Monthly Archives: May 2017

CFF17: bed (a fever dream)

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Part of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival ’17
1201 Main
Over-the-Rhine 

Sex or sickness? Laziness or comfort? Messy or well made? What does “bed” mean to you? You were probably born in bed and might be destined to die there. If you are lucky, you will sleep in one tonight. Beds are a strange mixture of comfort, pleasure, vulnerability and pain. We live there in dreams or nightmares. Join us for this theatrical exploration in words and movement of this mysterious and intimate place – our bed.

  • Thu, June 1 at 9pm
  • Sun, June 4 at 6:30pm
  • Mon, June 5 at 7:45pm
  • Fri, June 9 at 8:30pm
  • Sat, June 10 at 6:30pm

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CFF17: BALLS OF YARNS

CFF_Balls of YarnsBALLS OF YARNS
Part of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival ’17
Art Academy Commons
Over-the-Rhine 

4-time Best of Fest Winner Paul Strickland’s new hilarious one-man musical adventure! David Lynch meets The Wizard of Oz. Songs! Yarns! Balls! In a strange town where creaky doors sing with you, libraries are separate from truth-braries, and extraordinary stories are shared through yarn and tin can, an ominous lurking evil has threatened to make things normal. NOT ON PAUL STRICKLAND’S WATCH. Jokes! More Yarns! Again, Balls!

  • Thu, June 1 at 7:45pm
  • Sat, June 3 at 8:30pm
  • Tue, June 6 at 7pm
  • Fri, June 9 at 9pm
  • Sat, June 10 at 6:30pm

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CFF17: ANONYMOUS

CFF_AnonymousANONYMOUS
Part of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival ’17
Gabriel’s Corner
Over-the-Rhine 

ANONYMOUS uses the language of dance, poetry, and original music to explore challenges of identity and belonging in a city where it’s too easy to remain unseen. Directed and choreographed by Mandie Reiber with a script devised from hundreds of nameless letters written by citizens of Over-the-Rhine, Anonymous creates an honest, intimate window into the challenges and victories that make up this city.

  • Wed, May 31 at 7pm
  • Sat, June 3 at 6:30pm
  • Wed, June 7 at 7:45pm
  • Fri, June 9 at 8:30pm
  • Sat, June 10 at 6:30pm

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CFF17: 8×10

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Part of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival ’17
MOTR Pub Basement
Over-the-Rhine 

Imagine you’re locked inside an 8″ x 10″ room for 23 hours a day. You’re allowed to exercise for one hour a day in a small chain-link cage. You haven’t touched another person in decades. You don’t know when you’re getting out. This is the reality of solitary confinement in the U.S. An intimate and harrowing experience, 8×10 tells the story of one man’s path to solitary, and illuminates his fight against the invisibility he experiences there.

  • Wed, May 31 at 7pm
  • Fri, June 2 at 6:30pm
  • Mon, June 5 at 6:30pm
  • Thu, June 8 at 7pm
  • Fri, June 9 at 7:45pm

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The 14th Annual Cincinnati Fringe Festival Kick-Off Party! 

CFF_Kick Off Party logo.pngThe Know Theatre’s 2017 Cincinnati Fringe Festival (Cincy Fringe) begins next Tuesday, May 30 at 7pm with The 2017 Cincy Fringe Kick-Off Party! at Know Theatre (Fringe HQ, 1120 Jackson St 45202).

Fringe HQ is the place to be each night of the Festival, where we feature a special theme or event as part of the Fringe Bar Series, which provides artists, patrons, volunteers, and staff a place to join together over drinks, entertainment, and lite bites. For, Kick-Off, we’ve got some special treats in store:

7:30pm – Debut of the 2017 Channel Fringe Hard-Hitting Action News Update, a Kinda Weird, info-taining nightly newscast. Anchored by Fringe Producer, Chris Wesselman, and Know’s Artistic Director, Andrew Hungerford.

8-9pm – Enjoy a solid hour of laughs from Cincinnati’s premiere improvisational comedy group, OTRimprov (OTRi) (www.otrimprov.com). Frequent winners of various “Best of Cincinnati” Awards, OTRi rules Cincinnati comedy.

9:30pm – Experience a unique, outdoor, multi-sensory concert experience from local sonic explorers, Common Center (www.commoncentersounds.com), projection artist Scott Budd, and other local artists.

While admission for all other nightly Bar Series events is free, the Kick-Off Party features a $10 suggested donation for entry. For more information on Cincy Fringe, you can call our Box Office (513-300-5669) between 11am and 6pm daily or visit www.CincyFringe.com.

About the Fringe Festival: The 14th annual Cincinnati Fringe Festival, produced by the Know Theatre of Cincinnati, runs from May 30 – June 11, 2017. Fringe features 13 days of theatre, art, music, dance, and everything between — that’s Kinda Weird. Like You! With over 200+ performances of 50 productions geared towards every possible interest and age group, at Cincy Fringe there is something for everyone.

About The Know Theatre:  The Know showcases unexpected voices, new works, and plays that embrace the inherent theatricality of the live experience. Know Theatre seeks to be a place where artists and audiences feel welcome to take artistic risks, creating work that is cutting edge and accessible.

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