FANNIE LOU HAMER, SPEAK ON IT!
Know Theatre of Cincinnati
Sept. 23-Oct. 4
[Various]
Directed by Derek Snow
Cast: Elizabeth Leigh Taylor as Fannie & Nathan Singer as Music Man
This is a pay-what-you-can production. Advance tickets are available for various donation levels at knowtheatre.com; they also accept donations in person for walk-up tickets.
Fannie Lou Hamer, the midcentury activist for voting, civil, and women’s rights, comes to life in Fannie Lou Hamer, Speak On It!, a traveling production that recreates Fannie’s famous civil-rights rallies. Fannie is bringing her pickup truck and her Music Man to a parking lot near you to share her journey from sharecropper to activist, sing her favorite old-school spirituals with you, and empower you to be the fearless firebrand she knows you can be.
Click here to see the most up-to-date list of locations with addresses.
- Wed, Sept. 23 at 6:30pm – E Walnut Hills Madison Lot | FB event
- Thu, Sept. 24 at 6:30pm – The Carnegie [Covington] | FB event
- Fri, Sept. 25 at 6:30pm – The Fitton Center [Hamilton] | FB event
- Sat, Sept. 26 at 3:30pm – Wyoming Fine Arts Center | FB event
- Sat, Sept. 26 at 6:30pm – Price Hill Will | FB event
- Sun, Sept. 27 at 3:30pm – TBA
- Sun, Sept. 27 at 6:30pm – TBA
- Wed, Sept. 30 at 6:30pm – TBA
- Thu, Oct. 1 at 6:30pm – Findlay Market Beer Garden [West End] FB event
- Fri, Oct. 2 at 6:30pm – Fountain Square [Downtown]
- Sat, Oct. 3 at 3:30pm – Artsville [Madisonville]
- Sat, Oct. 3 at 6:30pm – TBA
- Sun, Oct. 4 at 3:30pm – TBA
- Sun, Oct. 4 at 6:30pm – TBA
