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Kyle Schaefer

Birth Place: Tulsa, OK

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KYLE SCHAEFER is a founding member of The Group Lab in NYC, and most recently created and performed in 'Hold Onto Your Butts,' a two-man shot-for-shot reimagining of Jurassic Park that was picked up for a sold out run at the PIT. Born and raised in Tulsa, OK, he is a classically trained actor with 20 years of dance experience as well as a musician (guitar/ukulele). He will be playing a lead in the upcoming indie short film 'Float.'



NEW YORK: Ivanov, True Love, Hold Onto Your Butts, Plunge, A Christmas Carol, Slow Dance With A Hot Pickup (Reading), Beyond Measure (Reading), Fat Joey, The Light Inside. REGIONAL: White Christmas (Arkansas Rep), The Tosca Project (American Conservatory Theater [World Premiere]), Candide (Berkshire Theatre Festival), Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson (Williamstown Theater Festival Workshop), Tosca Cafe (Canadian Tour), A Christmas Carol (ACT), Shakespeare & Company, New Harmony Project, Kennedy Center, Williamstown Theater Festival, San Francisco Symphony. FILM/TV: Embers, The Big Scoop, Sympathy for a Toothache, Revenge, and Celebrity Ghost Stories. BS: University of Evansville. MFA: American Conservatory Theater. Proud member of AEA.

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HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS Extends London Run at the Arcola Theatre

​​​​​​​Hold On To Your Butts has announced a one week extension at the Arcola Theatre, with performances on sale now. Following the London run, the show tours the UK, starting at Curve Theatre in Leicester.
HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS Will Make London Premiere

Following a smash-hit run at Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer and multiple sold out seasons in New York, Sally Cade Holmes and Heather Shields have announced the London premiere and cast for Recent Cutbacks’ Hold On To Your Butts, a live shot-for-shot parody of the greatest dinosaur film of all time.
Recent Cutbacks to Present HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS at Caveat

RECENT CUTBACKS will present HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS at Caveat, featuring Nick Abeel, Kyle Schaefer, and live Foley by Blair Busbee. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Line-Up Set For PhysFestNYC, New York's Festival Dedicated To Physical Theaters

PhysFestNYC, New York’s Festival Dedicated to Physical Theaters, announces its line-up for January 5–14, 2024. Over 100 artists and companies will participate in the 10-day festival, featuring performances, workshops, panels, and community events.
Recent Cutbacks Adds Special Performance of NEXT DAY THRONES: A PARODY OF ICE AND FIRE

Recent Cutbacks will present a very special episode of its newest comedy hit-Next Day Thrones: A Parody of Ice and Fire-on Friday, May 10 at 8pm at The Peoples Improv Theater.
Recent Cutbacks Brings NEXT DAY THRONES: A Parody Of Ice And Fire To The PIT April 15 Through May 20

The PIT is proud to announce the return of acclaimed company Recent Cutbacks with its newest comedy project-Next Day Thrones: A Parody of Ice and Fire-April 15 through May 20.
Recent Cutbacks' KEVIN!!!!! Returns to The PIT This Month

The Peoples Improv Theater has announced the return of KEVIN!!!!!, the New York Innovative Theatre Award-nominated show from Recent Cutbacks (Hold On To Your Butts and Fly, You Fools!), tonight, December 8, through December 30, 2017.
Recent Cutbacks to Return to The PIT with Double Feature Fridays

The PIT (Stephen Stout, Artistic Director) is proud to announce the return of acclaimed company Recent Cutbacks with their hit film parodies Hold On To Your Butts and Fly, You Fools! for three Double Feature Fridays, starting June 23, 2017.
Photo Coverage: Red Carpet Arrivals at Primary Stages SPRING FLING Ceremony

Primary Stages' 2017 Spring Fling celebrated the 10th Anniversary of the Einhorn School of Performing Arts this week with an event which honored Broadway composer Jeanine Tesori with the Einhorn Mentorship Award.
Recent Cutbacks' Dinosaur Parody HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS to Stomp Into Chicago

New York-based Recent Cutbacks announces the return of its acclaimed theatrical comedy Hold On To Your Butts, a live, shot-for-shot remake of Jurassic Park performed by just two actors and a foley artist, to Chicago for a limited engagement at Donny's Skybox Theater at The Second City Training Center (230 W. North Ave, 4th Floor) April 20 through 23, 2017.
Recent Cutbacks Brings Hit Parody KEVIN!!!!! to Brooklyn Tonight

Recent Cutbacks (Hold On To Your Butts; Fly, You Fools!) returns with its latest parody, KEVIN!!!!!, as part of Theatreworks' Collaborate! residency at City College of Technology in Brooklyn March 23 through April 1, 2017.
Photo Flash: First Look at Recent Cutbacks' KEVIN!!!!!

Recent Cutbacks presents KEVIN!!!!!, its one-of-a-kind take on a holiday classic. Previews began December 1, 2016 at The Peoples Improv Theater's Striker Main Stage. This limited engagement runs through January 7, 2017.
Recent Cutbacks Returns to The PIT with KEVIN!!!!! Tonight

The PIT has announced the return of acclaimed company Recent Cutbacks with their new parody, KEVIN!!!!!.
Recent Cutbacks to Return to The PIT with KEVIN!!!!!

The PIT has announced the return of acclaimed company Recent Cutbacks with their new parody, KEVIN!!!!!.
Wandering Bark Theatre Company Presents HEDDA (GABLER)

Ibsen's simmering, shimmering tale of a woman too large for her destiny gets a fresh adaptation, streamlined into a gilded juggernaut of secrecy and manipulation. Wandering Bark creates a collision of past and present to build a Hedda where the story's the same, but the devil's in the details.
Wandering Bark Theatre Company Presents HEDDA (GABLER)

Ibsen's simmering, shimmering tale of a woman too large for her destiny gets a fresh adaptation, streamlined into a gilded juggernaut of secrecy and manipulation. Wandering Bark creates a collision of past and present to build a Hedda where the story's the same, but the devil's in the details.
Recent Cutbacks to Return to The PIT with FLY, YOU FOOLS This March

After a year-long sold out run of Hold On To Your Butts (named a "Critic's Pick" and one of the "Ten Best Comedy Shows of 2014" by Time Out New York), The PIT is proud to announce the return of acclaimed theatrical company Recent Cutbacks with FLY, YOU FOOLS, another LIVE shot-for-shot remake. Three actors and a foley artist band together (in fellowship) to bring you a parody of the first chapter in the most epic fantasy trilogy of all time!
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek at The PIT's Theatrical Comedy, HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS

After being named one of the “Ten Best Comedy Shows of 2014” byTime Out New York, The PIT is proud to announce the return of acclaimed theatrical comedy Hold On To Your Butts, a LIVE shot-for-shot remake of the greatest epic dinosaur movie of all time, performed by just two actors and a foley artist.
The PIT Presents Live Shot-For-Shot Reenactment of Jurassic Park, 9/15-23

Following the highly successful and critically acclaimed run of Chiara Atik's Women at The Peoples Improv Theater (NY Times Critic's Pick), The PIT has announced its newest theatrical comedy: Hold On To Your Butts, a LIVE shot-for-shot remake of Jurassic Park, performed by just two actors and a foley artist September 15-23.
Photo Flash: The All For One Theatre Festival

All For One Theater Festival (AFO) and Michael Wolk, Executive Director, have announced the exciting line-up of the Third Annual All For One Theatre Festival. The official announcement was made Monday night at a gArden Party at The Courtyard at the Hartley House, with a wine tasting sponsored by a cellar full of noise, included appearances byMike Daisey, Colman Domingo and BD Wong, and special guests including Tom Hewitt and Nilaja Sun. Award-winning solo performer Ben Rimalower presented Eva Price with the Pioneer Award, recognizing individuals and companies who have forged the way for solo theatre. The third annual All For One Theatre Festival will play a limited engagement at Cherry Lane Studio Theater (38 Commerce Street, NY). Performances begin Friday, Oct 11 and continue through Saturday, Nov 9.

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