The Back Pack Presents WEAR AND TEAR

WEAR AND TEAR- A fast-paced movement-based comedy extravaganza creatively combining non-spoken performance, music, dance, and media, this time plopped in the round, for an "all sides are our good side" viewing experience. The Back Pack's imaginative style has been described as: "a live action cartoon", "unmatched in its cleverness", and "pure entertainment that will leave you with a smile on your face and a glow in your heart". Wear and Tear is a series of pieces of original work pulled into a single evening. Their unique brand of story telling features line drawings on large pads of paper strapped to the performers. The Back Pack also welcomes aboard lighting design extraordinaire, Jacqueline Sindelar, who will be working her magic to blast them off to new a new dimension of dance theatre bliss.

The Back Pack is: Pete Betcher, Katie Kohler, Justin Morley, and Jeremiah Rosenberger.

The show is kids-of-all-ages friendly. Performances take place on the Whisenhunt Stage at Zach Theatre, 1510 Toomey Road, ATX 78704. April 4th through 20th, Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 2:30 pm. Tickets are on sale at: thebkpk.com/tickets

The Back Pack is a dance comedy troupe that has been together performing whimsical non-spoken sketch shows on stage since their days at The University of Montana, beginning in 2008. All of their work is original; created and performed entirely by the four members of the group. They have been awarded two B. Iden Payne awards, four Best of Fest accolades by Frontera Fest, and was among the Top 4 recognized acts in the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. The Back Pack currently creates in East Austin and performs on stages in Austin and in festivals around the country.