The Know Theatre Celebrates the Holidays with Two New Shows – The Blockbuster DIE HARD IS A CHRISTMAS MOVIE and AIN’T TRUE AND UNCLE FALSE FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Cincinnati, OH – Know Theatre of Cincinnati is thrilled to bring back – with an expanded performance schedule – the holiday blockbuster that shattered box office records last season and became the second best-selling show in Know Theatre history. Once again, this holiday season, one family will risk it all to make it to Christmas morning together… or die hard trying.
Christmas Eve, 1988. Mack’s literary star is on the rise (but his marriage is on the rocks) when he returns home to celebrate the holiday with his family. In an effort to reignite their parents’ romance, the teenage kids enact a plan to make Dad a hero again, but when late night intruders kidnap Mom, Mack and the kids embark on a Sweettart and adrenaline-fueled adventure to save their family.
DIE HARD IS A CHRISTMAS MOVIE is a spoof-parody of the 1988 blockbuster hit “Die Hard,” by local comedy writers A.J. Baldwin & Alexx Rouse. This new holiday comedy brims with bombs, bad accents, and belly laughs that will have the whole family saying “Now I have a machine gun. Ho Ho Ho.” Running November 28 – December 21, 2025. Directed by Tatiana Godfrey.
Rating: PG–13
CW: an array of weaponry, snorting pulverized candy, comedic Hollywood violence, and language!
Cast
- Andrew Ian Adams (Cashmere, Mack, Jr., Hans)
- Bea Fields (Bonnie & Al)
- Alexx Rouse (Lane & Goons)
- Rory Sheridan (Mack)
Production Team: SB Hall (Scenic Designer), Chris Lipstreu (Lighting Designer), Noelle Wedig-Johnston (Costume Designer), Doug Borntrager (Sound & Video Designer), Ri Moodie (Fight Choreographer), and Drew Homan (Technical Director.) Production Stage Manager is Rebecca Armtrong.
Performance Information
DIE HARD IS A CHRISTMAS MOVIE runs November 28 – December 21, 2025
Know Theatre of Cincinnati, 1120 Jackson Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
All evening performances are at 7:30pm, matinee performances are at 2pm; the Know opens its door to guests one hour before curtain.
Ticket Information
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Flex Pass : $190
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Industry Night: $20 Tickets for Arts & Service Industry Professionals
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Sensory Friendly Performances: $15 Tickets
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Group Pricing at 10+ tickets (Save 19%)
AIN’T TRUE AND UNCLE FALSE FOR THE HOLIDAYS is the latest creation from locally-based and nationally recognized storytellers and theatre makers, Paul Strickland and Erika MacDonald. Told from the perspective of two loveable tricksters, this telling of wildly misremembered holiday classics is part storytelling, part back porch concert that will play a Limited Run: December 7, 9, 13 & 14. Suitable for general audiences but intended for ages 13 and up.
Performance Information
AIN’T TRUE AND UNCLE FALSE FOR THE HOLIDAYS Limited Run:
- Sunday, December 7th at 7:30pm
- Tuesday, December 9th at 7:30pm
- Saturday, December 13th at 2:00pm
- Sunday, December 14th at 7:30pm
Know Theatre of Cincinnati, 1120 Jackson Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
All evening performances are at 7:30pm, matinee performances are at 2pm; the Know opens its door to guests one hour before curtain.
Ticket Information
Know Theatre of Cincinnati exists to build belonging through bold theatre.
Know Theatre is supported by the generosity of tens of thousands of contributors to the annual ArtsWave Campaign, the region’s primary source for arts funding.
The Ohio Arts Council helps fund Know Theatre with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence, and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.
Know Theatre is also supported by the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, which provides a simple, powerful, and highly personal approach to giving.
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