Know Theatre of Cincinnati Presents
DIE HARD IS A CHRISTMAS MOVIE
The hilarious holiday tradition returns for its third year on the Know Theatre MainStage from December 3-20, 2026
Cincinnati, OH – Know Theatre of Cincinnati brings the holiday spirit to the stage with its third annual production of Citybeat’s Best of Cincinnati Best Play, Die Hard is a Christmas Movie. This holiday season, one family will risk it all to make it to Christmas morning together… or die hard trying, yet again.
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 SweeTart-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. With a full returning cast, 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 December 3-20, 2026, get your tickets today before performances sell out.
Cast & Team
- Bea Fields (Bonnie/Al)
- Rory Sheridan (Mack)
- Andrew Ian Adams (Cashmere/Mack Jr/Hans)
- Alexx Rouse (Lane/Goons)
Production Team: Tatiana Godfrey (Director), SB Hall (Scenic Designer), Chris Lipstreu (Lighting Designer), Noelle Wedig-Johnston (Costume Designer), Douglas Borntrager (Sound and Video Designer), and Drew Homan (Technical Director). Production Stage Manager is Rebecca Armstrong.
Performance Information
DIE HARD IS A CHRISTMAS MOVIE runs December 3-20, 2026
- Know Theatre of Cincinnati, 1120 Jackson Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
- All evening performances are at 7:30pm; matinee performances are at 2pm.
- Sensory Friendly Performance: Sunday, December 6th at 2pm
- Welcome Thursdays ($15 online tickets, Pay-What-You-Wish tickets one hour prior to curtain): December 10th & 17th at 7:30pm
- Arts & Service Industry Night: Monday, December 14th at 7:30pm
- ASL Interpretation on Friday, December 18th at 7:30pm
- Winter Solstice Holiday Market located in the lobby an hour before performances on December 18-20.
Ticket Information
Tickets may be purchased by phone at (513) 300-5669 or purchased online at https://www.knowtheatre.com/die-hard-is-a-christmas-movie/
- Single Tickets: $40 ($38 plus $2 processing fee)
- Mainstage Subscription: $275
- Reserved Seating and Complimentary Concierge Service
- One ticket for each MainStage production (4 shows)
- Entry to all five Serials performances
- Two complimentary guest tickets to any MainStage Production throughout the season
- Two complimentary tickets to Cabaret Stage Programming
- Discounted drink prices
- Discounted $30 tickets for additional guests
- First Access to Exclusive Know Theatre-produced Performances
- Flex Pass : $190
- Six MainStage tickets for the price of five ($228 value)
- Arts & Service Industry Mondays: $20 tickets for Arts and Service Industry Workers for MainStage productions
- Welcome Thursdays: Each Thursday during a MainStage production we offer $15 advance reservation tickets and Pay-What-You-Wish Walk-Up tickets an hour before the show.
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.
Know Theatre is a member of the League of Cincinnati Theatres and Theatre Communications Group.
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