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Bear Grease is an Indigenous take on classic musical play

Bear Grease is an Indigenous take on classic musical play

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Stage production by Indigenous cast and creators brings Native American twists to classic musical.

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Monday, July 31, 2023 - Crystle Lightning never saw people like herself reflected in the arts and media. So along with her husband, MC Redcloud, Lightning thought there was no better way to celebrate their identity in spaces where they felt Indigenous representation was excluded than by revamping one of their favorite musicals — Grease. Their traveling theatre production is called Bear Grease — an Indigenous twist on the traditional story of high school love. The cast has familiar characters...

Bear Grease is a theater play that reimagines the classic musical Grease with an Indigenous twist. Like the original, the play is set in the 1950s but The play is full of Indigenous humor and pride and hopes to one day be on Broadway. It will be performed in Bismarck, Fargo, and Fort Totten, from August 8-12, 2023.

Memphis, Tennessee is sending representatives of high energy rock and roll to Riverwest.

An Edmonton ensemble performed their musical Bear Grease, featuring an all-Indigenous cast, in Moraviantown.

An Edmonton ensemble performed their musical Bear Grease, featuring an all-Indigenous cast, in Moraviantown.