The Lazy Susan Proudly Presents

 “GREATER TUNA” July 16th. – September 19th. 2010

The Story Line . . .- The hilariously funny comedy about the third smallest town in Texas  where the Lion’s Club is too liberal and Patsy Cline never dies. – This outstanding spoof on redneck America has become one of the most widely produced plays on the American stage! 

 Regular Admission*     

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday $41.95     

Saturday $44.95     

Youth 11-15 $35.00      

Children 10 & under $25.00     

*Includes dinner, show, tea, coffee & tax.     

For your reservations call:

(703)550-7384 Metro or (703)494-6311 Local     

Gift Certificates Available- 

For Group information, Ask for Karol     

→A Musical Base on the Original Screenplay by: Jaston Williams, Joe Sears & Ed Howard←

Local Dinner Theatre Changes Traditional Bill of Fare to Compliment Its Show      

The Lazy Susan Dinner Theatre offers the flavor of Texas both in its production and its cuisine when it presents the two-man, twenty-character comedy Greater Tuna this summer.  Instead of featuring its long-standing Pennsylvania-Dutch buffet, the theatre will offer a Texas BBQ to capture the feel–and taste–of this tour-de-farce set in the tiny town of Tuna, Texas.  The show plays Fridays through Sundays from July 16 through September 19.  Tickets can be purchased by calling the box office at 703-550-7384.     

Greater Tuna is the hilarious comedy about the third smallest town in Texas where the Lion’s Club is too liberal, and Patsy Cline is immortal.  The eccentric characters that make up this town are played by only two performers—making this send up of rural life in America even more delightful as they play all the inhabitants of Tuna:  men, women, children, and animals!     

Written by Jaston Williams; Joe Sears; and Ed Howard, Greater Tuna is the most frequently produced play in the United States and was performed by Williams and Sears (the original cast) for President George W. Bush in two command performances at the White House.     

This production is directed by local award-winning director Frank D. Shutts II and is performed by two casts who alternate weekends:  Lyle Smythers and Jeff Davis are Team Tuna and Robert Biedermann and Matthew Randall are Team Texas.     

The Lazy Susan Dinner Theatre is one of the few surviving dinner theaters that opened its doors in the heyday of “chow-biz” in the early 1970s.  Situated atop a hill above the Occoquan River at the intersection of Richmond Highway and Furnace Road in Woodbridge, Virginia, the theatre is a great a choice for couples and groups of all sizes where both food and entertainment can be had for the cost of a ticket alone at most theaters.      

If you would like to schedule a review of the show or an interview with the theater management or artistic staff, please call Karol Kaldenbach at 703-550-7384 or email Karol at lsdt@ix.netcom.com.     

Groups and Special Events
We offer special discounts for tour groups and special events.   Our professional staff can help you plan your experience.  For large groups, the Lazy Susan can be yours exclusively for the entire evening.  It’s the perfect place for large business meetings, parties, retirements, etc. 
Call today and ask for Karol.     

For your reservations call:(703)550-7384 Metro or (703)494-6311 Local

Proper Attire Requested

SCENES

ACT I     

Morning News, Radio Station OKKK     

Breakfast     

The Interview     

Pet-of-the-Week     

Leonard on the Line     

The Bitter Pill     

ACT II     

The Funeral Parlor     

The Midday Report     

The Smut Snatchers of the New Order     

The Interrogation     

Evening Prayers     

Sign Off     

CAST OF CHARACTERS

(Team will be announced each evening)     

Team Tuna:     

Thurston Wheelis (and others*)…Lyle Smythers     

Arles Stuvie (and others**)…Jeffrey Davis     

Team Texas:     

Thurston Wheelis (and others*)…Robert Biedermann     

Arles struvie (and others**)…Matthew Randall     

Production Staff:    

Dressers …Reggie M. Eusebio, Samantha Nichols, Jenifer Pelath, George Rouse, Mary Beth Smith-Toomey. 

Samantha Nichols

Scenic Painter…Myke Taister 

Set Painting/Set Dressing…Karol Kaldenbach, Linda Shaw 

Technical Staff: Jeanne Forbes, Jesse Forbes 

CAST BIOS 

(In Alphabetical Order)

Robert John Biedermann (Thurston Wheelis Team Texas)- In his 32^nd year of performing, with over 150 productions under his belt, including 8 National Tours and a Helen Hayes Nomination, Robert is finally doing Greater Tuna, having seen it in it’s first year Off-Broadway in 1982. During this run he turns 60 and thinks it is the best way to jump into his 7^th decade…it is, it is! Here’s to you Kurt!!!  

Lyle Blake Smythers (Thurston Wheelis-Team Tuna)- performed at the 1992 and 1995 Helen Hayes Awards ceremonies at the National Theatre, where he was also seen in Jesus Christ Superstar. He has appeared at Signature Theatre (Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods), Studio Theatre (Medea), American Century Theatre (The Pirate), and the West End Dinner Theatre (Ten Little Indians). Credits here at the Lazy Susan Dinner Theatre include such shows as 1776, Big River, and Arsenic and Old Lace and most recently A Christmas Carol (Scrooge), Agatha Christie’s Spider’s Web (Sir Rowland), and Shenandoah (Reverend Byrd). Favorite roles include his three Henrys: Higgins in My Fair Lady, the King in the Lion in Winter, and the Old Actor in The Fantasticks.     

George Rouse (Stage Manager)- Recently George appeared as Sgt. Johnson in Shenandoah, Dick Wilkins in A Christmas Carol, Rev. Oglethorpe in Smoke on the Mountain, the Puppeteer for Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors, the Wizard in Once Upon A Mattress, and Rudi Scherz in A Murder is Announced. George has often snuck around in his “tech Blacks” for a wide variety of shows including Beehive, Steel Magnolias, Grease!, The Mousetrap, Spider’s Web, Murder on the Nile, Guys & Dolls, and No, No, Nanette…to name a few. He became Stage Manager here in 1997. This year marks George’s 16^th year at the Lazy Susan.     

Jeanne Forbes (Lighting Designer)- Jeanne has appeared onstage, in the booth, and many other positions here at the Lazy Susan, and is happy to once again design lighting for the theatre. You may remember her as Parthy in Show Boat, Pauline in No, No Nanette, Ouiser in Steel Magnolias, or Yente in Fiddler on the Roof. Jeanne has been the lighting technician for over 30 shows.  Her film/TV credits include Kurt Vonnegut’s Fortitude and the popular TV series M*A*S*H where she appeared as Nurse Able and as Frank Burns’ wife.     

Mary Beth Smith-Toomey (Assistant to the Director/Wardrobe Chief)- Mary Beth is happy to be back at the Lazy Susan Dinner Theatre. Mary Beth and Frank have worked together as a Producer/Director team at the Little Theatre of Alexandria (LTA) on more than 10 productions including Gross Indecency: the Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, Cabaret (a Washington Area Community Theatre Honors (WATCH) Outstanding Musical production award), Das Barbecu, Shenandoah and I Hate Hamlet to name a fess. When not producing, Mary Beth Stage Manages or can be found as the Wardrobe Mistress for complicated wardrobe shows such as Auntie Mame, The Secret Garden and Mack and Mabel. She was the Co-Stage Manager for LTA’s production of Greater Tuna last season.