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