Hold On To Your Butts

Hold On To Your Butts plays the Wyly Theatre on Saturday, October 17, at 7 PM. It's a one-night stop in Dallas on a tour that follows critically acclaimed debuts in London's West End and Off-Broadway. The premise is simple to describe but a lot to pull off: two actors and a Foley artist perform a live, shot-for-shot parody of Jurassic Park.

If you've seen the movie, you know the beats—the dinosaurs breaking loose, the chaos in the visitor center, the tension of the jungle—and that's exactly what they're recreating in real time. The 'shot-for-shot' part is the hook: they aren't just riffing on the plot, they're mirroring the movie's timing and sequence. The Foley artist handles the sound effects live, which means the crashes, footsteps, and dinosaur roars are being made on stage as the actors play out the scenes. It's billed as a tour-de-force of comedy, physical theatre, and live Foley, and the reviews back that up—critics have called it 'a non-stop laugh fest' and 'the hit of the Fringe.'

The show runs 60 minutes, so it's a tight hour of comedy rather than a full-length play. It's recommended for ages 8 and up, which makes it an easy one to bring kids to if they're old enough to get the jokes and know the movie. The Wyly Theatre is part of the AT&T Performing Arts Center at 2400 Flora St, and it's known for its innovative vertical design and adaptable stage, which fits a show that relies as much on physical movement as it does on dialogue.

So, if you're a Jurassic Park fan and you've got a soft spot for live sound effects and physical comedy, this is a good one to have on your radar. It's at the Wyly Theatre on Saturday, October 17, at 7 PM, and it runs for one hour.