The Undercity
1810 16th St NW Washington
A revolution is happening underground! In the metropolis of rats beneath our feet-a 1970s New York-inspired neon underworld lit by a perpetual crescent moon-our hero, Rat Girl, uncovers a vast conspiracy that threatens the fate of her world. Delight in this nonverbal rat puppet pageant about overthrowing a crumbling empire on the verge of ecological collapse, embodied through a mix of body puppetry, tabletop rod puppetry, overhead projector shadow puppetry, and mask. The Undercity navigates unchecked greed, climate catastrophe, and the engineered hopelessness of industrial life-a gnarly web of rat tails only Rat Girl can untangle.
Jun 3, 2027 - Jun 13, 2027