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# Know Theatre of Cincinnati

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- [Get to Know what's in a show: Sunrise Coven](https://www.knowtheatre.com/get-to-know-whats-in-a-show-sunrise-coven/) - Our first show of Know Theatre's 25th Anniversary Season kicked off August 12, 2022. Starring Denise Dal Vera*, Julie Sonia Locker, Ryan-Chavez Richmond, Resa Mishina, and Michael Burnham (with a late-breaking assist by understudy Jim Stark), Sunrise Coven opened to a sold-out house and a standing ovation. Why this show? Did you Know? Our script
- [Announcing Season 20!](https://www.knowtheatre.com/announcing-season-20/) - Know Theatre invites you to celebrate the love in our 20th anniversary season SEASON 20: Love is Love For 20 years, Know Theatre has been creating a theatrical playground in Cincinnati, uniting audiences and artists in a love of theatre, art, and and community. So for this season, we celebrate love in all
- [We have a story for you in Season 19...](https://www.knowtheatre.com/we-have-a-story-for-you-in-season-19/) - Know Theatre is so very excited to tell you some stories in SEASON 19: Once Upon A Time Know Theatre is ready to rekindle your sense of wonder in Season 19. Join us and explore the stories we tell ourselves and each other: stories that amuse, that enlighten, and that help us to make
- [Looking Towards the Sky](https://www.knowtheatre.com/looking-towards-the-heavens/) - KNOW THEATRE LOOKS TOWARD THE SKIES WITH SILENT SKY by Lauren Gunderson directed by Tamara Winters The true story of the women who changed our understanding of the universe. GET TICKETS HERE! In the late 19th Century, a group of brilliant women were hired by the Harvard Observatory to catalog the stars. Called “computers” by
- [What is Beertown?](https://www.knowtheatre.com/what-is-beertown/) - We have loads of info about our upcoming production of Beertown by dog & pony dc, but what is Beertown, the place? Let Beertown director and dog & pony dc Ensemble Director, Rachel Grossman, tell you the tale... Beertown: A Brief History A Refreshing Beginning In early 1864, a young Welshman named Rhys Bramblethorpe and his
- [All Childish Things - Meet The Characters! #2](https://www.knowtheatre.com/all-childish-things-meet-the-characters-2/) - In All Childish Things, opening on Friday at the Know, we follow the tale of a ragtag band of superfans (and their less-than-superfan accomplice) who attempt to pull a heist on Cincinnati's secret Kenner warehouse in search of treasures untold. Last week, we met Dave (the ringleader), and Max (the getaway driver). Let's meet the rest
- [All Childish Things - Meet the Characters! #1](https://www.knowtheatre.com/all-childish-things-meet-the-characters/) - In All Childish Things, four friends are trying to pull of the Star Wars-inspired heist of the century. But who are these cast of characters? Let's introduce you to some of them! What is your name? Dave Bullanski. Where do you work? I work in IT at Allegiant Data Systems. If you were to rob
- [Meet the Cast of Hunchback #2](https://www.knowtheatre.com/meet-the-cast-of-hunchback-2/) - The Hunchback of Seville is a co-production with The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, so it's bringing a lot of new faces from their program to our stage for the very first time. CCM is home to some of the finest young talent in the nation and we're thrilled to let them loose in our
- ["Your tickets are FREE? How is that possible?" (Hint: It's because of you!)](https://www.knowtheatre.com/your-tickets-are-free-how-is-that-possible-hint-its-because-of-you/) - What happens when you decide theatre shouldn't just be for the wealthy and elite?
- [Meet the Cast of Hunchback #1](https://www.knowtheatre.com/hunchcast1/) - The Hunchback of Seville is a co-production with The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, so it's bringing a lot of new faces from their program to our stage for the very first time. CCM is home to some of the finest young talent in the nation and we're thrilled to let them loose in our
- [Let's Get Weird.](https://www.knowtheatre.com/lets-get-weird/) - You guys. Somehow, it's only 16 days until the kickoff of the 12th Annual Cincinnati Fringe Festival. I started this job (as Associate Artistic Director of the Know) exactly one year ago--right before Fringe 2014. What a year it's been! The Fringe is, in many ways, the heart and soul of Know Theatre. It's the
- [Season 18: More shows! More artists! More Awesome!](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-18-more-shows-more-artists-more-awesome/) - KNOW THEATRE IS SUPER PUMPED TO ANNOUNCE SEASON 18: We’re Adults Now! Know Theatre is 18 years old, and we’re ready to do everything that entails: step into a wider world, fall in love, confront loss, get a crazy summer job, have a history lesson, party with some college kids, give up our childhood
- [Meet Lisa. She's a wrecking ball.](https://www.knowtheatre.com/meet-lisa-shes-a-wrecking-ball/) - Name Lisa Age 28 I come from … Salt Lake City, Utah My life's soundtrack would feature the song … Heartbreaker by Pat Benatar What I’m Doing With My Life: Not enough... I’m Really Good at … Making traffic stop with my looks, breaking hearts, kicking ass, knitting, sushi-making, aerial silks, basket-weaving, finding
- [Meet Peter, a man who doesn't know what's about to hit him.](https://www.knowtheatre.com/meet-peter-a-man-who-doesnt-know-whats-about-to-hit-him/) - Name - That's a bit personal at this stage. I didn't even want to set this up in the first place. Just call me Peter if you must, but preferably just Doctor. Age - Really intrusive question, let's just say I'm old enough to have PhD's in Bio-molecular Engineering and Cardiology. I come from ...
- [Meet Nurse, a girl just trying to get something going...](https://www.knowtheatre.com/meet-nurse-a-girl-just-trying-to-get-something-going/) - Name: Nurse Age: 29 I come from ... New Jersey My life's soundtrack would feature the song ... Love Story from Taylor Swift What I’m Doing With My Life: Planning my wedding to Peter on Pinterest... I mean... I am a Registered Nurse.... I’m Really Good at... Day dreaming The First Things People
- [Meet Jazmin: A Crimefighter with a taste for the rough stuff.](https://www.knowtheatre.com/meet-jazmin-a-crimefighter-with-a-taste-for-the-rough-stuff/) - Name: Jazmin Age: How old do you want me to be? I come from… Australia. That's why I know so much about survival. My life's soundtrack would feature the song… Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard What I’m Doing With My Life: Justice...and a lot of one night stands I’m Really Good at... Double
- [Meet Doctor X: a guy with a one-track mind...](https://www.knowtheatre.com/meet-doctor-x-a-guy-with-a-one-track-mind/) - Name: I’m Dr. X. I honestly can’t remember if that’s a first or last name. Maybe I’m like Madonna. Or Seal. Age: I’m 36 years old. I think I’m 36 years old. My birthday might be coming up soon, unless it just passed. I come from: I want to say Greenwich, Connecticut. That feels right.
- [Meet Nina, a Crimefighter with a secret](https://www.knowtheatre.com/meet-nina-a-crimefighter-with-a-secret/) - Name Nina Age 24 I come from ... The Gritty Motor City—Detroit, Michigan My life's soundtrack would feature the song ... '03 Bonnie & Clyde by Jay-Z and Beyoncé. "All I need in this life of sin is me and my boyfriend." What I’m Doing With My Life: Making the world a safer place for
- [Meet Sally, the leader of the Crimefighters](https://www.knowtheatre.com/meet-sally-the-leader-of-the-crimefighters/) - Name Most people know me as Sally of the Crimefighters. I can't reveal my true identity here. Age I can't reveal that information. It's for your protection. I come from ... New York, a city on the edge. A city like a healthy heart that has been poisoned with cancer. The cancer of crime. My
- [So...Why Superheroes?](https://www.knowtheatre.com/so-why-superheroes/) - My first task in taking on the (somewhat daunting) feat of staging Adam Szymkowicz's brilliantly crafted love-letter to comics, heroes, and love, was to figure out one question: What the hell is Adam doing with this structure? (This is where I freely admit that I did not grow up a comic book reader. I grew up
- [A Tale of One Hundred Scarves](https://www.knowtheatre.com/a-tale-of-one-hundred-scarves/) - You've all been hearing about our production of Bureau of Missing Persons, by Lila Rose Kaplan. But did you know that every single scarf on our set (and the ones in the display in the Underground) was hand-knit and crocheted by local crafters? This is the story of those scarves. I'm Kristen, Resident Stage Manager and
- [Because we need a little magic.](https://www.knowtheatre.com/because-we-need-a-little-magic/) - Why director Tamara Winters thinks you should take an illogical leap with Know Theatre this month with Bureau of Missing Persons by Lila Rose Kaplan.
- [Get to Know Patrice, played by Burgess Byrd](https://www.knowtheatre.com/get-to-know-patrice-played-by-burgess-byrd/) - This is Patrice. She's got a job to do in Bureau of Missing Persons at Know Theatre. Come see what tricks she has up her sleeve...
- [Get to Know Simon, played by Sam Ray](https://www.knowtheatre.com/get-to-know-simon-played-by-sam-ray/) - This is Simon. He has a heart full of love. He has a secret. He doesn't know it yet, but he's about to experience the impossible.
- [How I Learned to Knit; or, The Magic In Small Things](https://www.knowtheatre.com/how-i-learned-to-knit-or-the-magic-in-small-things/) - It only took me 30 years and my first MainStage show at the Know to figure out what Mom was really trying to teach me...
- [Get to Know Richard, played by Rico Reid ](https://www.knowtheatre.com/get-to-know-richard-played-by-rico-reid/) - Richard is a man of ideas. He just wants his life back. He just wants his love back. See what happens to Richard in Bureau of Missing Persons by Lila Rose Kaplan at Know Theatre.
- [Get to Know Vivian, played by Adrianne Underhill.](https://www.knowtheatre.com/get-to-know-vivian-played-by-adrianne-underhill/) - This is Vivian. She wants to get her daughter Angela back on her feet. Her daughter's not exactly cooperating...
- [Whose story is this? Get to Know Angela (played by Kate Glasheen)](https://www.knowtheatre.com/whose-story-is-this-get-to-know-angela-played-by-kate-glasheen/) - Angela is falling apart. Bureau of Missing Persons by Lila Rose Kaplan is her story.
- ["How is THIS a Know Theatre show?"](https://www.knowtheatre.com/how-is-this-a-know-theatre-show/) - Hi folks! Associate Artistic Director Tammy here: As we come to the final week of performances of Moby Dick at Know Theatre, I continue to be inspired by the reactions of our audience. Some come to us with a love of the novel rivaling that of our Artistic Director Andrew Hungerford. Some come to us with
- [On The Novel Moby Dick](https://www.knowtheatre.com/on-the-novel-moby-dick/) - Let’s get one thing clear. I love this novel. I love the story. I love the words. I love the massive digressions on the whaling industry. I love the poetry of Herman Melville. I love that as a 30 year old adventure novelist, Melville suddenly decided to take on something more ambitious. I love the
- [10 reasons you need to see MOBY DICK at Know Theatre.](https://www.knowtheatre.com/10-reasons-you-need-to-see-moby-dick-at-know-theatre/) - Associate Artistic Director Tammy here, and I'm getting seriously pumped for next week's opening of Moby Dick. You have your tickets, right? If you answered "Yes!", HOORAY! (And thanks: we can't wait for you to see it!) But, wait--did I hear a couple folks out there say they haven't gotten tickets yet? Let me see if I
- [Get to Know: Guest Artist Justin McCombs](https://www.knowtheatre.com/get-to-know-guest-artist-justin-mccombs/) - Those of you who have seen Moby Dick already know that it is chock full of serious talent. Today, we're excited to feature our Guest Artist, Justin McCombs, who joins us from the Ensemble at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, where he just completed a dramatic turn as Nick in The Great Gatsby. In his first outing on the
- [Know Theatre visits City Council Human Services, Youth, and Arts Committee](https://www.knowtheatre.com/know-theatre-visits-city-council-human-services-youth-and-arts-committee/) - Know Theatre's Artistic Director Andrew Hungerford and Associate Artistic Director Tamara Winters had the pleasure of visiting Cincinnati City Council's Human Services, Youth, and Arts Committee on Monday, September 22, to present about who we are and what we're making happen up here in Over-the-Rhine. We were so grateful to be invited to present by Councilmember Yvette
- [What's the word? Harry & The Thief is a Must See.](https://www.knowtheatre.com/whats-the-word-harry-the-thief-is-a-must-see/) - We knew that the script for Harry & The Thief would create a riotous and hilarious world in which we could stage some serious madness. We knew that playwright Sigrid Gilmer's singular perspective and razor-sharp wit would be a perfect match for the Know Theatre MainStage, and that guest director Holly L. Derr would bring her A-game when she
- [THIS JUST IN: You Are Welcome.](https://www.knowtheatre.com/this-just-in-you-are-welcome/) - Ever been intrigued by a show, but been scared off by ticket price? Well, Know Theatre wants to help you take the leap and take a chance, even when money is tight. Beginning with our first MainStage show of Season 17, Sigrid Gilmer's Harry & The Thief, Wednesday performances of MainStage shows are now FREE. Yeah, I
- [Spotlight On: Piper N. Davis](https://www.knowtheatre.com/spotlight-on-piper-davis/) - You may have seen Piper N. Davis (Harry) behind the scenes at Playhouse, making sure Cincinnati sees great Playhouse shows as their Sales Manager, but she's back once again where she belongs: onstage at Know Theatre. Piper has performed and toured in many shows and cities, has had many on camera roles and enjoys doing voice over work.
- [Spotlight On: Brent Vimtrup](https://www.knowtheatre.com/spotlight-on-brent-vimtrup/) - Hot yoga instructor by day, prolific performer by night. Brent Vimtrup (Orry Main Scarlett) is a familiar face to Cincinnati audiences, as a resident company member at the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company where he appeared as the title roles in Hamlet and Richard II, John Proctor in The Crucible (LCT Award for Best Actor), Algy in The
- [Spotlight On: Sola Thompson](https://www.knowtheatre.com/spotlight-on-sola-thompson/) - Hey, OTR: Sola’s back in the neighborhood, and she’s ready to blow your mind. Those of you lucky enough to have caught Crumble (Lay Me Down, Justin Timberlake) at Cincy Fringe 2014 have already gotten a taste of what Sola Thompson (Vivian) is capable of: she appeared as The Apartment, thanks to her stint as a member
- [Spotlight On: Meggy Hai Trang](https://www.knowtheatre.com/spotlight-on-meggy-hai-trang/) - Omniscience looks good on Meggy Hai Trang. Returning to Cincinnati in her debut at the Know Theatre in a mysterious (and likely, all-powerful) role, Meggy (Anita) was seen most recently as a member of the Bruce E. Coyle 2013-2014 Acting Intern Company with the Cincinnati Playhouse, where she played Barky in Fake Flowers Don’t Die, and
- [Spotlight On: Torie Wiggins](https://www.knowtheatre.com/spotlight-on-torie-wiggins/) - Torie Wiggins is back on Know's MainStage, and she's ready for adventure. A graduate of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music with a BFA in Dramatic Performance, Torie (Mimi) is well known to Cincinnati audiences: her one-woman show, Your Negro Tour Guide, has been seen at venues across Cincinnati and toured across the country. She has appeared
- [Spotlight On: Rico Reid](https://www.knowtheatre.com/spotlight-on-rico-reid/) - Know Theatre is especially proud of the rockstar cast we've assembled for our latest MainStage production, Harry & The Thief. Even more than that, we're proud that this unique and surprising play has allowed us to bring some major talent back to Cincinnati from parts elsewhere! Today's featured artist, Rico Reid (Jeremy), was born & raised in Cincinnati and
- [Spotlight On: Darnell Benjamin](https://www.knowtheatre.com/spotlight-on-darnell-benjamin/) - Darnell Pierre Benjamin is always ready to come back home to play in Know Theatre's sandbox. Originally from Louisiana, Darnell has his BFA from UL Lafayette; and an MFA from University of Houston in 2009. Fortune has shined and given Darnell many opportunities to do some amazing shows: Titus Andronicus and To Kill a Mockingbird
- [Spotlight On: Jon Kovach](https://www.knowtheatre.com/spotlight-on-jon-kovach/) - In Harry & The Thief, Know Theatre has assembled a veritable Who's Who of Cincinnati theatre stars. Today, we're excited to feature audience favorite (and prolific writer, director, and performer), Jon Kovach. Recently awarded "'Audience Pick" of the 2014 Cincinnati Fringe Festival, Jon Kovach (Overseer Jones) returns to what he calls one of his "favorite theatres in
- [Taking "Don't F*** It Up" To Heart](https://www.knowtheatre.com/taking-dont-f-it-up-to-heart/) - Know Theatre invited Guest Director Holly L. Derr to speak about her process and the specific challenge of doing justice to such an epic story while honoring the histories from which it draws. In preparation for directing Sigrid Gilmer’s Harry & the Thief, I’m reading a book called Harriet Tubman: Myth, Memory, and History. In it, the
- [Is this Blog on?](https://www.knowtheatre.com/hello-world/) - Can you guys hear me? Am I pushing the right-- Oh, wait, I think I just need to plug this in here... There we go. Hi, everyone! Welcome to Know Theatre's new blog. This is where you can come for a behind the scenes look at what we're up to over at the Know. This

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- [Season 28](https://www.knowtheatre.com/)
- [Special Events](https://www.knowtheatre.com/special-events/) - Special Events OTRimprov Pay What You Can Jams:February 17, 7pmMarch 17, 7pmShows:February 3, 7pmMarch 3, 7pm OTRimprov Tickets
- [The Ravenside Occurrence](https://www.knowtheatre.com/the-ravenside-occurrence/) - The Ravenside Occurrence By Derek J. SnowDirected by Caitlin McWethy March 27 – April 18, 2026 A play about a ghost? About The Show London, 1876. Four headstrong women break out of the asylum to which their families have committed them. An abandoned inn offers welcome shelter, but the restless spirit who walks the halls
- [Jobs](https://www.knowtheatre.com/get-involved/jobs/) - Work at the Know Fringe Festival 2026 Venue TechniciansAssistant Stage Management for The Ravenside Occurrence Fringe Festival 2026 Venue Technicians F26 VT Job DescriptionDownload The Know Theatre of Cincinnati is seeking Venue Technicians for the 2026 Cincy Fringe Festival. Job Title: Venue TechnicianReports To: Know Theatre Production Manager & Technical DirectorDates:May 21st - May 30th
- [Support](https://www.knowtheatre.com/support/) - We make theatre. You make it possible. Stock, Cryptocurrency, and Donor Advised Funds All Stock and Cryptocurrency contributions can be made through our profile page at every.org!If you're interested in Donor Advised Funds, ask your financial advisor or donor-advised representative how you can recommend a gift in support of Know Theatre from your DAF.If your
- [Serials! 16](https://www.knowtheatre.com/serials-16/) - Serials! 16 February 2 , February 9 & 23, March 9 & 23, 2026 5 Local Writers. 5 New Plays. 5 Nights. It's Episodic Theatre. Serials! 16 Talent Pool Survey About The Show 15-minute episodes of five new, never-before-seen different plays by local playwrights, every two weeks, for a total of five installments! At the
- [Constellations](https://www.knowtheatre.com/constellations/) - Constellations By Nick PayneDirected by Bridget Leak February 12–22, 2026 One relationship. Infinite possibilities. About The Show Marianne and Roland meet at a barbecue, date, and break up. Or maybe they don’t. Maybe they fall in love and live happily ever after. Or again, maybe they don’t. This sparkling and passionate love story explodes open
- [Inclusive Action Plan](https://www.knowtheatre.com/action-plan/) - Inclusive Action Plan 2025-2026 This plan was enacted by the Know Theatre board of directors on January, 21, 2026. It serves to share our dedication to providing an environment for all to create and enjoy theatre. Our Commitment The Know Theatre was established in 1997 with a goal of making theatre more accessible to the
- [About](https://www.knowtheatre.com/about/) - The Mission Know Theatre exists to build belonging through bold theatre. Vision A Cincinnati where theatre is not an exclusive club but a gathering place for artists and audiences of every background. A Mainstage season that invites Cincinnati to think deeply and feel together. A Mainstage that reflects the city’s complexity, offering work that is
- [Staff & Board](https://www.knowtheatre.com/about/staff/) - Leadership Bridget LeakProducing Artistic Directorcontact: bridget@knowtheatre.com Bridget Leak is a Cincinnati-based freelance theatre director. Recent directing credits include; Playhouse in the Park (A Christmas Carol, Actually and Educational Off-the-Hill Series), Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati (Maytag Virgin, Queen), Know Theatre (Camp Siegfried, Andy’s House of [blank], 11-time Cincy Fringe participant), and teaching/directing at the University of Cincinnati
- [Education](https://www.knowtheatre.com/education-2/) - Youth Education Summer Camp 2026: The Road to Oz Grades 3-12 July 6 – August 2Over the course of 4 weeks, students create a fully-devised theatre production that culminates in multiple performance opportunities on the MainStage. Dorothy has returned to Oz, but nothing is quite the way she left it – the world has fallen
- [Open Calls](https://www.knowtheatre.com/open-calls/) - Open Calls There are no Open Calls currently, please check back soon!
- [Die Hard Is A Christmas Movie](https://www.knowtheatre.com/die-hard/) - Die Hard Is A Christmas Movie This Holiday Season, one family will risk it all to make it to Christmas morning together ... or die hard trying. By A.J. Baldwin and Alexx RouseDirected by Tatiana Godfrey November 28 – December 21, 2025 About The Show Back by Popular Demand!DIE HARD IS A CHRISTMAS MOVIE by
- [octKNOWber 2025](https://www.knowtheatre.com/octknowber-2025/) - Upcoming Already Passed
- [Sponsors](https://www.knowtheatre.com/sponsors/) - Every program, performance, and project we produce at the Knowis made possible through the generosity of our Season Sponsors. From the artists, staff, board, and patrons of the Know - Thank You to the following individuals andorganizations for believing that Cincinnati deserves adventurous theatre that everyone can afford! David C. Herriman Joshua Wallace Judge Mark P.
- [Volunteer](https://www.knowtheatre.com/get-involved/volunteer/) - Our small, but mighty, staff does a lot, but we can't do it all. The fact is, Know Theatre couldn't exist if it weren't for the valuable help we receive from hundreds of volunteers each season. And when you volunteer you'll earn FREE TICKETS to our productions! Below you'll find our available volunteer shifts. Simply
- [Accessibility](https://www.knowtheatre.com/accessibility/) - Accessibility There are no steps or stairs on the first floor of our building, there is a ramp that leads all audiences from our main entrance to our box office, and proceeds to our lobby and bar, which we call the “Underground”. On the Mainstage, the first row is on the ground level and accessible.
- [King James](https://www.knowtheatre.com/king-james/) - King James By Rajiv JosephDirected by Darnell Pierre Benjamin September 11–27, 2025 A clever comedy about basketball, chosen brotherhood, and LeBron James. About The Show When “King” LeBron James shoots to basketball superstardom with the Cleveland Cavaliers, the city unites to cheer on their hometown hero. Matt and Shawn, an unlikely duo bonded through shared
- [Audition](https://www.knowtheatre.com/get-involved/audition/) - Cincy Fringe Unified Auditions March 15-16th, 2026 Season 29 Auditions May 3rd-4th, 2026 Check back here for more information coming soon!
- [Educational Matinees](https://www.knowtheatre.com/educational-matinees/) - Educational Matinees Our educational matinees for the 2025/2026 Mainstage Season is for The Ravenside Occurrence. To discuss bringing your school to see a student matinee, please reach out to the Producing Artistic Director bridget@knowtheatre.com or 513-300-5669
- [Understudy Program](https://www.knowtheatre.com/understudy-program/) - Understudy Program For Season 28, the Know Theatre, through the generosity of the William J. Baude - Maurice E. Oshry Fund, is able to contract 12 understudies and 1 Assistant Stage Manager for the 2025/2026 Season. All understudies and the ASM are current college students or recent college graduates. In addition to being “on call”
- [History](https://www.knowtheatre.com/about/history/) - The Founding of Know Theatre The Know Theatre of Cincinnati was formed in the summer of 1997. Ann Pennick, Julie Vehorn, Dwaun Watson and Jay Kalagayan developed a mission to make theatre more accessible to the community. They planned a bookstore tour featuring sketches and short plays by local writers. The Know Theatre Tribe was
- [Directions and Parking](https://www.knowtheatre.com/about/directions-and-parking/) - Directions Know Theatre is located in the David C. Herriman Center for the Performing Arts at 1120 Jackson Street in historic Over-the-Rhine. Parking On-street parking is available around Over-the-Rhine, and most on-street parking in the area has switched to the EZ-Park App, and parking can be paid for and re-upped on your mobile phone. There
- [Low/No Cost Tickets](https://www.knowtheatre.com/low-no-cost-tickets/) - Low/No Cost Tickets Welcome Thursdays At Thursday night MainStage performances, we’ve got tickets available for advance reservations for just $15 or Walk-up Tickets for $0 or pay what you wish. For the 2025-2026 season, each Welcome Thursday performance has 44 tickets available for advance reservation at $15, and 44 tickets reserved for walk up patrons
- [Box Office](https://www.knowtheatre.com/tickets/box-office-policies/) - Box Office Our regular box office hours are: Monday-Friday, 11am-5pm & 1 hour before curtain on performance days513.300.5669 Our lobby opens 1 hour before curtain, so you're welcome to come early and have a drink with us at our full service Underground Bar. Seating is general admission. In our flexible space, no seat is more
- [Rent Our Space](https://www.knowtheatre.com/get-involved/rental/) - EVENT RENTAL INQUIRY Our Underground lobby/bar - with cabaret stage - is a great venue for happy hour meetings, corporate events, readings, casual get-togethers, parties, and small staged events. If you need a larger space, our MainStage is a fully equipped theatrical venue that can be at your disposal! If you're interested in bringing your
- [BLERDS](https://www.knowtheatre.com/blerds-2025/) - BLERDS Not so long ago… three young teens set out on a quest to meet their idol. By J. Corey BucknerDirected by Derek J. Snow April 4–19, 2025 Featuring: Dominique Owen Lewis - DJKenny Rayborn - KieraMalik Smith - BrandonDeondra Kamau Means - DerekMeredith Frankie Crutcher - TonyaPhilip Latham - StrangerAjani Hammack - Monster/Lee Tierra London
- [Passes & Memberships](https://www.knowtheatre.com/tickets/passes-memberships/)
- [A Case for the Existence of God](https://www.knowtheatre.com/existence-of-god/) - A Case for the Existence of God A story of hope in a world that feels out of control. By Samuel D. HunterDirected by Piper N. Davis February 7–22, 2025 About The Show Regional PremiereFrom Samuel D. Hunter, the writer of the Oscar-winning film, The Whale, comes a humorous and wrenching tale about land, fatherhood,
- [SERIALS! 15](https://www.knowtheatre.com/serials-15/) - SERIALS! Season 15 Here's how Serials! works: on week one, teams of actors present the first ten to fifteen minutes of five brand-new, never-before-seen plays. At the end of each installment, the playwright needs your help! By a show of hands, the audience votes on a this-or-that style question that will shape the arc of
- [Camp Siegfried by Bess Wohl](https://www.knowtheatre.com/camp-siegfried-by-bess-wohl/) - Camp Siegfried First Love. Third Reich. By Bess WohlDirected by Bridget Leak September 13-28, 2024 Opening: September 13, 7:30pm*Welcome Wednesdays: September 18 & 25, 7:30pmUnderstudy Scenes: Friday, September 20, 7:30pm (Scenes begin post show)Artist/Service Industry Night: Monday, September 23, 7:30pmASL Interpreted: Friday, September 27, 7:30pm Closing: Saturday, September 28, 7:30pm About The Show Regional PremiereTwo
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- [The Light Chasers](https://www.knowtheatre.com/the-light-chasers/) - There's so much energy in us. Teenage science whiz Nic is stuck on Earth with her practical mom while her beloved dreamer of a father is ten years into an improbable mission to the stars. Nic vows to defy what she’s always been told is possible to bridge lightyears, get a message to her dad,
- [Tickets](https://www.knowtheatre.com/tickets/) - Season 27 Ticket Prices Mainstage Tickets: $38 Our regular priced ticket option. For folks who otherwise might not be able to take part, we also make Wednesday performances even more accessible through a program we call Welcome Wednesday: Welcome Wednesday Advance Tickets: $15 At Wednesday night MainStage performances, we've got tickets available in advance for just
- [Season 26](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-26/) - Season 26: Through the Mirror
- [Season 24](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-24-2/)
- [Season 24](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-24/)
- [Season 20: Love is Love.](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-20/)
- [Season 25](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-25/) - Come with us on a season-long adventure about what it means to be alive, how our lives intertwine, and what the risk of truly living can be.
- [Projection Connections](https://www.knowtheatre.com/projections/)
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- [Announcing Our Next Producing Artistic Director!](https://www.knowtheatre.com/pad-announcement/) - Know Theatre of Cincinnati’s board of trustees today announced that Bridget Leak has been named the next Producing Artistic Director of the company. Leak’s tenure beginsMay 1, 2024.A respected director, educator, and creator, Leak is currently the co-founder of Queen City Flash, an organization dedicated to cultivating new work and open access to the arts.
- [Here's what's happening!](https://www.knowtheatre.com/calendar/)
- [News](https://www.knowtheatre.com/news/) - The latest from our newsletter From our blog
- [Kairos](https://www.knowtheatre.com/kairos/) - Their story starts as a meet-cute rom-com ... and then the whole world changes. Gina and David’s budding relationship is tested by the advent of a groundbreaking medical procedure that extends lives indefinitely, granting immortality to a chosen few. As they navigate the initial rush of falling in love, they must also grapple with the
- [UnderGround Bar Menu](https://www.knowtheatre.com/underground-bar-menu/) - UnderGround Bar Menu
- [Serials!](https://www.knowtheatre.com/on-stage/know-other-stage/serials/) - Know Theatre's Monday Night Theatre Party returns with a new twist! Serials! 14: ENDGAME Follow 5 shows (4 scripted and 1 improvised!) each week as they try to find an ending!January 29-March 25, 2024 15 minute episodes of new plays, every two weeks, for a total of 5 installments.After each show the audience votes on
- [Transition](https://www.knowtheatre.com/transition/) - Know Theatre announces a Leadership Transition following Season 26 After 10 years at the helm of Know Theatre, Producing Artistic Director Andrew Hungerford will step down at the end of the 23-24 season. After 9.5 years, Associate Artistic Director Tamara Winters stepped down at the end of September 2023 to pursue other opportunities as a
- [St. Nicholas](https://www.knowtheatre.com/st-nicholas/) - A special Benefit Performance for Know Theatre An embittered theatre critic leaves his whole life behind in pursuit of a new love. Alone and adrift in a new city, he finds himself in the clutches of a hive of vampires – who are expecting him to be their goodwill ambassador to humanity. It's a spellbinding
- [Credible](https://www.knowtheatre.com/credible/) - A bold and darkly funny show that tackles living with chronic pain in the midst of an opioid epidemic. This true-life tale of a decade-long journey through illness celebrates the life-saving power of having your pain seen and believed. Keywords: trauma · chronic pain · hope Rated: R (Adult language, adult themes. NOTE: contains descriptions of
- [SecondStage](https://www.knowtheatre.com/on-stage/know-other-stage/)
- [Monsters of the American Cinema](https://www.knowtheatre.com/monsters-of-the-american-cinema/) - There's a monster in my room. VIDEO ON DEMAND AVAILABLE THROUGH NOVEMBER 26! After the sudden death of his husband, Remy Washington, a Black man, finds himself the guardian of both the Good Time Drive-In movie theatre and his husband’s white teenage son, Pup.Bonded by their shared love of classic monster movies, Remy and Pup’s
- [Play(under)ground](https://www.knowtheatre.com/playunderground/) - Post-show programming to keep you PLAYing! Know Theatre’s Play(under)Ground (or PuG, for short) is a season-long, rolling series of events following MainStage programming in our Underground bar and cabaret space. It allows artists another opportunity to experiment, create, and play at Know Theatre, while getting paid to do so. It gives audiences more opportunities to
- [BLERDS](https://www.knowtheatre.com/blerds/) - There are some things you can’t learn in school. BLERDS follows DJ, Brandon, and Kiera, three Black middle school nerds as they set off across Washington DC in October of 2002 on a quest to reach a Star Wars Convention and meet the coolest Jedi in the galaxy: Samuel L Jackson. A world premiere coming-of-age
- [Budget](https://www.knowtheatre.com/budget/) - Budget Transparency We believe in transparency in the work that we do and the way that we create theatre. We believe in equitable theatre making, and that's not fully possible without being open about where the money goes. To that end, we offer you this summary of our Season 26 Budget. This season is budgeted
- [Season Sponsors](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-sponsors/) - David C. Herriman Joshua Wallace Jeffrey Hungerford Judge Mark P. Painter (Ret.)
- [Get Involved](https://www.knowtheatre.com/get-involved/) - At Know Theatre, we want to create a community that includes artists and audience, volunteers and staff, as well as random passersby who just stop in to say "hello." If you're interested in finding ways to be more involved, we're interested in making that happen.
- [The Absentee](https://www.knowtheatre.com/the-absentee/) - Just because you don’t live on Earth anymore doesn’t mean you can’t make your voice heard. Far out in the Milky Way, “Beacons” serve as lighthouses for warping spaceships around the galaxy. When a U.S. Space Forces ship explodes near Beacon 44.AR.90, its Operator finds herself alone in deep space with only her ship’s A.I.
- [Sleeping Giant](https://www.knowtheatre.com/sleeping-giant/) - Who knows if any of these stories are real? But let’s say they are, for the sake of argument. A marriage proposal gone awry awakens an ancient evil deep within a lake and triggers a rising tide of unsettling events.As things take a turn for the horrifying, Sleeping Giant asks: how far will you go
- [REC Center](https://www.knowtheatre.com/rec-center/) - Know's REC Center is way for us to feature work from other local companies and independent artists. We can offer various resources based upon the needs of each project! Up Next - from The Refuge Center for the Arts Embark on a heartfelt journey through the bustling streets of New York City with the enchanting
- [Know to Go - Theatre at a Distance](https://www.knowtheatre.com/knowtogo/) - Know's Stream Team Makes available MainStage and Second Stage works from our archives for YOU to be able to enjoy at a distance. Check back for a rotating selection of shows! The Light at the End of a World Light Houses. Maritime jokes. Model Making. Victorian esoterica. Puppets.This devised show from the artistic team at
- [Mercury](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-21/mercury/)
- [Health and Safety](https://www.knowtheatre.com/health-and-safety/) - Current Health and Safety Policies Masks are encouraged but not required in our MainStage performance space. The Know is an intimate venue, with audiences and artists in close proximity to each other, so our Covid mitigation protocols may differ from those at other theatres. Here are the highlights: Our ventilation system in the performance space
- [Bankers](https://www.knowtheatre.com/bankers/) - Given the condition of the world, I feel it’s important people treat each other with dignity. Things aren’t great in Bialystock – for one thing, the world’s ended, and the residents are pretty sure they’re the only town left. Then it gets worse: strangers arrive, tensions rise, and a battle for the resources the town
- [Cabaret](https://www.knowtheatre.com/cabaret/) - Join us on May 1 for a cabaret bash celebrating 25 Years of Know Theatre and 20 Years of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival Enjoy live performances from artists from our past, present, & future, plus:A delicious dinner-by-the-bite from local eateries including Aladdin's, Lytle Park Hotel, Starving Artist Hospitality, & more; fantastic drinks from Cincinnati's own
- [All-One! The Dr. Bronner's Play](https://www.knowtheatre.com/all-one-the-dr-bronners-play/) - Absolute Cleanliness is Godliness! A riotous celebration of life’s darkness and light, inspired by the only soap that’s ever made you want to read the label, top-to-bottom. Cincy Fringe favorites Erika Kate MacDonald and Paul Strickland team up to lead this one-of-a-kind experience. Each production of All-One! includes new stories and ideas devised by the
- [DeAndre!](https://www.knowtheatre.com/deandre/) - We invite you to show your appreciation for DeAndre by making a contribution to Know Theatre in his honor.Thanks for coming to All-One!
- [Dickless](https://www.knowtheatre.com/dickless/) - Glass meets his temple and EXPLODES! An internet rumor. An incriminating photo. A heart-pounding, adrenaline-fueled pursuit of revenge in an electrifying dive into the seedy underbelly of a small English town. Saff’s best friend is being slandered online by her ex. Meanwhile, Oli’s being blackmailed by a mysterious stalker who somehow knows his most-guarded secret.
- [Lizard Boy](https://www.knowtheatre.com/lizard-boy/) - A queer rock musical about a boy who looks like a lizard.There’s only one day a year that scale-covered Trevor can blend in with the crowd: "Monster Fest.” Tired of hiding, he sets out to make a love connection - but Fate might just be calling him, instead. Featuring lush indie-rock melodies, this comic-inspired queer
- [it's not a trip it's a journey](https://www.knowtheatre.com/its-not-a-trip-its-a-journey/) - I feel like a journey is just a hard vacation or is that wrong? Get in the car with your four best friends - we’re about to change our lives. June, Frankie, Rain, and Willie set out on a cross-country journey that tests their identities and strengthens their bonds as they explore their own ways
- [Harpers Ferry 2019](https://www.knowtheatre.com/harpers-ferry-2019/) - John Brown’s body lies a - mouldering in the grave! In sleepy West Virginia, a love triangle of National Park rangers train to present living history docent material about John Brown’s ill-fated raid on Harpers Ferry one hundred sixty years after the event while a reality tv documentary crew looks on. When race and politics
- [Sunrise Coven](https://www.knowtheatre.com/sunrise-coven/) - “It’s no small thing, when your drug dealer dumps you. I would think it occasions a self-reflection.” What could go wrong when you’re running a discount pharmacy with a witchy New Age shop as your cover? Sunrise Coven is a sharp-tongued comedy about healers, healing, pharmaceuticals, and witchcraft in a little town that’s just barely
- [Season 22](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-21/) - Season 22: Fear Itself
- [The Twunny Fo'](https://www.knowtheatre.com/the-twunny-fo/) - Whose bricks are these? As rents go up and people move away, Tyra is trying to finish her MBA so she can leave the neighborhood once and for all. Meanwhile, The local corner store has been bought by “family owned” chain The 24, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for the last
- [Season 18](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-18/) - Know Theatre presents Season 18: All grown up. (mostly)
- [Streaming Help](https://www.knowtheatre.com/streaming-help/) - Livestreaming Basics The quality of the streaming is experience is highly dependent on the speed of your internet connection. We recommend a minimum download speed of 20MBps for an optimal viewing experience.When you get your confirmation email of your streaming ticket, you'll find a couple ways to access the stream!The most straightforward way is to
- [Mongrel](https://www.knowtheatre.com/mongrel/) - I appreciate your silence: terror will do that In the 12th and 13th centuries, the Mongols swept across the world, led by a charismatic and powerful leader, crushing all resistance in their path, folding the conquered peoples into their empire.Now, you the audience, with your town under siege, have the opportunity to plead your case
- [The Light at the End of a World](https://www.knowtheatre.com/end-of-a-world/) - Light Houses. Maritime jokes. Model Making. Victorian esoterica. Puppets.This devised show from the artistic team at Know Theatre offers a choose your own path journey to illuminate the darkest time of the year. It all begins with a brief history of light houses... and who can say what will unfold from there.This limited run performance
- [Glassheart](https://www.knowtheatre.com/glassheart/) - We all have a wish in our hearts. Whether you’re a young woman with her first Chicago Apartment, or a cursed Beast with a talking lamp who’s recently downsized, the hardest thing about moving to a big city can be making a genuine connection with people.Glassheart is a new kind of fairy tale: for the
- [Shock](https://www.knowtheatre.com/shock/) - Don't touch that dial! In the late 1950’s young actor Joyce is given the opportunity to take her love of horror movies to the next level, as a Horror Host of a late night television B Movie Extravaganza: Miss Spidra's Night Parlor.And some 50 years later, an older Joyce reflects on the challenges, the fun,
- [Crypsis](https://www.knowtheatre.com/crypsis/) - Will you walk with me? You can use the map. Be the navigator. It will help. Join us on a spring time walk through Cincinnati's Eden Park for a new adaptation of ancient mythology, where you choose which story to experience. Persephone and Inanna are both gods who returned from the underworld: one seeking reunion,
- [All's Faire](https://www.knowtheatre.com/alls-faire/) - Welcome to the Faire! When a wave of petty theft hits the local Renaissance Fair, Private Eye Johnson and her assistant Josh are on the case. Will they catch the culprit before the Fellowship of Funding pulls the plug on the Faire for good? And will secrets from Johnson’s past finally catch up with her?!This
- [Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.knowtheatre.com/faq/) - Here are some questions we often get from patrons: Why don't you fix the air conditioning/heat so it can run quietly during shows? We would love to! Unfortunately it would cost us around $10,000, which is money we don't have. If you'd like to help us solve that problem, please let us know! In the
- [MainStage](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-23/) - Earlier this season
- [Theatre: A Love Story](https://www.knowtheatre.com/theatre-a-love-story/) - I should say that when I say “theatre” I also mean the world. when there’s little time left, what world can we create? What is our theatre?a play-conversation & art installation about love, catastrophe, capitalism and climate grief, and yes, theatre too.Let's create new stories together in this world premiere trans-media exploration, a blending of
- [Zack](https://www.knowtheatre.com/zack/) - There was a new boy sitting in homeroom when we came in. He was wearing sunglasses inside. Teen fashionista, Gina, and lovesick surfer boy, P.J., find themselves hand-chosen to be members of an elite clique of cool students led by prank-happy new student, Zack. But when Zack plans a prank that crosses the line, can
- [FlexPass!](https://www.knowtheatre.com/flexpass/)
- [Education](https://www.knowtheatre.com/education/) - Note: Due to the Pandemic, our education program is currently suspended. We'll have updates soon as we get things figured out! But you can get a sense of the programs we offer during more precedented times right here. Know Theatre of Cincinnati offers a variety of educational programs that provide opportunities for those of all ages
- [Fannie](https://www.knowtheatre.com/fannie/) - When I liberate myself, I liberate you! After a lifetime of agitating for civil rights on the highest platforms in our land, the incredible Fannie Lou Hamer is coming to a neighborhood near you to share her passion for justice – and maybe pass on a spark of her flame. Know Theatre presents a traveling
- [Feast.](https://www.knowtheatre.com/feast/) - Perhaps the way to honor our dead / Is to eat them. You are cordially invited to break bread, virtually, with one of the seminal monsters of literature: Grendel’s Mother, from the Anglo-Saxon epic, Beowulf. Share in her hard won victories and shattering griefs. Turn your collective gaze upon the wreckage of the 21st century, and
- [Season 22](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-22/)
- [Lasso of Truth](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-22/lasso/) - CANCELLED DUE TO PANDEMIC :-( You know, once the bracelets are on, you can't take them off. Who is Wonder Woman and where did she come from? Lasso of Truth explores the knotty origin story of our preeminent female superhero, created by William Marston, inventor of the first lie-detector machine. This smart, seductive, wild ride
- [LIVE](https://www.knowtheatre.com/live/)
- [Streaming](https://www.knowtheatre.com/streaming/)
- [The Fisherman's Wife](https://www.knowtheatre.com/the-fishermans-wife/) - A sex farce. With Sea Creatures. Vanessa and Cooper’s marriage is on the rocks. She wants adventure (especially in the bedroom). He is compelled to fish the uncaring sea. Their relationship seems doomed to lethal monotony until a pair of magical sea creatures with erotomania and an “Alternatively Attractive” traveling salesman with a bag full
- [Andy's House of [blank]](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-18/andys-house-of-blank/) - My mind keeps going back there... Andy always was an unusual man, running a store that was part ever-changing emporium of oddities, part Museum of Unmailed Loveletters. When Sadie, his old school crush, comes back to town for her father’s funeral, she shows up at the store with a mysterious machine...over and over and over again.
- [Merchandise](https://www.knowtheatre.com/merchandise/) - Audio Theatre BUY TICKETS Sweet Swag Store You can also purchase physical merchandise to plaster our logo all over your apparel and household accoutrement through our Threadless shop!
- [Alabaster](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-22/alabaster/) - It's July 12, 2019, and we're just outside Alabaster, Alabama. A noted photographer sets out to explore the topography of “scars.” Her journey lands her in the mysterious realm of an undiscovered folk artist hiding away in North Alabama. A beautiful new play that explores what it means to be truly "seen," how we pick
- [Classes (Adults)](https://www.knowtheatre.com/education/go-to-know/classes-adults/) - Spring 2020 Contemporary Acting with New Works / Advanced Acting for Adults - with Jared Joplin and Miranda McGee "Miranda and Jared are both amazing, super-warm artists, who really revere the work of first-time performers - if you have always wanted to try acting but have been afraid, you can’t ask for better people to
- [In the Night Time (Before the Sun Rises)](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-22/nighttime/) - Somewhere – not here, but somewhere – it is night time. A baby cries. A bottle breaks. A window smashes. In the small hours of the night, a couple try to soothe their screaming infant – but as the hours grow longer, the world becomes elastic around them, and the horrors that scar our planet
- [Puffs](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-22/puffs/) - Hiiii! Heroes. Made. Not Born. Except sometimes they are born. On a gloomy night in a far away magical land called: England. Follow a trio of friends, three Puffs, as they study magic at a school of female magic and male magic at the very same time as a certain famous boy wizard and his
- [Go To Know!](https://www.knowtheatre.com/education/go-to-know/) - Sparkle Leigh reads you and your kids stories of Love, Light, Bravery, and PRIDE! This LGBTQ family- friendly event for all ages & allies, feature songs and games along with a focus on books from LGBTQ Authors and especially Authors who are POC! Each and every Storytime is a brand new adventure with brand new
- [Know To Go!](https://www.knowtheatre.com/education/know-to-go/) - Bring the magic of Know's theatrical playground to your school, business, event, or organization! Current Know To Go! opportunities include: The Inventive Princess of Floralee By Maggie Rader "Girl Power! Fun costumes, clever dialog for older students, actors very engaging when onstage and when working with audience." -Teacher "I loved the connection to girls in
- [1 Minute Play Festival](https://www.knowtheatre.com/1mpf/) - Cincinnati's Fifth Annual One-Minute Play Festival! A series of snapshots from local writers, directors, and actors The One-­Minute Play Festival (#1MPF) America’s largest and longest running short form theatre company in the country, founded by Outgoing Producing Artistic Director, Dominic D’Andrea . #1MPF is barometer project, which investigates the zeitgeist of different communities through dialogue
- [2016 Calculus: The Musical Auditions](https://www.knowtheatre.com/2016-calculus-the-musical-auditions/) - Each year Know Theatre chooses an intrepid duo of performers to help us spread love and advanced mathematics to students with our tour of Matheatre's Calculus: The Musical, and it's time to hold open auditions for local Cincinnati artists! Do you act, sing, have intermediate or better guitar and/or piano skills, and have Calculus in
- [Alice in Neverland](https://www.knowtheatre.com/education/know-to-go/alice-in-neverland/) - Part of our Theatre for Young Audiences Tour, This original, two-person, interactive literary adventure will have your students on the edge of their seats and thinking critically as they join Alice, the best detective in Wonderland, who takes the case when Tinkerbell hires her to solve the mystery of Peter Pan's disappearance. Curiouser and curiouser!
- [Girl in the Red Corner](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-22/girl-in-the-red-corner/) - Step into the cage. Unemployed, fresh off a dead-end marriage, and searching for a way to take control of her life, Halo walks into a gym and signs up for mixed martial arts lessons. Her trainer thinks she’s a light-weight. Her mother and sister think it’s just plain weird. Very quickly the lessons she learns
- [BingeWatch](https://www.knowtheatre.com/bingewatch/) - A woman reports for an interview with a scatterbrained bureaucrat. A police officer takes an impromptu confession of murder. A conversation between two old college friends turns political and deadly. Two past Serials! favorites (from seasons 5 & 8) return in combination with a brand new short play for a full evening of theatre complete
- [Season 17 Ensemble](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-17/ensemble/) - Moby Dick Montez O. Jenkins Queequeg/Boomer Montez is honored to be making his Know Theatre debut with such an amazing cast and crew! Favorite credits include The Colored Museum, Titanic: The musical, Hairspray, The Wild Party (LaChiusa), Rent, and Traffick (Cincy Fringe). . . Chance Kilgour Flask Chance is very excited to be doing his
- [See All The Things](https://www.knowtheatre.com/on-stage/) - See All the Things!
- [Always Plenty of Light at the Starlight All Night Diner](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-21/starlight/) - When an asteroid threatens the earth, the logical escape is your favorite diner, especially when that diner just might be a Time Machine. Always Plenty of Light at the Starlight All-Night Diner is a world premiere adventure story about finding hope and connection in the face of insurmountable odds. So have another cup of coffee,
- [Fringe!](https://www.knowtheatre.com/on-stage/fringe/) - Cincinnati Fringe Festival Kinda Weird. Like You. Know Theatre is Proud to produce the annual Cincinnati Fringe Festival. Eleven days, 30+ shows, with over 150 performances. There's nothing else like it in town. But Know also keeps the spirit of Fringe going all year 'round with two more programs. Fringe Encores Each year we bring
- [Red Bike](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-21/redbike/) - What kind of future will you have living in these here United States? Remember when you were eleven years old and you had a bike, one that made you dream about a world bigger than the one in which you live? This is that memory. Except it is now. Red Bike is a story of
- [Susan Swayne and the Bewildered Bride](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-21/susanswayne/) - Meet Susan Swayne and the Society of Lady Detectives – aside from their interest in swordplay, they’re all perfectly proper Victorian women. Or are they? When the distraught Isabelle Fontaine-Kite insists that a member of the S.o.L.D. is actually her missing husband, Eric, Susan Swayne is on the case! Cross-dressing, double-crosses, opium and topless fencing
- [The Man-Beast](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-21/manbeast/) - In the late 18th century, the wilds of France are stalked by the fearsome Beast of Gévaudan, which has claimed over one-hundred victims in three years. King Louis has offered a rich reward to the hunter who kills the beast, and hunters have come from all over the country to take it down. But an
- [Mary's Monster](https://www.knowtheatre.com/marys-monster/) - On a dark night near the end of her life, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley wrestles with ghosts: her dead children, her sister, her famous husband, her mother, and Frankenstein, her most famous creation. Death has loomed over her entire life, and now, shovel in hand, she will reckon with it, one way or another. A world
- [Whisper House](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-21/whisperhouse/) - It’s 1942 – at the height of World War II – and young Christopher is sent to live with an aunt he’s never met: Lily, the reclusive keeper of a Maine light house. On the rocky shore, Christopher is caught in the middle of a collection of strangers: the patriotic Sheriff Charles; Lily's Japanese handyman,
- [The Other Rhine](https://www.knowtheatre.com/the-other-rhine/) - A Lovecraftian Horror. Know Theatre is proud to present a world premiere site specific event created with Hit the Lights! Theatre Co. and inspired by the classic horror fiction of H.P. Lovecraft. Part walking tour, part haunted house, and part theatre, The Other Rhine takes you through The Mockbee and Reliance Metal buildings in Cincinnati's
- [Drink aNd Play: Adult Summer Camp](https://www.knowtheatre.com/education/go-to-know/drink-and-play/) - Imagine your favorite childhood summer camp. Pretty great right? What could have made it better? A fully stocked bar, perhaps? Come join us Tuesday, July 10-Friday, July 13 for Drink and Play: Adult Summer Camp. During camp, you’ll experience a great blend of your favorite summer camp activities and the collaborative experience of creating a
- [Flex-Passes](https://www.knowtheatre.com/tickets/flex-passes/) - 6 tickets for $110. What a deal! A 6 show Flex Pass that Never Expires! Get 6 tickets for the low, low price of $18.33333333 (etc.) each! Use all 6 on one show, use one ticket on each mainstage presentation, go crazy with other combinations, the choice is yours!
- [The Inventive Princess of Floralee](https://www.knowtheatre.com/education/know-to-go/inventive-princess/) - Part of our Theatre for Young Audiences Tour, this original, two-person, interactive, 45-minute fairy tale will have your students “thinking like scientists” as they follow the Princess of Floralee on the adventure of a lifetime, searching for the kidnapped king kept in the clutches of a viciously vile and wrathfully wicked witch. Along the way, your
- [Ada & The Engine](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-20/ada/) - As the British Industrial Revolution dawns, young Ada Byron Lovelace (daughter of the flamboyant and notorious Lord Byron) sees the boundless creative potential in the “analytic engines” of her friend and soul-mate, Charles Babbage, inventor of the first mechanical computer. Ada envisions a whole new world where art and information converge – a world she
- [Hundred Days by The Bengsons](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-18/hundreddays/) - A fierce alt folk opera about love, life, and loss. Hundred Days is the fierce, triumphant story of a young couple who fall in love only to have their time together cut short by a fatal illness. With the brash intensity of youth, they try to live the 100 days they have left together as
- [Kill Move Paradise](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-20/kmp/) - Kill Move Paradise takes the Elysium of Greek antiquity and flips the script. Set in a netherworld prepared for its newly deceased inhabitants, we follow Isa, Daz, Grif and Tiny as they try to make sense of the world they have been "untimely ripped" from and this new paradise they find themselves in. Inspired by
- [SuperTrue](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-20/supertrue/) - On the porch of an almost-charming cabin in the Catskills, two New Yorkers reckon with the moment when Plan A fades away but Plan B has not emerged. In other words, they're turning forty. Janelle’s a teacher in crisis. Martin’s a computer programmer who’s aged out of being a wunderkind. This funny and earnest play
- [Jackson Street Market](https://www.knowtheatre.com/jackson-street-market/) - The Jackson Street Market is Know Theatre's resource sharing and artistic community building program. We help provide resources to individual artists and small organizations through a barter economy: we provide support in return for volunteer hours to help make our theatre go. And if Market participants have more money than time, we offer our space
- [Neverwhere](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-20/neverwhere/) - Richard Mayhew, is a young London businessman with a good heart and an ordinary life. That life is changed forever when he discovers Door, a young woman bleeding on the sidewalk. He stops to help her—and that act of kindness plunges him into another world. Richard slips through the cracks in reality and lands in
- [Halloween Horror](https://www.knowtheatre.com/halloween-horror/) - Know Theatre presents a double bill of spooky shows, just in time for Halloween! 13 Dreams of Dead "Eugene" From Paul Strickland and Erika Kate MacDonald - an unsettling shadow play with music based on a true story. 1929, a dead body is found and placed on display in hopes of identification. That’s when the
- [The Arsonists](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-20/the-arsonists/) - Set deep in a Florida swamp, The Arsonists is a father-daughter tale of grief, loss and redemption. Inspired by the Greek tragedy Electra, this play with music is a contemporary American myth that explores the relationship between parent and child in that small space between death and life, the last breath before the awakening. 10
- [From the Market](https://www.knowtheatre.com/on-stage/market-events/) - In order to leverage our resources to the benefit of the larger community, Know Theatre launched the Jackson Street Market program in August 2010. The Market creates opportunities for artists by providing them with logistical support, resources, space and eventually financial support for their own projects. Know Theatre does not create Market programming, but rather
- [Bystander Training](https://www.knowtheatre.com/education/know-to-go/bystander-training/) - Created for middle and high schools -- but customizable for all groups and ages -- our bystander training tools and techniques empower anyone by giving them safe and simple steps to "Stand Up" and "Stand By" potential victims of intolerance, abuse, and violence. Each presentation is customized to your group and uses theatrical techniques to empower
- [Classes (K-12)](https://www.knowtheatre.com/education/go-to-know/classes-k-12/) - Imagine! Create! Act! with Darnell Pierre Benjamin For 7-12th Graders Come join us on Saturday mornings for 90 minutes of group creation based in theatre games and exercises! This class will focus on Group Creation based on student experience and interest through improvisation, character work, ensemble building and storytelling. Theatre is for everyone and we
- [Community Matinees](https://www.knowtheatre.com/education/go-to-know/community-matinees/) - Want a unique field trip unlike any other? Join us for Community Matinees of our Mainstage Performances right here at the Know with a post-show discussion with the cast. 2017-2018 Productions featuring Community Matinees: NEVERWHERE Adapted for the stage by: Robert Kauzlaric From the novel
- [Serials! Binge Watch](https://www.knowtheatre.com/serials-binge/) - Retention of Disbelief by Ben Dudley Alex and Diane have good days and bad days. Mostly bad days, lately. On top of that, Alex discovers that he can no longer enjoy fiction in any form. Without the ability to immerse, Alex is forced to constantly confront uncomfortable realities (Like how he cheated on his wife.
- [Marian](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-20/marian/) - Robin Hood is (and has always been) Maid Marian in disguise, and leads a motley group of Merry Men (very few of whom are actually men) against the greedy Prince John. As the poor get poorer and the rich get richer, who will stand for the vulnerable if not Robin? What is the cost of
- [Season 17](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-17/) - Season 17: Adaptation.
- [Pulp](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-19/pulp/) - Los Angeles, 1933. Washed-up PI Frank Ellery takes on the strangest case of his life. A hack literary agent has been gruesomely murdered, and the four suspects are the agent's remaining clients: wildly eccentric writers for different pulp magazines. Frank dives into the mystery, and his world turns upside down as life begins to imitate
- [Listen for the Light](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-19/listen-for-the-light/) - It’s 1844 and the Mormon enclave of Nauvoo, Illinois is a powder keg ready to explode. Eli, a former slave turned devoted Mormon convert, guards Lula, a rebellious young girl waiting for a sign from God before she'll accept Mormon Prophet Joseph Smith's proposal of plural marriage. But tensions are growing between Mormon settlers and
- [Girlfriend](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-19/girlfriend/) - A summer musical love story. Nebraska, 1993. Two teenage boys – one a social outcast, the other the school's golden boy –develop a friendship that becomes so much more during a summer of self-discovery between high school graduation and the rest of their lives. Girlfriend is set to the irresistible songs from Matthew Sweet’s landmark
- [Heavier Than...](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-19/heavier-than/) - This darkly comic mash-up of Greek myth unfolds in the heart of a labyrinth where Aster the Minotaur contemplates turning 30 in a world that sees him as nothing more than a murderous oddity. Aster has to navigate the impending arrival of warriors out to kill him, a deceptively enticing chorus of Fates, a plotting
- [BlackTop Sky](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-18/blacktop-sky/) - I didn't do nothin' After witnessing police rough up a fellow resident of the housing projects, 18-year-old Ida befriends a young homeless man who sleeps on a bench in the small square of pavement between the institutional high rises. As their unlikely friendship grows, BlackTop Sky examines the intersection of love, violence, community, and justice
- [Darkest Night at the Gnarly Stump](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-19/gnarly-stump/) - On the darkest night of the year, residents of a secluded Appalachian town gather at local pub, The Gnarly Stump, to share ghost stories and songs. When an outsider arrives reporting the mysterious disappearance of her sister the lines between story and reality become blurred...there's more than just trees in those woods. This world premiere
- [Dragon Play](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-19/dragon-play/) - In rural Texas, a teenage boy and a dragon fall in love. A thousand miles north, a woman's fragile marriage is tested when her fire-breathing ex-lover arrives on her doorstep. A darkly romantic drama, this regional premiere explores longing, loss, and the choices we make, in a world where time is fluid and people can
- [Beertown](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-18/beertown/) - Creating a community and revising its history with every show. Welcome to the 20th Quinquennial Beertown Time Capsule Day celebration (and dessert potluck)! On Time Capsule Day, you, the audience, become Beertonians. And it is up to you to not only remember the history of beertown, but also revise it by voting which items truly
- [Season 19: Once Upon a Time](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-19/)
- [true Theatre](https://www.knowtheatre.com/true-theatre/) - The mission of trueTheatre is to bring together a wide variety of people to share stories in an effort to create community, encourage discussion, and remind everyone that ALL of us have stories to tell with unique insights and broad appeal. Though storytelling can take on many forms, True Theatre realizes that what great stories
- [Thom Pain](https://www.knowtheatre.com/thom-pain/) - He’s just like you, except worse. He is trying to save his life and to save your life—in that order. In his quest for salvation, he’ll stop at nothing, be distracted by nothing, except maybe a piece of lint, or the woman in the second row. “Mr. Eno is a Samuel Beckett for the John
- [Silent Sky](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-18/silent-sky/) - Measuring in Light. The true story of 19th century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt plays out against a landscape of fierce sisterly love, early feminism, universe-revealing science, and a time when humans were called “computers.” This beautiful play from Lauren Gunderson (author of Know’s Toil and Trouble and Cincinnati Playhouse’s The Revolutionists) reveals how a group of
- [All Childish Things](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-18/all-childish-things/) - The Force will be with you? A long time ago (2006) in a galaxy far, far away (Norwood).... Dave, Carter and Max have a problem. Their lives never fulfilled the promise that the Star Wars films made, they never had the means to embark on their own galactic adventure. Now they’re 30, and Dave’s still
- [The Hunchback of Seville](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-18/the-hunchback-of-seville/) - F*&# Colonialism The year is 1504, and on an unnaturally cold day in Spain, the brilliant, hunchbacked, adopted sister of Queen Isabella is given a chance to mayber change the world. All she has to do is hide her Moorish lover, deal with a hellion of an heir, and side step the Inquisition. Spoiler alert:
- [The Cost Is Accurate](https://www.knowtheatre.com/the-cost-is-accurate/) - Imagine your favorite gameshows from yesterday and today. Now put ‘em in a blender, add some of Know Theatre’s patent-pending unpredictability, and you get The Cost Is Accurate! This manic gameshow mashup will take place on the Know MainStage on June 25, 2015. Hosted by Know Theatre’s own Chris Wesselman and local indie music star
- [Fringe Extra](https://www.knowtheatre.com/on-stage/fringe/fringe-encores/) - The Bane Trilogy by Joe Bone and Ben Roe Bruce Bane is a hired hand who shoots first and doesn't ask questions. Join Joe Bone and Ben Roe for this one man, one musician film noir comedy trilogy. Each installment is about an hour, and can be enjoyed individually as self contained stories, or in
- [Hearts Like Fists by Adam Szymkowicz](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-18/hearts/) - Love is a Battlefield. Where superheroes fight crime. The mysterious Dr. X is on a mission to make happy couples of The City pay, murdering them while they sleep with his specially designed poison that goes straight to the heart. Now it's up to the Crimefighters to stop Dr. X before he kills love forever.
- [Bureau of Missing Persons by Lila Rose Kaplan](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-18/bureau/) - People don't just disappear. A piece of chalk. A blue scarf. A pocketful of leaves. These clues lead Angela on a quest from her NYC apartment to a cave in Moscow to search for someone who is missing. Inspired by the stories of Borges, Bureau of Missing Persons is a magical tale that explores how
- [The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-18/the-handmaids-tale/) - adapted for the stage by Joe Stollenwerk Nolite te bastardes carborundorum. In the near future, what’s left of the United States has become a theocracy known as the Republic of Gilead. As with many women in Gilead, Offred has had her name and family taken from her, forced to become a Handmaid, a vessel for
- [Saturday the 14th](https://www.knowtheatre.com/on-stage/know-other-stage/saturday-the-14th/) - by Lauren Hynek and Elizabeth Martin People say it’s Friday the 13th you gotta watch out for. But it’s Saturday the 14th that really sucks balls. February 7, 2015: 3pm February 8, 2015: 8pm February 10, 2015: 8pm February 14, 2015: 3pm Mitch and Gail are each having the worst Valentine’s Day. Ever. To top
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- [Moby Dick adapted by Julian Rad](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-18/moby-dick/) - Obsession. A Whale. Revenge. Overwhelmed by the enormity of existence in the 19th century big city, Ishmael finds his only recourse is to go to sea. When he signs aboard the whaling ship Pequod, Ishmael is thrust into a momentous tale of revenge as one legged Captain Ahab desperately pursues the white whale that maimed
- [The Naughty List](https://www.knowtheatre.com/on-stage/know-other-stage/the-naughty-list/) - You're on the list. This December, join us at Arnold's Bar & Grill for our annual holiday show that's mostly naughty and slightly nice. Using suggestions from the audience, OTRimprov will help you relive your favorite holiday memories as they recreate classic holiday stories and show you what your life could have been if you
- [Harry & The Thief by Sigrid Gilmer](https://www.knowtheatre.com/season-18/harry/) - Travel Back in time. Find Harriet Tubman. Don't F*** it Up. Jeremy has a PhD in physics from Harvard. And a time machine. And a plan. Jeremy's plan is to send his thieving cousin back in time to 1863 to find Harriet Tubman and give her guns. Lots and lots of guns. Harry and the

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