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HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS to Launch North American Tour Across 26 Venues

The tour opens September 16 at the Galleria Theater in Denver, Colorado and visits 26 venues across the United States.

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HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS to Launch North American Tour Across 26 Venues

Hold On To Your Butts, the live parody of Jurassic Park, will launch a North American Tour. The tour opens September 16 at the Galleria Theater in Denver, Colorado and visits 26 venues across the United States and Canada through April 2027, including stops in Minneapolis, Des Moines, La Jolla, and more.

Hold On To Your Butts has become an international phenomenon since its Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut in 2024. Following two sell-out seasons at Edinburgh, a 2025 UK tour, a limited run on London's West End, and its Off-Broadway debut as Winner of the 2026 SoHo Playhouse International Fringe Encore Series, the show now heads on tour.

Hold On To Your Butts is a live, shot-for-shot parody of the greatest dinosaur film of all time, performed by just two actors and a Foley artist. Using household objects, hilarious impersonations, and live sound effects, Recent Cutbacks recreates every scene with lo-fi ingenuity and genuine craft. The show runs 60 minutes and is recommended for ages 8 and up. 

Hold On To Your Butts opens in Denver, CO at the Galleria Theater (September 16-October 4) before continuing to Des Moines, IA; Dubuque, IA; and Minneapolis, MN in the fall of 2026. The Canadian leg of the tour spans January-February 2027, visiting venues in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. The tour concludes with spring 2027 dates in Overland Park, KS; Tracy, CA; Rancho Cucamonga, CA; and La Jolla, CA.

USA - Fall 2026

  • Sept 16-Oct 4 Denver, CO - Galleria Theater
  • Oct 6-11 Des Moines, IA - Des Moines Performing Arts - Temple Theater
  • Oct 17 Dallas, TX - AT&T Performing Arts Center - Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre
  • Oct 29 Dubuque, IA - Heritage Center
  • Oct 31-Nov 1 Minneapolis, MN - Dudley Riggs Theatre

Canada - Winter 2027

  • Jan 20 St. Albert, AB - The Arden Theatre
  • Jan 21 Camrose, AB - Camrose PAC - Cargill Theatre
  • Jan 23 Medicine Hat, AB - Esplanade - Main Theatre
  • Jan 26 Revelstoke, BC - Revelstoke PAC
  • Jan 28 Cranbrook, BC - Key City Theatre
  • Jan 31 Chilliwack, BC - Chilliwack Cultural Centre - HUB International Theatre
  • Feb 2 Courtenay, BC - Sid Williams Theatre
  • Feb 6 Kingston, ON - Kingston Grand Theatre - Regina Rosen Auditorium
  • Feb 9 Brantford, ON - Sanderson Centre
  • Feb 10 Guelph, ON - River Run Centre - Main Stage
  • Feb 11 Burlington, ON - Burlington PAC
  • Feb 13 Halifax, NS - Dalhousie Arts Centre - Rebecca Cohn Theatre
  • Feb 14 Annapolis Royal, NS - King's Theatre
  • Feb 17 Charlottetown, PE - Confederation Centre of the Arts - Sobey Family Theatre
  • Feb 18 Saint John, NB - Imperial Theatre
  • Feb 19 Truro, NS - Marigold Cultural Centre
  • Feb 20 Windsor, NS - Mermaid Imperial PAC

USA - Spring 2027

  • Mar 12-13 Overland Park, KS - Polsky Theatre
  • Apr 1 Tracy, CA - Grand Theatre Center
  • Apr 3 Rancho Cucamonga, CA - Lewis Family Playhouse
  • Apr 7-10 La Jolla, CA - UC San Diego - The Loft






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