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A Tuna Christmas is a broad comedy set in the fictional town of Tuna, Texas. The plot centers on the town's annual Christmas Yard Display Contest, won 14 times in a row by Vera Carp. A mysterious "Christmas Phantom," known for vandalizing the yard displays, has the contestants on edge. Among the subplots are Stanley Bumiller's attempts to end his probation and leave Tuna, Bertha Bumiller's struggle to hold her family together at Christmastime, and Joe Bob Lipsey's fight to mount successfully his production of A Christmas Carol despite the town controller of the electric company threatening to turn the lights off. The play is both an affectionate commentary and withering satire of small town, Southern life and attitudes. A Tuna Christmas is the second in a series of comedic plays set in the fictional town of Tuna, Texas. (The play is preceded by Greater Tuna and followed by Red, White and Tuna and Tuna Does Vegas.) Two actors play all 20 zany characters.

Show Information

Book
Jaston Williams , Joe Sears , Ed Howard
Category
Play
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
Number of Acts
2
Genres
Comedy
Cast Size
large
Ideal For
Large Cast

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Plot


Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

Arles Struvie

Supporting

Either Gender

Spoken

Didi Snavely

Supporting

Either Gender

Spoken

Petey Fisk

Supporting

Either Gender

Spoken

Jody Bumiller

Supporting

Either Gender

Spoken

Stanley Bumiller

Supporting

Either Gender

Spoken

Jody

Supporting

Either Gender

Spoken

Vera Carp

Supporting

Either Gender

Spoken

Dixie Deberry

Supporting

Either Gender

Spoken

Helen Bedd

Supporting

Either Gender

Spoken

Farley Burkhalter

Supporting

Either Gender

Spoken

Garland Poteet

Supporting

Either Gender

Spoken

Thurston Wheelis

Supporting

Either Gender

Spoken

Elmer Watkins

Supporting

Either Gender

Spoken

Bertha Bumiller

Supporting

Either Gender

Spoken

Leonard Childers

Supporting

Either Gender

Spoken

R.R. Snavely

Supporting

Either Gender

Spoken

Pearl Burras

Supporting

Either Gender

Spoken

Sheriff Givens

Supporting

Either Gender

Spoken

Ike Thompson

Supporting

Either Gender

Spoken

Inita Goodwin

Supporting

Either Gender

Spoken

Joe Bob Lipsey

Supporting

Either Gender

Spoken

Phoebe Burkhalter

Featured

Either Gender

Spoken

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