Know Theatre presents a one-night only staged reading of
THE INVESTIGATION: A SEARCH FOR TRUTH IN TEN ACTS
by Robert Schenkkan
October 24 at 8 PM
We think you CAN handle the truth.
When the news cycle moves faster than a speeding bullet, sometimes you gotta take a moment to dig into the big stories to understand what the heck is really going on.
THE INVESTIGATION: A SEARCH FOR TRUTH IN TEN ACTS by Robert Schenkkan is a one-night-only staged reading of the fascinating (and surprisingly funny) dramatization of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report, “The Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Election.”
Based on the findings of the Special Counsel himself, THE INVESTIGATION brings into vivid focus just what is at stake when self-serving interests threaten our democratic process.
Whether you’re a news junkie, or just trying to make sense of the chaos – this story is speaking to you.
Robert Schenkkan, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning playwright and screenwriter behind All The Way (onstage at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company in Spring 2020), Hacksaw Ridge, The Quiet American, and more, brings his eye for action and ear for dialogue to this ripped-from-the-headlines dramatization of the most explosive report of the 21st Century.
The first SecondStage event of our 22nd Season, THE INVESTIGATION is in the capable hands of director Lauren Carr, the Ohio Governor’s Award-winning Director of Education and Outreach of Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati.
Lauren has assembled a cast of diverse and unexpected voices to shake up your perception of the political story of the decade. We can guarantee you’ve never seen President Trump like this!
Law Works, a bipartisan legal advocacy group, provides this script to dozens of theatres around the nation as part of an effort to ensure that everyone has access to the discoveries uncovered in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report.
If you can handle the truth, join us October 24 at 8 PM for this one-night-only live experience – the staged reading of THE INVESTIGATION: A SEARCH FOR TRUTH IN TEN ACTS.
Cast in Alphabetical Order
- Erin Carr
- Abi Esmena
- Elliot Young
…additional cast TBD
Production Team
- Director: Lauren Carr
Calendar Listing
- Production: Staged reading of THE INVESTIGATION by Robert Schenkkan
- When: 8:00 pm October 24, 2019
- Where: Know Theatre of Cincinnati. 1120 Jackson Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. In historic Over-the-Rhine.
- Tickets: $25 regular price tickets
- $15 Rush tickets at the door 10 minutes prior to curtain (as available)
Tickets can be purchased by visiting knowtheatre.com or calling 513.300.5669
Know Theatre is Cincinnati’s Theatrical Playground. 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.
Law Works engages bipartisan voices and educates the public on the importance of the rule of law, the role of the special counsel in the justice system, and the integrity of our judicial institutions.
Know Theatre’s work is made possible, in part, by the generosity of community contributions to the ArtsWave Campaign.
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 Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation, helping to change our communities for the better through collaboration and innovation, and the Greater
Cincinnati Foundation, which provides a simple, powerful, and highly personal approach to giving.
Know Theatre is a member of Theatre Communications Group and an Associate Member of the National New Play Network.
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October 10-13, 2019
CINCINNATI—Cincinnati Opera proudly presents world-renowned tenor Stephen Costello in a special concert event this fall.
“A prodigiously gifted singer whose voice makes an immediate impact” (Associated Press), Stephen Costello stands “among the world’s best tenors” (Daily Express, UK). The Philadelphia-born artist came to national attention in 2007, when, aged 26, he made his Metropolitan Opera debut on the company’s season-opening night. Two years later, Costello won the opera industry’s prestigious Richard Tucker Award, and he has since appeared at many of the world’s most important opera houses and music festivals, including London’s Royal Opera House, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Vienna State Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, Washington National Opera, and the Salzburg Festival.
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY – Northern Kentucky University’s School of the Arts will be at the Cincinnati BLINK 2019 Art & Light Festival with a unique concert collaboration entitled “LightStreams” on Thursday, Oct. 10 at 9 p.m. at Smale Riverfront Park (east of Roebling Suspension Bridge on the Ohio side of the river).
COLIN MOCHRIE AND BRAD SHERWOOD:
Behind the Curtain Cincinnati 