Tupelo Community Theatre Presents LEWIS GRIZZARD: IN HIS OWN WORDS 10/8

Tickets are on sale for LEWIS GRIZZARD: IN HIS OWN WORDS, The University of Mississippi-Tupelo and Tupelo Community Theatre are partnering to present the fabulous one man stage show:

Lewis Grizzard died young, and he left behind millions of friends he'd never met. The best-selling author of 18 books and countless newspaper columns was mourned across the country, but especially in his beloved South. Five years after Lewis passed away at age 47, his widow Dedra and manager Steve Enoch selected actor Bill Oberst Jr. to portray him in a one-man stage show. More than 600 sold-out performances later, the show is still going strong and Bill's loving recreation of the man who coined the phrase "American by birth; and Southern by the grace of God" regularly receives standing ovations and glowing reviews.

The two-act show features all of Lewis' best-loved stories and jokes, as well as some funny and touching selections from his books and columns. It's a lot of laughs and a few tears. Mostly, it's a chance for old friends to see each other again. All that's missing is the front porch.

More on Lewis, his life and work and the show is at www.lewisgrizzard.com.

Date: Thursday, October 8 at 7:30 p.m.

Premium seating $50 each for first five rows and

includes after party meet and greet with Bill Oberst Jr.

All other reserved seating $25 each.

Location: Lyric Theatre; N. Broadway Street; Tupelo

Call the TCT office at 844-1935 for more information on any of these events or to volunteer.