Underbelly is an American theatre company.​

 

We lead our audiences on immersive journeys through forgotten spaces. 
We riff on classic stories, and raid the American subconscious
for new aesthetics and inspiration. We slam together time periods.
We cross disciplines. We work ecstatically. We are vagabonds.

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We build work in the unused parts of theaters—the light pit, the lobby,

the very back of the scene shop. We're obsessed with invitations and the

ways audiences plunge into a play.   

An Underbelly show combines narrative, music, dance, and fresh corn muffins

(if you’re lucky). Our shows will lead you to look at things with new eyes:
a space you thought you knew, a story you thought you knew—
a world seen anew.​

Bring your dancing shoes.​

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Founded in Austin in 2013, Underbelly is a collaboration between

Katie Bender and Gab Reisman, at times with Abe Koogler (all playwright-director-performers), 
and Stephanie Busing (a media and scenic designer).   

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Underbelly works with a cadre of insanely talented associated artists:

Rachel Mars, Avi Amon, Caitlin Sullivan, Lucy Jackson,

Kelsey Oliver, Kristian Pina, Isabella Byrd, Hannah Kenah,

Diana Small, Peter Stopschinski, Jesse Berton, Mercedes O'Bannion, 

Briana Garcia, Sam Gorena, Harrison Harvey, Sidney Monroe,

Patrick Shaw, and Karen Rodriguez, among many others. 

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Underbelly's immersive, site-specific shows can be tailored and restaged in your

theater, abandoned hotel, or sea village. Contact us to chat about it.  

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