Student Matinee

Bear Grease

Shack Up for the Winter - Holiday Special

Bear Grease © Rémi Thériault
Bear Grease © Rémi Thériault
Bear Grease © Rémi Thériault
Family programming Indigenous arts Music Rock Theatre Musicals Holidays
  • In-person event

  • English
  • Ages 13+
  • ≈ 1 hour  and  30 minutes  with intermission
Performance options Start time Language Availability
Wednesday, December 11, 2024 11:00 am English sold out
Friday, December 13, 2024 11:00 am English sold out

This performance is presented by NAC Indigenous Theatre.

A LightningCloud production
Did you miss Bear Grease during its sold-out run at the National Arts Centre last year? Now’s your chance to see it in a whole new way! This unique, Indigenous take on the beloved musical Grease returns to the stage, and this time it’s bigger, brighter, and infused with the joy of the holiday season!

Bear Grease – Holiday Special adds a festive twist to the classic story you know and love. Expect all the humor, toe-tapping music, and lively dance numbers that made the original so captivating, along with a few holiday surprises that will leave you singing along to both familiar tunes and Christmas classics.

Don’t miss out on this magical opportunity to enjoy Bear Grease – Holiday Special. Whether you’re reliving the fun or experiencing it for the first time, this is a performance you won’t want to miss!

This performance will be followed by an optional 20 minute talkback. 

Content warning:
- sexual innuendo

Artists

  • 7
    Director Crystle Lightning
  • 3
    Danny Bryce Morin
  • 2
    Sandy Melody McArthur
  • 12
    Rezzo Tammy Rae
  • 10
    Canuckie Rodney McLeod
  • 9
    Jan Skylene Gladue
  • 5
    Sonny Boy Justin Giehm
  • 4
    Roger Raven Bright
  • Butter Kean Buffalo (Winterhawk)
  • 1
    Marty Haley Robinson
  • 6
    Stage Manager Henry “Cloud” Andrade
  • jeremyechols
    Lighting Technician Jeremy Echols

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Learning and engagement at Canada’s National Arts Centre is made possible through the support of many generous individuals and organizations from across the country. Arts Alive is generously supported by the Azrieli Foundation, the Government of Nunavut, Canadian North, Calm Air, The River Philip Foundation, The Turnbull Family Community Building Foundation, and The Thomas Sill Foundation. Thank you also to Grant and Alice Burton, Canada Life, A Donor-Advised Fund at the Community Foundation of Ottawa, Friends of the NAC Orchestra, Donors to the NAC Foundation's Future Fund, The Janice and Earle O’Born Fund for Artistic Excellence, and the donors and sponsors of the NAC’s National Youth and Education Trust, the primary resource for youth and education funding at the National Arts Centre.