A Tuna Christmas

A Tuna Christmas - November 24 - December 10, 2023

Theatre Knoxville Downtown

Who's Who

Gary Mullins

as Thurston Wheelis et al

is excited about this Tuna Christmas production as it feels like a reunion, since Margy, Courtney & he did Tuna Does Vegas together a years ago. Gary has performed in A Tuna Christmas in two other productions with TKD, & has performed at the Bijou, the Clayton Center in Maryville, with Powell Playhouse, & is a TKD alum. Appreciate all the Tuna Helpers, & enjoy the show.
Courtney Woolard

as Arles Struvie et al

is thrilled to return to Tuna, TX and reunite with Gary for this funny show. Thank you to Margy and Ed for the opportunity! She was last on stage in Rope & The Odd Couple (Female Version) & in the director’s chair at TKD for Puffs and A Fox on the Fairway. Special thanks to Mom & Dad & YOU for supporting the arts in Knoxville! In loving memory of Pirate, AGJ & RDW.
Ed White

Co-Director

Ed's theatre experience goes way back, from Theatre Memphis to Theatre Central, Actors Coop and TKD, among others. Ed has been acting and working with Margy Ragsdale in shows such as Talley's Folly, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, The Gin Game, The Ritz, and others since the early 1990s. He has also directed shows with TKD, including Proof and Clybourne Park.
Margy Ragsdale

Co-Director

is pleased to team up with Ed White, a favorite acting partner, to direct Gary and Courtney, reunited to play the zany characters of Tuna, Texas. Margy has long been involved with local theatres, working as actor, director, designer, andplaywright. She dedicates this performance to the memory of her sweetheart, Mark McBroom.
Kensey Johnson

Head Production Assistant

Is thrilled to have the opportunity to work for the first time with Theatre Knoxville Downtown on Tuna. He has appeared as a variety of characters in Shakespeare’s King Henry II put on by Tennessee Stage Company and has appeared as James, the political science intern in High Ground, a play performed in last year’s New Play Festival by TSC.