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January 6, 2026 · 5:34 pm

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Runs Jan. 29-Feb. 15

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Footlighters, Inc.
Jan. 29-Feb. 15
Stained Glass Theatre [Newport]

Directed by Jerry Wiesenhahn
Produced by Rob Workley & Kristen Vincenty

Cast: Alicia Friedman as Blanche DuBois, Amanda Emmons Shumate as Stella Kowalski, Jonathan Cody White as Stanley Kowalski, Michael Blessing as Harold “Mitch” Mitchell, Elizabeth Hickerson as Eunice Hubbell, Robert Brumberg as Steve Hubbell,
Nathan Chesney as Young Collector, Elias Dean as Pablo Gonzales, Ashley Olivia Matt as Nurse (Strange Woman)/African American Woman/Hispanic Woman & Fred Murrell as Doctor (Strange Man)

In Tennessee Williams’ explosive and groundbreaking Pulitzer Prize winning drama, the seemingly refined Blanche DuBois relocates to the New Orleans’ home of her sister and brother-in-law, Stella and Stanley Kowalski where she finds herself instantly at odds with Stanley. Thru the course of the play, the Kowalskis’ apartment becomes a pressure cooker of sensuality and class tensions, until ultimately erupting in some of the most iconic dramatic moments seen on the modern stage.

  • Thu-Sat, Jan. 29-31 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Feb. 1 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, Feb. 5-7 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Feb. 8 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, Feb. 12-14 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Feb. 15 at 2pm

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January 6, 2026 · 5:33 pm

CRACKS Runs Jan. 17-18

CRACKS – A One-Trans-Woman Dark Comedy Memoir
Know Theatre of Cincinnati
Jan. 17-18
[Over-the-Rhine]

Written and performed by Claire Lochmueller, and developed for the 2024 Cincinnati Fringe Festival, CRACKS is an award-winning memoir about growing up in the Catholic Church and JROTC military high school, and the pervasive ways those places affect trans identity. As vulnerable as it is funny, CRACKS takes audiences on an emotional rollercoaster of navigating gender identity, substance abuse, and finding joy.

  • Sat-Sun, Jan. 17-18 at 7:30pm

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Proceeds from CRACKS ticket sales will benefit Transform Cincy, a local nonprofit providing free wardrobes and community support for transgender and gender non-conforming youth. After the performance, stick around for a free improv show from Cincinnati’s new all-women comedy company, Joyride Comedy!

Claire Lochmueller presents CRACKS, a one-trans-woman dark comedy memoir about growing up in the Catholic Church and a JROTC Military High-School and the pervasive ways those places affect a trans identity. CRACKS is as vulnerable as it is funny. Through a hybrid of storytelling, stand-up, and theatre the audience is taken on an emotional roller coaster of navigating gender identity, substance abuse, and finding joy. Come see how her two lives, through laughter and tears, became one trans identity.

“It’s worth witnessing. In fact, it’s one of the most accomplished Fringe pieces I’ve seen in a few years. Claire Lochmueller has created a beautiful, effective story that allows the audience a better understanding of the trans experience… If you’re going to catch one solo show in this year’s festival, this is it.”  -Forget the Box (Montreal’s Most In-Depth Arts Magazine)

Accolades:

  • Winner- Storytelling Award: Montreal Fringe 2025
  • Nominee- Most Promising English Text: Montreal Fringe 2025
  • Winner- Artist’s Choice Award: PortFringe 2025
  • Winner- Critic’s Choice Achievement in Performance: PortFringe 2025
  • Winner- Critic’s Choice Achievement in Writing: PortFringe 2025

Production History:

  • Cincinnati Fringe 2024
  • Annoyance Theater 2025
  • Richmond Fringe 2025
  • Montreal Fringe 2025
  • PortFringe 2025
  • Elgin Fringe 2025
  • Redtwist Theatre 2025- Season of Defiant Femme

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January 6, 2026 · 5:32 pm

SERIALS! 16 Runs Jan. 26-March 23

SERIALS! 16
Know Theatre of Cincinnati
Jan. 26-March 23
[Over-the-Rhine]

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 fifth episode finale, the audience votes on which production will be produced in its entirety. Miss an episode? No problem! Each episode starts with a “previously on…” recap at the top of each show to catch the audience up to speed.

  • Mon, Jan. 26 at 7pm
  • Mon, Feb. 9 at 7pm
  • Mon, Feb. 23 at 7pm
  • Mon, March 9 at 7pm
  • Mon, Mach 23 at 7pm

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January 6, 2026 · 5:31 pm

A GIRL IN A SCHOOL UNIFORM (WALKS INTO A BAR) Runs Jan. 23-Feb. 7

A GIRL IN A SCHOOL UNIFORM (WALKS INTO A BAR)
Falcon Theatre
Jan. 23-Feb. 7
[Newport]

Directed by Samantha Joy Weil

Cast: Kaitlin McCulloch as Bell & Ella Prather as Steph

Schoolgirl Steph walks into the seedy, empty bar where Bell works. Bell is dressed with everything short and low, and there are no longer any regulars at her bar. Whatever has happened to create this dystopian world remains a mystery, but we learn that there are frequent blackouts, people regularly go missing and women are being killed.

Steph is looking for her friend Charlotte, a girl who also at some point walked into Bell’s bar but then went missing. The relationship between Bell and Charlotte is unclear, as her conversations with Steph shift between truth, lies and fantasy. In this tense atmosphere, where there is a sense of growing fear, the play ” forces the audience to turn detective not just to track down the elusive Charlotte but also to find meaning itself” (The Guardian).

  • Fri-Sat, Jan. 23-25 at 8pm
  • Thu-Sat, Jan. 29-31
  • Thu-Sat, Feb. 5-6

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January 6, 2026 · 5:30 pm

OLD-SCHOOL LIVING Runs Jan. 23-Feb. 1

OLD-SCHOOL LIVING
Xenia Area Community Theatre
Jan. 23-Feb. 1
[Xenia]

Directed by Dee Berdine

Cast: Beth Anderson as Linda, Connie Strait as Denise, Cheryl Dern as Barb, Brian Laughlin as Greg, Aaron Tanzer as Gary, Eric Shoemaker as Don/Chuck, Mark Sharp as Sam, Michelle Phillips as Carrie, Debbi Frantz as Andrea & Dean Shipley as Jacob

At their 50th class reunion, Denise pitches the idea of buying their recently vacated high school and converting the classrooms into condos. Several classmates join in and Snow Water High School becomes Snow Water Housing for Seniors. Hilarious morning announcements, guest speakers, activities, and exercise programs, lend  a whole new meaning to being a senior in high school.

  • Fri-Sat, Jan. 23-24 at 7pm
  • Sun, Jan. 25 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, Jan. 30-31 at 7pm
  • Sun, Feb. 1 at 3pm

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