna Does Vegas balances as both an affectionate comment on small-town life and attitudes as well a hilarious satire of the same. The eclectic band of citizens that make up this town are portrayed by only Sears and Williams, 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!

Tuna Does Vegas will feature scenery designed by Christopher McCollum, costumes designed by Linda Fisher, lighting designed by David Nancarrow, and sound designed by Ken Huncovsky.

Tickets for Tuna Does Vegas, priced at $27-$57, are on sale at the Eisemann Center Ticket Office and online at www.eisemanncenter.com. For more information or to charge by phone, call 972-744-4650. Group discounts are available for 10 or more by calling 972-744-4657. For more information about Tuna Does Vegas, log onto: www.tunadoesvegasthetour.com.

Source: Eisemann Center for Performing Arts

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