This Winter, Know Theatre’s Monday night theatre party returns…ON-LINE!

Serials! 11: LIGHTNING ZOOM
February 1 – March 29, 2021

15 minute episodes of new plays, every two weeks, for a total of 5 installments–delivered to you in the comfort of your own home.

Every week, YOU, the audience, votes on which 3 plays will continue for another episode, and which 2 will be banished to a dystopian theatrical wasteland.

In our Lightning Cube format, when a playwright’s show gets voted out, they’ll have 2 weeks to come up with a completely new play!

We’ll be using chat features and breakout rooms in Zoom to create a socially distant version of the live experience that normally unfolds in Know Theatre’s Underground.

10 words or less: Elimination format, episodic theatre celebrating local artists.

Rated: Varies (but it can definitely hit R territory at times…)

Week 1 – February 1, 2021

Under the Influence	written & directed by James Allen
Intramarital Affairs	written & directed Kelly Morton
Dawn We Now	written & directed by Emily Borst
Fight or Flight	written & directed by Brandon Leatherland
Buy the Book	written by Susan Medure Decatur \| directed by Richard Zenk

Week 2 – February 15, 2021

Dawn We Now	written & directed by Emily Borst
Intramarital Affairs	written & directed Kelly Morton
Fight or Flight	written & directed by Brandon Leatherland
Griefing	written by Mary Beringer directed by Katrina Reynolds
Goodbye Babylon	written by Trevor Browning

Week 3 – March 1, 2021

Dawn We Now	written & directed by Emily Borst
Griefing	written by Mary Beringer directed by Katrina Reynolds
Fight or Flight	written & directed by Brandon Leatherland
Special Delivery	written by Susan Medure Decatur directed by Richard Zenk
Dissonance	written and directed by James Allen

Week 4 – March 15, 2021

Dawn We Now	written & directed by Emily Borst
The Day Drinkers	written by Trevor Browning directed by Haley Beggs
Fight or Flight	written & directed by Brandon Leatherland
Starbucks & Target	written & directed by Kelly Morton
Dissonance	written and directed by James Allen

Prices are Pay What You Wish! So choose a pricing level that works for you, with the knowledge that 50% of your ticket price goes directly to Serials! artists.

Note that capacity is limited based upon the constraints of our Zoom license, so get your tickets soon!

SUBMIT TO THE SERIALS! 11 TALENT POOL

Just because you don’t have a show to apply with doesn’t mean you can’t be involved! Click here for the Serials! 11 Talent Pool, which we’ll share with show producers once they apply in case they are on the hunt for directors, actors, etc. Break a leg!

Serials! is Know Theatre’s biannual episodic theatre party.

It’s also a new play incubator that helps playwrights see their work on stage almost instantly, bypassing years of workshopping or staged readings to go straight to performance.

Thus far, twelve productions have graduated from Serials! to further life on Know Theatre’s stages, including:

Serials! 1:
Saturday the 14th by Lauren Hynek & Elizabeth Martin
(Second Stage, February 2015)

Serials! 2: Thunderdome:
Andy’s House of Blank by Paul Strickland & Trey Tatum
(MainStage Development run, October 2015)
Cinderblock by Ben Dudley
(Fringe Encore Run, January 2015)

Serials! 4: Thunderdome 2:
Archie and the Ashes by Tracy Hoida
(Second Stage, November 2016)

Serials! 6: Lightning Cube:
Retention of Disbelief by Ben Dudley
Space Porn 2000: A crowd sourced musical by James Allen & Robert Macke
(Second Stage, August 2017)

Serials! 9: Thunderdome:
Last Mother in the House of Chavis by Robert Macke
(Radio Know)
Could’ve Said It Deader (formerly Less Full House) by Alexx Rouse and Zach Robinson
(Radio Know)

Serials! 10: Thunderdome:
The Election of Miss Rebecca’s Third Grade Class by Brandon Leatherland
(Radio Know)
Week 1 –
Posy’s Predicament by Hannah Gregory
Have Monster, Will Travel by Trey Tatum
My Roommate is a Lesbian Vampire by Mary Beringer
Poster Child by Daniel Winters
The Kingdom’s At Hand But The Game’s Afoot by Robert Macke

Week 2 –
Now Streaming by Sawyer Shafer
The Election of Miss Rebecca’s Third Grade Class by Brandon Leatherland
The Kingdom’s At Hand But The Game’s Afoot by Robert Macke
Posy’s Predicament by Hannah Gregory
Have Monster, Will Travel by Trey Tatum

Week 3 –
Bloody Mary by Kelly Collette
The Election of Miss Rebecca’s Third Grade Class by Brandon Leatherland
The Kingdom’s At Hand But The Game’s Afoot by Robert Macke
Posy’s Predicament by Hannah Gregory
Have Monster, Will Travel by Trey Tatum

Week 4 –
The Amazing, 100% True Story of How I Singlehandedly Saved The Life of Dave F’n Powell. (You’re Welcome, Cincinnati) by John Bromels
Psych-O (or “O” is for Outcast) by Gray Shaw
Bloody Mary by Kelly Collette
The Election of Miss Rebecca’s Third Grade Class by Brandon Leatherland
Have Monster, Will Travel by Trey Tatum

Week 5 (Cancelled due to Covid-19 Pandemic)
Dave Powell by John Bromels
The Election of Miss Rebecca’s Third Grade Class by Brandon Leatherland
Have Monster, Will Travel by Trey Tatum
The Kingdom’s At Hand But The Game’s Afoot by Robert Macke
Posy’s Predicament by Hannah Gregory
Episode 1 – January 14, 2019
Ruthless by Ellie Margolis
Less Full House by Alexx Rouse and Zach Robinson
Live at Live Aid by Hannah Gregory
Cubicle by Ericka Riddick
Damsel by Tracy Hoida

Episode 2 –
The Last Mother in the House of Chavis by Robert Macke
Tales from the Shadows by Chase Johnson
Less Full House by Alexx Rouse and Zach Robinson
Damsel by Tracy Hoida
Ruthless by Ellie Margolis

Episode 3 (Supersized due to a tied vote!) –
The Ghosts We Have by Brandon Leatherland
Combat Therapy by Mary Beringer
The Last Mother in the House of Chavis by Robert Macke
Less Full House by Alexx Rouse and Zach Robinson
Damsel by Tracy Hoida
Ruthless by Ellie Margolis

Episode 4 –
Playground Duty by Natalie Bird
The Last Mother in the House of Chavis by Robert Macke
Less Full House by Alexx Rouse and Zach Robinson
Damsel by Tracy Hoida
Ruthless by Ellie Margolis
Episode 1 – February 19, 2018
A Noir Too Far by Gray Shaw
Truth, Social Justice, and the American Way by Carmel Rechnitzer
The Color of the Leaves by Isaiah Reaves
Winston Must Die by Chase Johnston
All’s Faire by Alexx Rouse, Zach Robinson, and Robert Macke

Episode 2 – March 5, 2018
What’s Going On Under 12 Bleeker Street by Hannah Gregory
Not Just a Sound by Felix Winternitz

Episode 3 – March 19, 2018
The Conversation by John Bromels
Camp Ravenwood and the Mystery of Who Killed Huey by Laura Berkemeier

Episode 4 –
Look How Beautiful by Jeremy Long
To Be Determined by Chris Wesselman
The Conversation by John Bromels
Here’s the line up from Season 7: Mini-Serials!

The Fountain Drink by Carmel Rechnitzer
The Fog in “Kiss of the Scarab” by David J. Loehr
A Shot in the Dark Matter by A.K. Forbes
Sinner and Saint by Maggie Rader
Sit Down by Ben Dudley
In Serials 6: Lightning Cube each eliminated playwright had two weeks to come up with a COMPLETELY NEW story.

Here’s the line up from Season 6: Lightning Cube

Episode 1:
Retention of Disbelief by Ben Dudley
Dates these days, amirite? by Andy Simpson
Middletown by Mike Bizzarri
Space Pornography 2000: A Crowd Sourced Musical by Robert Macke & James Allen
Half-Cocked by Brian Griffin

Episode 2 – February 13, 2017:
Retention of Disbelief by Ben Dudley
Middletown by Mike Bizzarri
Space Pornography 2000: A Crowd Sourced Musical by Robert Macke & James Allen
Wasaktuchatts by Chris Wesselman
My First Bible Storybook (Adult Edition) by John Bromels

Episode 3 – February 27, 2017:
Retention of Disbelief by Ben Dudley
The Nautical Nonsense and Fun Time Adventure Fun Times Of Spongey Spongey Bogdan by Andy Simpson
Space Pornography 2000: A Crowd Sourced Musical by Robert Macke & James Allen
Wasaktuchatts by Chris Wesselman
Sounds Like Rain by Brian Griffin

Episode 4 – March 13, 2017:
The Nautical Nonsense and Fun Time Adventure Fun Times Of Spongey Spongey Bogdan by Andy Simpson
Retention of Disbelief by Ben Dudley
Sounds Like Rain by Brian Griffin
The Attraction of Opposites by Mike Bizzarri
Revenge of the Venus Flytraps by John Bromels & Henry Bromels, with music by Paul Strickland

Episode 5
The Nautical Nonsense and Fun Time Adventure Fun Times Of Spongey Spongey Bogdan by Andy Simpson
Retention of Disbelief by Ben Dudley
Sounds Like Rain by Brian Griffin
Loman! The Death of a Salesman Musical by James Allen & Robert Macke
Shrimp are the end of the World by Chris Wesselman
Here’s the line up from Season 5: Mini-Serials

Working Title by James Allen. Directed by Alice Flanders.
The Interview by John Bromels. Directed by Rebecca Bromels.
Break by Carolyn Guido Clifford. Directed by Lauren Carr
Elizabeth and Annie by Alice Flanders. Directed by Jen Joplin.
Finding the Falcon written & directed by Sara Swartout
Here’s the line up from Season 4 Thunderdome 2:Beyond Thunder.

EPISODE 1
Archie and the Ashes by Tracy Hoida
It’s beginning to look a lot like Murder by Andrew Ornelas
Wake Up, Andy Simpson! by Trey Tatum & Andy Simpson
Hold the Sausage by John Bromels
Life After Death by Chase Johnson

EPISODE 2
Archie and the Ashes by Tracy Hoida
It’s beginning to look a lot like Murder by Andrew Ornelas
Hold the Sausage by John Bromels
Pit by Chris Wesselman
My Messed Upera by Paul Strickland

EPISODE 3
*Featured 6 episodes due to an unprecedented tie!*
Archie and the Ashes by Tracy Hoida
Hold the Sausage by John Bromels
Pit by Chris Wesselman
My Messed Upera by Paul Strickland
Redscare by Robert Macke
Vigilante Justice Squad by Rory Sheridan

EPISODE 4
Archie and the Ashes by Tracy Hoida
Hold the Sausage by John Bromels
Pit by Chris Wesselman
My Messed Upera by Paul Strickland
Ricardo and Julia by Nick Pinelli
Waiting by James Allen

EPISODE 5
Hold the Sausage by John Bromels
Pit by Chris Wesselman
My Messed Upera by Paul Strickland
Ricardo and Julia by Nick Pinelli
Waiting by James Allen
Season 3 featured 5 playwrights, 5 stories. 5 directors, 5 casts. Each week we switched which playwright wrote which story!

Here’s the line up from Season 3 Roundhouse:

Hangin’ With Ben created by John Bromels. Directed by Mike Hall.
Fire Down Below created by Ben Dudley. Directed by John Muething.
#roxybalboa created by Andy Simpson and Alexx Rouse. Directed by Maggie Kissinger.
The Good, The Bad, and the Elderly created by Robert Macke. Directed by Rebecca Bromels.
Real Time Strategy created by Andrew Hungerford. Directed by Nate Netzley.
Here’s the line up from Season 2 Thunderdome:

Episode 1 – February 2, 2015
Peggy Hart Mini Mystery Hour by Alison Rampa
Cinderblock by Ben Dudley
Andy’s House of [blank] by Trey Tatum and Paul Strickland
His Satanic Majesties Request by Andy Simpson
How I Learned to Blog Like a Champ After the End of the World by Nick Carmine

Episode 2 – DUE TO SNOW, FEBRUARY 23 @ 7:30pm
Andy’s House of [blank] by Trey Tatum and Paul Strickland
Barrel of Monkeys by Jon Kovach
Cinderblock by Ben Dudley
Happily by Becca Howell
Peggy Hart Mini Mystery Hour by Alison Rampa

Episode 3 – March 2, 2015
Andy’s House of [blank] by Trey Tatum and Paul Strickland
Cinderblock by Ben Dudley
Peggy Hart Mini Mystery Hour by Alison Rampa
The Next Fifteen Minutes by Chris Wesselman
So In Tents by John Bromels

Episode 4 – March 16, 2015
Andy’s House of [blank] by Trey Tatum and Paul Strickland
Cinderblock by Ben Dudley
So In Tents by John Bromels
So This Couple by Kevin Crowley
A Rolling Stone Gathers No Loss by Robert Macke & Alexx Rouse

Episode 5 – March 30, 2015
Andy’s House of [blank] by Trey Tatum and Paul Strickland
Cinderblock by Ben Dudley
So In Tents by John Bromels
Peggy Hart Mini Mystery Hour by Alison Rampa
A Rolling Stone Gathers No Loss by Robert Macke & Alexx Rouse
Here’s the line up from Season 1

Season 1 featured six shows that played out in six fifteen minute episodes during the summer of 2014. Those shows were (in order of appearance):

Flesh Descending written and directed by Chris Wesselman
Fetus and the God written by Ben Dudley, directed by Leah Strasser
The Listener written and directed by Mike Hall
The Funeral written and directed by Jon Kovach
Saturday the 14th written by Elizabeth Martin & Lauren Hynek, directed by Tamara Winters
Mars Vs. the Atom written by Trey Tatum, directed by Bridget Leak

SUBMIT TO THE SERIALS! 11 TALENT POOL

Here’s the line up from Season 1