Casa Mañana to Present GREATER TUNA, 8/23-26

The eccentric citizens of small-town Tuna, Texas come to the stage August 23 – 26 at Casa Mañana Theatre. This comedy stars David Coffee and Jonathan Beck Reed. Tickets are on sale now!

For more than 30 years the denizens of Greater Tuna, the third smallest town in the great state of Texas, have been making us laugh and cry in this hilarious comedy of small town morals and more. Come visit your favorite Tuna characters: Arles Struvie, Thurston Wheelis, Didi Snavely, the whole Bumiller family, Aunt Pearl, and of course everyone's favorite neighbor, Vera Carp. If you haven't seen Greater Tuna, then this is your chance! This show has mature subject matter.

Casa Mañana's production of Greater Tuna stars David Coffee and Jonathan Beck Reed. Greater Tuna will be Coffee's 78th show at Casa Mañana. His most recent credits at Casa Mañana include "Tweedle Dee" and "Tweedle Dum" in Disney's Alice in Wonderland, Jr., "Edna Turnblad" in Hairspray and "Governor" in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Beck is making his Casa Mañana debut and most recently performed in Spring Awakening at Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma. This will be the second time Coffee and Beck have performed opposite of each other in Greater Tuna.

Casa Mañana's production of Greater Tuna is directed by Joe Sturgeon. Sturgeon most recently directed Casa Mañana's Apprentice Program production of Parade. Tammy Spencer is the Costume Designer, Samuel Rushen is the Lighting Designer and Ryan Mansfield is the Sound Designer.

Casa Mañana's production of Greater Tuna is presented for a limited engagement at Casa Mañana Theatre in Fort Worth. Performance dates are Thursday, August 23 at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, August 24 at 8:00 p.m.; Saturday, August 25 at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.; and Sunday, August 26 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Tickets for Greater Tuna are on sale now and can be purchased by calling the Casa Mañana Theatre box office at 817.332.2272. You can also visit the box office at 3101 West Lancaster Ave., Fort Worth. Ticket prices are $40 to $65, depending upon seating location. For more information, visit www.casamanana.org.

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