Get ready to rev your engines! The Trail & District Arts Council is thrilled to present Bear Grease – The Musical, a wild ride packed with laughs, Indigenous flair, and a dash of 1950s cool. Join us on Friday, November 15 at 7:30 pm at The Bailey Theatre and experience a high-energy reimagining of the classic you know and love!”
This fun Indigenous twist on the classic 1978 film “Grease” reimagines the musical, with a cool, rez makeover that breathes new life into familiar characters, while adding a burst of cultural flair.
A hilarious one-of-a-kind adventure that celebrates Indigenous cultures through fashion, humour, and music that is fun for the whole family.
“I will see you on Broadway”! – George R. R. Martin (Game of Thrones)
The creative minds behind “Bear Grease” are hip-hop duo LightningCloud, Crystle Lightning and Henry Andrade (MC RedCloud), who came up with the idea for the show when they were watching “Grease” on TV. As teenagers they’d loved it, but as adults, they noticed how VERY WHITE the film was and had the idea of a Native Grease.
As well as creating the show, Crystle Lightning (Canadian Screen Award Winner for “Best Actress in a Drama Series”) is an Indigenous Actress from the Enoch Cree Nation in Alberta. Crystle’s film and television appearances include “Outlander”, “The Good Doctor”,and more.
MC RedCloud (Huichol/Wixárika) is also an actor (“Yellowstone” and more), Recording Artist and former Guinness World Record holder for “Longest Freestyle Rap”. Cloud is also the Author and Illustrator of Amazon’s #1 selling Coloring Book “Indigenous Legends”.
We would like to acknowledge that “Bear Grease the Musical” was written in Treaty 6 Alberta land and traditional territories of the Nehiyaw (Cree), Denesuline (Dene), Nakota Sioux (Stoney), Anishinaabe (Saulteaux) and Niitsitapi (Blackfoot).
Tickets available online at tickets.trail-arts.com, by phone at 250-368-9669, and in person at the Bailey Box Office at 1501 Cedar Ave., Trail.
Trail and District Arts Council