Jaston Williams’ I Saw The Lights
SPECIAL VIRTUAL EVENT
Jaston Williams in I Saw the Lights
Friday, January 29, 2021 7:00 p.m. Tickets Starting at $25
Virtual show is available for viewing 48 hours following premiere.
About the Program
From our Friends at The Paramount Theatre (Austin Theatre Alliance) in Austin –
Austin favorite Jaston Williams of Greater Tuna fame is back with a new darkly funny solo performance! When mysterious lights appeared over Lubbock, Texas in 1951, people wondered aloud whether they were part of some government plot, an invasion by the Russians or just seeing space aliens out to abduct Francine Whitharrel’s Persian cat. In I Saw the Lights, you will hear from the preacher with too much sense of humor, the hippie whose girlfriend longs to become a Comanche, a socialite from Connecticut who holds grudges against trees, and the cowboy with a chronic fear of water. All in all, nine variant souls are drawn together by the inexplicable and are forever bonded through their humanity and humor.
Take a sneek peek at this pre-show conversation between playwright and performer Jaston Williams and The Grand’s Executive Director Maureen M. Patton. It’s sure to have you giggling before the show starts!
$25 General Admission Tickets
$35 VIP Tickets, including post-performance “behind-the-scenes” content are available.
Virtual show is available for viewing 48 hours following premiere.
OFFICIAL TRAILER:
Tickets are sold through the performance presenting partner, the Austin Theatre Alliance, and are not available through The Grand’s ticketing platform. Tickets purchased through the Galveston links above benefit The Grand 1894 Opera House
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Playwright and performer Jaston Williams is best known as the co-author and co-actor of the hilarious “Greater Tuna” quartet of plays, each set in the fictional town of Tuna, Texas, the “third-smallest” town in the state. But he’s been a part of many celebrated stage presentations throughout his career. Williams’ performances have played on and off Broadway, throughout the U.S., and in all corners of Texas. He received the national Marquee Award, a lifetime achievement award from the League of Historic American Theatres. And among other honors, he’s also the recipient of the Texas Governor’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts and the 2013 Texas Medal of the Arts award.
Need help ordering tickets to this performance?
Please contact our presenting partner – The Paramount Theatre- Austin Theatre Alliance, Austin, TX – 512-472-5470
