Hold On To Your Butts

Hold On To Your Butts at Howard L. Schrott Center for the Arts

What if the biggest dinosaur movie ever made had to fit on one stage, with two actors and a sound effects artist doing all the heavy lifting? That's the delightfully ridiculous idea behind Hold On To Your Butts, coming to the Howard L. Schrott Center for the Arts in Indianapolis on March 4, 2027, at 7:30 PM. It's a shot-by-shot parody of Jurassic Park, performed live. No film cast. No full screening. Just a tiny team taking on a giant story.

That's the fun of it. You know these scenes. You may be able to quote them. Now picture them rebuilt right in front of you through physical theatre, where the effort is part of the joke. Big moments get shrunk down, stretched out and reimagined by performers who commit completely. If you love watching a familiar favorite get turned inside out, this is your kind of night.

Then there's the Foley artist, who makes the show feel like more than a spoof. Live sound effects work alongside the actors, so the comedy comes from what you see and what you hear in the same moment. It's inventive, hands-on and a little bit mischievous. The presenter also reports prior West End and Off-Broadway engagements for this touring production, which makes it a smart pick for a date night, a friends' outing or a gathering of movie fans. Reserve your seats for Hold On To Your Butts in Indianapolis here.