The Undercity

When an otherworldly artifact falls into her paws, Rat Girl uncovers a vast conspiracy that threatens the fate of the entire rat metropolis. Merging puppetry, toy theatre, and an original score, The Undercity navigates unchecked greed, climate catastrophe, and the engineered hopelessness of industrial life—a gnarly web of rat tails only our hero can untangle. This 50-minute play, performed entirely in fictitious Rat and Moleperson languages, is appropriate for audiences 12+.

The Undercity was written by Gaby FeBland and developed through a year-long 2024 Emergence Artists Residency at Culture Lab LIC, which culminated in a workshop production at Culture Lab in December of 2025 directed by Sammy Zeisel and starring Camille Cooper, Nat Marvan, and Gaby FeBland.

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All photos by Walls Trimble

Scenic Design by Cat Raynor

Lighting Design by Yichen Zhou

Sound Design by Liam Bellman-Sharp

Costume Design by Veronica Johnson

Puppetry Design by Gaby FeBland