{"id":127659,"date":"2025-08-08T00:14:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T00:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/127659\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T00:14:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T00:14:18","slug":"satirical-comedy-greater-tuna-opens-at-tobin-center-in-downtown-san-antonio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/127659\/","title":{"rendered":"Satirical comedy \u2018Greater Tuna\u2019 opens at Tobin Center in downtown San Antonio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Performances take place daily from Aug. 7-17<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>SAN ANTONIO<\/strong> \u2013 The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts will present the satirical comedy \u201cGreater Tuna\u201d from Aug. 7-17. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Performances run daily at the Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater, with two shows on Aug. 9 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The play takes place in the fictional town of Tuna, Texas, and delves into the absurdities that come with living in an American small town.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">What makes the show stand out is that it features only two actors, according to the Tobin Center\u2019s website. Those actors bring the play to life by portraying 20 distinct characters, ranging from a teenage beauty queen to an awkward radio show host, the website states.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Here is the schedule for the comedy performances:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 kDvXdO font_openSans articleList\">\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>Aug. 7 &#8211; 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>Aug. 8 &#8211; 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>Aug. 9 &#8211; 2 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>Aug. 9 &#8211; 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>Aug. 10 &#8211; 2 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>Aug. 14 &#8211; 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>Aug. 15 &#8211; 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>Aug. 16 &#8211; 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>Aug. 17 &#8211; 2 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Tickets start at $43.50 and can be purchased <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tobincenter.org\/100A-GreaterTuna\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><b>Read also: <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2025 by KSAT &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the Authors<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 jbJvfh cLUOeE author-container\">\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 grUvMp iQviKm author\"><img alt=\"Joseph Sweeney headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/132ce868-3698-4d7d-9fb0-83d24e85d984.png\" width=\"86\" height=\"86\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"\/><a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/team\/JSWUEYI3PFHTZPKWBKRC3CDPZQ\/\" title=\"View Joseph Sweeney&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joseph Sweeney<\/a>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Joseph Sweeney is a news intern at KSAT 12. He is a journalism student at the University of Texas at Austin, graduating in December 2025. During his college career, Joseph worked for student publications including The Daily Texan and Texas Student Television, and also interned at KLRU-TV, Austin&#8217;s PBS Member Station.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 grUvMp iQviKm author\">Andrew Wilson headshot<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/team\/WMJL2VEHXJBKFONBICZHMIVOEQ\/\" title=\"View Andrew Wilson&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrew Wilson<\/a>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Andrew Wilson is a digital journalist and social media producer at KSAT.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Performances take place daily from Aug. 7-17 SAN ANTONIO \u2013 The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts will&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":127660,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5133],"tags":[5229,13706,7236,171,7202,7203,358,1148,1072,78058,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-127659","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-antonio","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-backstage","10":"tag-downtown","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-san-antonio","13":"tag-sanantonio","14":"tag-texas","15":"tag-theater","16":"tag-things-to-do","17":"tag-tobin-center","18":"tag-tx","19":"tag-united-states","20":"tag-united-states-of-america","21":"tag-unitedstates","22":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","23":"tag-us","24":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114990262812208248","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127659"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127659\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/127660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}