The Back Pack

The Back Pack is a fast-paced movement-based comedy extravaganza creatively combining non-spoken performance, music, dance, and media. The Back Pack’s imaginative style has been described as: “a live action cartoon”, “unmatched in its cleverness”, and “pure entertainment that will leave you with a smile on your face and a glow in your heart.” Your generosity will help fund the ongoing creation of The Back Pack's new work.

The Back Pack originated in 2008 during their time at The University of Montana as a dance comedy troupe whose founding members (Katie Kohler, Pete Betcher, Jeremiah Rosenberger, and Justin Morley) started performing whimsical, non-spoken sketch comedy shows.  All of their work is original; created and performed entirely by the four members of the group. From several years of work in Austin, TX, they have been awarded two B. Iden Payne awards, an Austin Critics Table Award, four Best of Fest accolades from Frontera Fest, and were among the Top 4 recognized acts in the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. The Back Pack is currently operating in NYC.

The Back Pack Presents: Series is focused on workshopping new and old work in repertoire from season to season.  We use this model to explore new mediums, collaborate with other artists, reach more audience, and ultimately live to our full potential as creators. Mediums include, but are not limited to, clowning, puppetry, shadows, animation, foley, music composition, video, stop motion, and whatever else our hearts desire.