A Wolverine Walk Into A Bar at The Grand 1894 Opera House

JASTON WILLIAMS’ ALL NEW SHOW A WOLVERINE WALKS INTO A BAR
MAKES GALVESTON DEBUT AT THE GRAND
Starring Jaston Williams, Lauren Lane and Kevin Bailey
July 16, 2016


WHO: The Grand presents master storyteller Jaston Williams, TV’s Lauren Lane and Broadway Veteran Kevin Bailey

WHAT: Jaston Williams’ hilarious new show, A WOLVERINE WALKS INTO A BAR, makes Galveston debut
WHEN: Saturday, July 16, 2016 at 3pm & 8pm

WHERE: The Grand 1894 Opera House, 2020 Postoffice Street, Galveston Island

TICKETS: Available now at TheGrand.com or by calling The Grand at 800.821.1894

GALVESTON ISLAND, TEXAS - The Grand 1894 Opera House presents Greater Tuna co-creator and master storyteller Jaston Williams, Lauren Lane and Kevin Bailey in The Grand debut of A Wolverine Walks Into A Bar. Don't miss this superb performance - filled with stories, different scenes, multiple characters and side-splitting humor. Limited two-show engagement Saturday, July 16th only at 3pm & 8pm at The Grand 1894 Opera House.

Join Jaston Williams (of Tuna, Texas fame), Lauren Lane (veteran actress from TV's "The Nanny”) and Kevin Bailey (veteran Broadway actor) as they bring to life a bevy of colorful, quirky and endearing American characters in multiple short scenes, including a pacifist from Texas who bonds with a gun-toting grandma, an elderly Grande Dame and world traveler who has a history of sinking gondolas, an Anglo man who longs to be Hispanic, married to a Hispanic woman who wants to be Anglo and the most unlikely couple to ever dance the cotton-eyed Joe!

The Grand's stage will be transformed into a "bar-like atmosphere" with a few audience members seated around small tables as part of the set. Be prepared to laugh out loud as Williams, Lane and Bailey take us through an evening of memorizing characters while having a cold one at the bar.

Each story is tied together with “News of the Weird” and each scene is told through the eyes of a guest director. Directors include: Kevin Bailey, Linda Donahue, Kristin Rogers and Robert Tolaro. Named “…one of Texas’ best storytellers!” by the Austin American-Statesman and recipient of the 2013 Texas Medal of Arts Award, don’t miss this chance to join Jaston Williams alongside TV veteran Lauren Lane and Kevin Bailey for an evening filled with humor, stories (real or otherwise), never before performed material, and a lot of laughs.

A Wolverine Walks Into A Bar plays two performances at The Grand 1894 Opera House July 16th only; at 3pm & 8pm. Tickets on sale now at TheGrand.com, by calling 800.821.1894 or in person at The Grand 1894 Opera House Box Office.

For ticket prices and more information about the new 2016- 2017 season, call The Grand’s box office at 409.765.1894, 800.821.1894, or visit The Grand’s web site at www.thegrand.com. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, The Grand 1894 Opera House is located at 2020 Postoffice Street in historic downtown Galveston's Cultural Arts District and is recognized as “The Official Opera House of the State of Texas.” All major credit cards accepted.

About Jaston Williams:
Jaston Williams is known nationally as the co-author, co-star and producer of the four award-winning plays in the Greater Tuna cycle. His performances have played on and off Broadway at the Kennedy Center, the Edinburgh International Arts Festival, the Spoleto Festival U.S.A. and all over America. Jaston received the L.A. Dramalogue Award for both Greater Tuna and A Tuna Christmas. A Tuna Christmas was published in “Best Plays of 1995.” For several years, he toured in Larry Shue’s The Foreigner. He performed in The Fantasticks and directed the musical Bad Girls Upset By The Truth. Jaston received the Texas Governor’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts by a Native Texan and has performed at the White House on three occasions. He has appeared at Austin’s State Theatre in Eugene Ionesco’s The Chairs and at Zachary Scott Theatre in Jay Preston Allen’s Tru, for which he received the Austin Critics Table Award for Best Actor in a drama. He has also appeared at the Zachary Scott Theatre in The Laramie Project and Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. Jaston’s autobiographical play, I’m Not Lying, was the first of his five solo shows, all receiving critical acclaim in performances across the country. The others are Cowboy Noises, Camping With Gasoline, Blame it on Valentine, Texas and his latest Maid Marian in a Stolen Car. Jaston has been seen recently with friends Joe Ely, Kimmie Rhodes, Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Jo Carol Pierce in their performance piece, Is There Life After Lubbock? Jaston is the recipient of the 2013 Texas Medal of the Arts and has been inducted into the West Texas Walk of Fame.

About Lauren Lane:
Lauren Lane’s career spans stage, film, television and academia. For six seasons she played C.C. Babcock on the television show, THE NANNY. She also played the female lead, Chris Novak, on the detective show, HUNTER as well as a recurring role on L.A. LAW. She has worked regionally at The Kennedy Center, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, The Mark Taper Forum, The American Conservatory Theatre and The Dallas Theatre Center among others. She worked for five years as a company member in Tim Robbins’ award winning Los Angeles based Theatre Company; THE ACTORS GANG, where she won a Drama-Logue award for her work in Electra directed by Oskar Eustis. Lauren makes her home in Austin Texas where she was honored to be named “A Theatrical Wonder” by the Austin Chronicle and one of the top-ten ‘theatrical events’ of 2012. She was awarded both the Austin Critics Circle Award for Best Actress and the B. Iden Payne award for Best Actress in a Comedy for her work as: Barbara Fordham in AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, Lane in CLEAN HOUSE and Becky in BECKY’S NEW CAR. Lauren graduated from the MFA program at The American Conservatory Theatre. She is currently Head of Acting at Texas State University and proud to have former students currently working on Broadway, off Broadway, in Film and Television and regional theatres all over the country, Lauren is thrilled to be a part of building a new generation of artists graduating from the performance programs at Texas State University. She is proud to balance life as a working Mother, and her favorite job has been mom to Kate.

About Kevin Bailey:
Kevin appeared at ICT last season in the LA premiere of Abigail 1702. His most recent west coast credits include Fox On The Fairway (Bingham) and the film noir musical, Gunmetal Blues (Sam), both for San Diego’s North Coast Rep; If All The Sky Were Paper, (Kirk Douglas and Lobero Theatres). Broadway: original company of The Lion King (Scar, also LA Company), Annie Get Your Gun, with Bernadette Peters (Sitting Bull). Off-Broadway: The Doctor’s Dilemma (Walpole), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Demetrius). Regional: Grinch in The Grinch… at The Old Globe, Kiss Me Kate (Fred/Petruchio), Miss Saigon (Engineer – Ovation Nomination), Annie Get Your Gun, (Frank Butler - Ovation Nomination), title role Jekyll & Hyde. Hollywood Bowl: Amadeus as Venticello, starring Michael York and Neil Patrick Harris. And on tour with Greater Tuna stars, Jaston Williams and Joe Sears: The Foreigner (David Lee) and The Fantasticks (El Gallo). Kevin is co-owner and Producing Director of the NoHo Arts Center. For James, Nora and William.