Undermain Theatre

UNDERMAIN THEATRE

SHINING BRIGHTLY FOR 41 SEASONS 

From the hip confines of its Deep Ellum home Undermain Theatre's 41st season will contemplate the question, 

“Who am I?” While that question may appear simple and straightforward, the concept of identity is complex

and fluid. The answer to “Who am I?” depends on a range of factors including how one defines

oneself, the labels placed on us by others and society, as well as how events and circumstances may

shift that identity. Building on the momentum of the 40th Season, Undermain continues into the 41st

Season with a curated selection of intriguing, language driven productions ripe with opportunities for

Undermain’s cutting edge performance.

ATHENA by Gracie Gardner – September 5 - 29, 2024

Mary Wallace and Athena are brave, and seventeen, and fencers training for the Junior

Olympics. They practice together, they compete against each other, they spend their lives

together. They wish they were friends. Undermain presents the regional premiere of Gracie

Gardner’s searing look into two young women driven to make their way through the ranks

of competitive fencing and their fascination with each other.

EXIT THE KING by Eugene Ionesco – October 31 - November 24, 2024

Ionesco’s absurdist comedy set in the crumbling throne-room of the palace in an unnamed

country where King Berenger the First has only the duration of the play to live. Once, it

seemed he ruled over an immense empire and commanded great armies, now his kingdom

has shrunk to the confines of his garden wall. Refusing to accept his end, he is attended

by his present and former Queens who must help him face the final inevitable truth of life:

death.

BOX by Jarrett King – February 27 - March 23, 2025

Part magic show, part historical speculation, part romantic drama—this play explores the

harrowing story of Henry Box Brown, the abolitionist lecturer and early magician who

escaped slavery by mailing himself to freedom and went on to become a famed magician

on the London stage. Using actual magic, this world premiere imagines an unwritten

chapter in the story of one of history’s most overlooked folk heroes.

H*LLO K*TTY SYNDROME by Brian Dang – May 1 - 25, 2025

HK is a little lost. They just quit their job as a police officer, broke up with their cowboy-

partner, and made a vendetta with their brother-in-law. In Brian Dang’s absurd comedy,

they find themselves caught in the throes of a family drama, noir, and romance. And worst

of all, nobody will stop commenting on the fact that they are wearing a Hello KittyTM

mascot costume (but it’s slightly off because of copyright laws.)

Our Needs

We need your help to fund these improvements as we celebrate our 41st season and lay the foundation for the next decade of Light Underground in Undermain's Basement:

Your gift this North Texas Giving Day will help Undermain fund a much needed upgrade to our conventional theatrical lighting system. Undermain has committed to raise $50,000 over 3 years to upgrade and replace our theatrical lighting system with LED lighting system. Called The Brightest Gift, all donations made this year will support this initiative. So far, over $13,000 has been raised and the first phase of the new lights have been purchased and installed. Come see them in action as they light up the basement during Athena this September!