Recent Cutbacks presents
Hold On To Your Butts
Two actors. One Foley artist. A comedy 65 million years in the making.
Critics' Pick. "Painfully funny... a pure joy from start to finish." Time Out New York
About the show
Life, uh, finds a way
Two actors and a Foley artist perform a live, shot-for-shot parody of the greatest dinosaur movie of all time, recreated with cardboard cutouts, hilarious impersonations, and live sound effects. A wildly inventive tour-de-force of comedy, physical theater, and live Foley.
Part comedy, part love letter, entirely unpredictable. Whether you've seen the movie a hundred times or not at all, Butts will make you laugh, gasp, and question everything you thought you knew about theater (and dinosaurs).
Where to see it
Now touring the US and Canada through April 2027, with three Edinburgh Fringe performances at Pleasance Courtyard on August 12, 19, and 26.
What critics are saying
Cast & creative
The Company
Created by
Recent Cutbacks
Performed by
Nick Abeel & Matt Zambrano
Foley by
Kelly Robinson
A Cappella Arrangements by
Kelsey Didion
Lighting Design & Stage Management by
James Appleby
Developed with
Blair Busbee & Kyle Schaefer
Directed by
Kristin McCarthy Parker
Bring Butts to your city
Hold On To Your Butts is available for touring, workshops, and licensing. We look forward to hearing from you.
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