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WELLS FARGO CENTER FOR THE ARTS WELCOMES RENOWNED COMEDIAN AND AWARD WINNING ACTOR OF NBC’S “PARKS AND RECREATION” NICK OFFERMAN TO SANTA ROSA FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY!
Friday, October 3, 2014
Tickets on sale now!
Santa Rosa, CA (September 2, 2014)—Wells Fargo Center for the Arts welcomes critically acclaimed comedian and award winning actor Nick Offerman to the Ruth Finley Person Theater (50 Mark West Springs Road) in Santa Rosa for a one night only performance of Nick Offerman: Full Bush on Friday, October 3, 2014 at 8:00 pm. From lessons in manliness, to high-spirited sing alongs, to the occasional bout with nudity, Offerman’s stage performances are inspirational experiences for those lucky enough to attend. Don’t miss out on a humorous evening with one of the top comics in the country. Tickets for Nick Offerman: Full Bush are on sale now and may be purchased for $55 and $40 online at wellsfargocenterarts.org, by phone at 707.546.3600, and in person at 50 Mark West Springs Road in Santa Rosa.
Nick Offerman is best known for the role of Ron Swanson on NBC’s hit comedy series “Parks & Recreation,” in which he stars with Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones and Rob Lowe. For his work on the show, Offerman won a Television Critics Association Award for Achievement in Comedy in 2011, having earned his first nomination in 2010. He also received two Critics’ Choice Television Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
On the big screen, Offerman has been seen in Warner Bros.’ “We’re The Millers”, with Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, and Emma Roberts. Offerman also recently voiced the character of “Metal Beard” in the hit film “The Lego Movie”. This past summer he starred with Megan Mullally in the play “Annapurna” at the Odyssey Theater as well as recently produced and starred in “Somebody Up There Likes Me,” which premiered at the 2012 South by Southwest Film Festival and “The Kings of Summer,” which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. In 2012, he co-starred with Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill in the action comedy hit “21 Jump Street,” in addition to starring in the indie films “Smashed,” with Octavia Spencer, and “Casa de mi Padre,” with Will Ferrell, Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna.
His long list of film credits also includes “All Good Things”; “Taking Chances”; “The Men Who Stare at Goats,” alongside George Clooney; “Harmony and Me”; “RSO [Registered Sex Offender]; “The Go-Getter”; “Wristcutters: A Love Story”; “Sin City,” with Bruce Willis and Mickey Rourke; “Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous,” starring Sandra Bullock; Wes Craven’s “Cursed”; “Groove”; “Murder by Numbers”; and “City of Angels.”
Offerman got his start in the Chicago theater community, where he was a founding member of the Defiant Theatre. Most recently he can be seen starring in “American Ham”, a musical- comedy with Megan Mullally. He received a Joseph Jefferson Award for his performance in “The Kentucky Cycle,” at Chicago’s Pegasus Players Theatre, and was awarded a second Jefferson Award for the puppets and masks he crafted for “The Skriker,” at the Defiant. He also worked extensively at Steppenwolf, The Goodman, Wisdom Bridge and Pegasus Players, among others. His stage work also includes the off-Broadway play “Adding Machine,” and he is a company member of the Evidence Room Theater Company in Los Angeles.
As an author, Offerman released his first book, Paddle Your Own Canoe: Nick Offerman’s Fundamentals for Delicious Living, which went on to become a New York Times Best Seller.
Tickets for the Nick Offerman: Full Bush performance at Wells Fargo Center for the Arts are on sale now and may be purchased for $55 and $40 online at wellsfargocenterarts.org, by phone at 707.546.3600, and in person at 50 Mark West Springs Road in Santa Rosa.
For more information about Nick Offerman http://offermanwoodshop.com/ or follow him on Twitter @Nick_Offerman.
About Wells Fargo Center for the Arts A 501(c)(3) non-profit arts and events center, Wells Fargo Center for the Arts is home to world- class performances, nationally recognized education programs, contemporary visual art, and many popular civic events. The Arts Center is located in the heart of the Sonoma wine country and ranked among California’s top performing arts presenters. Together with its resident companies, the Center presents more than 100 performances in music, dance, theater, renowned speakers, and comedy; provides education programs serving 30,000 children and adults; and hosts more than 1,000 community events a year. Owned and operated by the Luther Burbank Memorial Foundation, the Center relies on charitable community donations to achieve its mission – to enrich, educate, and entertain. www.wellsfargocenterarts.org
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