Greater Tuna



Greater Tuna is the first play in a series of four starring Jaston Williams and Joe Sears, who between them play at least twenty-four different characters.

Greater Tuna shows us what goes on in the day-to-day life of the many characters, but focuses the most on the chaotic family of one Bertha Bumiller. Other recurring characters of note include Vera Carp, leader of the Smut-Snatchers of the New Order, Petey Fisk of the Greater Tuna Humane Society, Arles Struvie and Thurston Wheelis of Radio Station OKKK, and Didi Snavely of Didi's Used Weapons.


 * Bratty Teenage Daughter: Charlene Beaumiller.
 * Cloudcuckoolander: Petey Fisk, R.R. Snaveley, and pretty much the rest of the town.
 * Cloudcuckooland: Tuna itself.
 * The Dog Bites Back:
 * Duck: Mentioned briefly by Petey Fisk in a speech about ducks.
 * He Who Must Not Be Seen: A few characters, but as the whole thing is two guys with costumes, a table, a couple of chairs, and an old radio set, it's to be expected.
 * Sibling Rivalry: Stanley and Charlene.
 * Wholesome Crossdresser: Meta example. Mr. Sears and Mr. Williams (or whoever else is on stage) spend more time portraying the women of Tuna as they do the men. And it's awesome.

A Tuna Christmas provides examples of:

 * Against My Religion: Played straight and Subverted
 * Alien Abduction: R.R. Snavely. He hesitates for a second or two, then wholeheartedly sprints to the waiting UFO to escape his horrible wife.
 * Beware the Nice Ones:
 * Rich Bitch: Vera Carp: "Normally, I'd pay the theater's light bill, but Lord, times are so hard. W.H. and I could barely afford new cars this year."
 * Scarily Competent Tracker: Leonard Childer's wife. "She could track a flea across a pane of glass."

Red White and Tuna provides examples of:

 * Granola Girls: Star Birdfeather and Amber Windchime.
 * Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome: