While always advocating for a live theatre experience (in this age of technical wizardry) our troupe is intrigued by the use of objects, puppetry and masks - and the ways in which they might animate onstage.

In Three Blooms doors, pianos and swimming pools fly in the air, and full-bodied puppets fall apart (figuratively and emotionally). In The Inkwell Communiqués swaths of fabric, wood & paper sculpt themselves into elemental structures.

In Pericles the troupe promenades in a landmark Victorian museum, on elegant stairways and in parlors & ballrooms - and an unexpected storm ensues, activated by an electrical body-synthesizer hooked to the body of the actor playing Neptune.

In Fools Fall one creature's body morphs and awakens into another being (Banraku puppetry)...while a dance troupe of newspaper & bug-life pulses in a revolutionary choreography.

Masks have also played a key role in our work: the chorus in Lysistrata Project and the clowns in A Lovely Day quickly transform by donning noses & brows...and in Metamorphoses, the gods & goddesses' faces are emboldened by mask.

We have been honored to work with master theatre designers and look forward - in eager anticipation - to further artful collaborations.

"playful, meditative"..."gorgeous, poignant"..."funny & stylish"..."transformative"

Read more about our work on the About UTB page.