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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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November 13, 2025 · 4:57 pm

AIN’T TRUE & UNCLE FALSE FOR THE HOLIDAYS at Know Theatre

Ain’t True & Uncle False for the Holidays
Tall Tales and Twisted Carols
Dec. 7, 9, 13 and 14, 2025

(Cincinnati, OH) Cincinnati’s favorite storyteller, Paul Strickland, will delight listeners with a collection of off-kilter holiday stories and songs, accompanied by harmonies from his partner in art and life, vocalist and kazoo artist Erika MacDonald.

On off-nights at Know Theatre this December, expect hilarious, tall-tale “mis-rememberings” of classic holiday stories and songs. Hint: Frosty the Snowman might be the scandalous love-child of the Abominable Snowman and a snow-cone machine.

ABOUT PAUL STRICKLAND
Cincinnati audiences know and love Paul Strickland for his award-winning performances at the Cincinnati Fringe Festival. As a featured storyteller at the National Storytelling Festival, Strickland performed for audiences of up to two thousand people at a time, and drew standing-room only crowds to his tale-telling tents. It is experiences like this that inspired him to found the thriving fifth-year Cincinnati Storytelling Festival which was held this November in the heart of OTR.

ABOUT ERIKA MACDONALD AND HER KAZOO
MacDonald is a Covington-based performance artist. She is best known for her solo shows Tea TIME and The Barn Identity, and for “Show Us Your Weird,” the sold out cabaret she produces at the Know. But her talents on kazoo have made waves now and again over the years: “Strickland’s Southern-fried folk tunes are as wittily offbeat as ever, and they sound even better with MacDonald’s vocal harmonies and killer kazooing” – Orlando Weekly

TICKETS AND INFORMATION
Advance tickets are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased online at knowtheatre.com
TICKET LINK: https://knowtheatre.vbotickets.com/event/Aint_True_Uncle_False_for_the_Holidays/172377
VENUE: Know Theatre, Mainstage – 1120 Jackson Street, Cincinnati OH 45202
SHOW DATES AND TIMES (90 minutes with intermission):

  • Sunday, December 7th at 7:30pm;
  • Tuesday, December 9th at 7:30pm;
  • Saturday, December 13th at 2pm;
  • Sunday, December 14th at 7:30pm.

PRICING: $27 General Admission (Includes Ticketing Fees)
RATING: General Audience

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November 12, 2025 · 5:59 pm

AIN’T TRUE AND UNCLE FALSE FOR THE HOLIDAYS Run Dec. 7-14

AIN’T TRUE AND UNCLE FALSE FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Know Theatre of Cincinnati
Dec. 7-14
[Over-the-Rhine]

The holidays have arrived in Big-Fib Trailer-Park Cul-de-sac… and that means it’s time to gather at Ain’t True & Uncle False’s place. These two lovable tricksters share traditions no one’s quite sure ever existed, retelling holiday classics in wildly misremembered and re-interpreted ways that somehow still land right in the heart. Between the tall tales, twisted carols, and holiday songs you didn’t know you needed, you’ll laugh till your cheeks hurt and maybe even mist up a little.

Part storytelling show, part back-porch concert, Ain’t True & Uncle False for the Holidays is where the season’s joy meets down-home ridiculousness. Expect absurd traditions, unexpected truths, and plenty of moments you’ll want to carry with you long after you’ve heard these Tales Too Tall for Tinsel.

  • Sun, Dec. 7 at 7:30pm SOLD OUT
  • Tue, Dec. 9 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Dec. 13 at 2pm
  • Sun, Dec. 14 at 7:30pm

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October 31, 2025 · 9:03 am

Back By Popular Demand: DIE HARD IS A CHRISTMAS MOVIE

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

  • Single tickets : $38

  • Tickets for Die Hard… can be purchased at https://www.knowtheatre.com/die-hard/

  • Season 28 Prorated Subscription: $200

    • One reserved seat to all remaining S28 MainStage shows, an entry to all five Serials! episodes, three complimentary tickets for a guest, additional discounts, first access, and concierge service.

  • Flex Pass : $190

    • 6 MainStage tickets in any combination for the price of 5 ($228 value)

  • Welcome Thursdays: Each Thursday during MainStage productions we offer Pay-What-You-Wish Walk-Up tickets and $15 online tickets.

  • Industry Night: $20 Tickets for Arts & Service Industry Professionals

  • Sensory Friendly Performances: $15 Tickets

  • 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.

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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 Theatre Communications Group.

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