New Native Theatre brings to the Twin Cities the very successful international tour of Bear Grease, a hilarious Native twist on the 1978 classic, Grease, reimagined with Indigenous humor and pride.

Creators of Bear Grease who hail from Canadian First Nations are Crystle Lightning and MC RedCloud, a husband-and-wife duo with extensive résumés in music, theatre, television and movies, including a recording career as the rap duo, LightningCloud. They made Bear Grease to provide modern and positive representations for Indigenous people in the arts.

Like the original, it is based on Grease’ central characters Danny Zuko and Sandy Olsson. Lightning, who plays Sandy and MC RedCloud, who plays Danny, are joined by an all-Indigenous cast of characters who offer clever twists on ones made famous in the film.