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January 30, 2020 · 3:32 pm

Two Spring Classes at Know Theatre Now Open for Enrollment

KTC_Miranda & Jared Acting Classes logoContemporary Acting with New Works

This contemporary acting workshop taught by area theatre favorites, Jared Joplin and Miranda McGee, begins with group/ensemble work and continues into duet scene study using cutting edge contemporary scripts from The New Play Exchange.  This class provides you with a fantastic opportunity to hone your acting skills, add new tools to your acting toolbox and get a glimpse of what’s new in American Theatre! The class meets for six 2.5 hour sessions, with an invited performance for the final session on Know Theatre’s Underground cabaret stage.

We understand that schedules are tough and plans change. If you have more than two absences, you’re more than welcome to keep attending the class, but know your scene work will be reassigned.

Details:

  • All classes will take place Mondays from 6:30pm-9:00pm

  • Classes will take place at Know Theatre and Gabriels’ Corner

  • February 24th (KNOW), March 2nd (GC), March 9th (GC), March 16th (GC), March 23rd (KNOW)

  • Tuesday March 24th (KNOW – showcase)

  • Cost: $175

ENROLL HERE: Enroll in Contemporary Acting with Jared Joplin and Miranda McGee 

Advanced Acting for Adults

The Advanced Acting workshop is for those that have taken our Contemporary Acting workshop or for actors wanting to take the next step in advancing their skills.  Work with methods from prominent theatre practitioners (Stanislavski, Meisner, Kaiser), explore Chakra work and analyze complex contemporary scripts and classical texts.  In addition, Miranda McGee and Jared Joplin will work with you to build an audition package that challenges you and highlights your skills… just in time for Audition Season!  The class meets for six 2.5 hour sessions, with an invited performance for the final session on Know Theatre’s Underground cabaret stage.

We understand that schedules are tough and plans change. If you have more than two absences, you’re more than welcome to keep attending the class, but know your scene work will be reassigned.

Details:

  • All classes will take place Mondays from 6:30pm-9:00pm

  • Classes will take place at Know Theatre

  •  April 20th, April 27th, May 4th, May 11th, May 18th

  • May 25th (KNOW – showcase)

  • Cost: $175

ENROLL HERE: Enroll in Advanced Acting with Jared Joplin and Miranda McGee

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January 30, 2020 · 9:29 am

ALABASTER Runs Feb. 28-March 21

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Know Theatre of Cincinnati
Feb. 28-March 21
[Over-the-Rhine]

Directed by Lisa Sanaye Dring

Cast: Keisha Kemper as Weezy, Jodie Linver as Bib, Kelly Mengelkoch as Allice &
Maggie Lou Rader as June

A noted photographer sets out to explore the topography of “scars.” Her journey lands her in the mysterious realm of an undiscovered folk artist hiding away in North Alabama. A beautiful new play that explores what it means to be truly “seen,” how we pick up the pieces, how we move forward and how we heal.  Narrated by a goat.

  • Fri-Sat, Feb. 28-29 at 8pm
  • Sun, March 1 at 3pm
  • Wed-Sat, March 4-7 at 8pm
  • Sun, March 8 at 3pm
  • Wed-Sat, March 11-14 at 8pm
  • Sun, March 15 at 3pm
  • Wed-Sat, March 18-21

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January 27, 2020 · 10:21 am

Cast Announced for ALABASTER at Know Theatre of Cincinnati

KTC_Alabaster CastLook who’s coming to play in our next MainStage adventure, “Alabaster,” by Audrey Cefaly, opening February 28 and running through March 21.

Directed by guest director Lisa Sanaye Dring of Circle X Theatre in Los Angeles.

This charming and disarming new drama features four of Cincinnati’s finest, back in action on the Know MainStage:

– Kelly Mengelkoch as Alice, a jaded fashion photographer looking to find a new way forward by returning to her artistic roots.
– Maggie Lou Rader as June, the secretive and sarcastic subject of Alice’s latest portrait project about the topography of women’s scars,
– Keisha Kemper as Weezy, the sharp-tongued but big-hearted goat who serves as our narrator, and
– Jodie Linver as Bib, Weezy’s beloved goat mother (who has a few secrets of her own).

“Alabaster” is part of a record-breaking National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere, and you won’t want to miss this heartfelt tale of how we heal, together.

Catch it on the Know MainStage starting February 28 – tickets and info at https://knowtheatre.com/alabaster.

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January 22, 2020 · 4:08 pm

IN THE NIGHT TIME (BEFORE THE SUN RISES) Quick Review

IN THE NIGHT TIME (BEFORE THE SUN RISES) presented by Know Theatre of Cincinnati through Feb. 8. I attended the opening night performance. 

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Elizabeth Chinn Molloy as Woman & Brandon Burton as Man. Image by Dan R. Winters Photography.

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Brandon Burton as Man. Image by Dan R. Winters Photography.

For their first production of 2020, Know Theatre offers an intimate look at the trials and tribulations new parents can face with a newborn who doesn’t sleep through the night.

Brandon Burton and Elizabeth Chinn Molloy skillfully portray [Every] Man and Woman. The talented pair, under the smart and intricate direction of Brant Russell, give voice to the anxiety and fear I would expect most new, sleep-deprived parents experience.

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Elizabeth Chinn Molloy as Woman. Image by Dan R. Winters Photography.

The technical aspects of the show are well-done and work well together. Producing Artist Director Andrew Hungerford’s set design is smart and has some nice hidden elements that are exposed by his lighting design. Doug Borntrager’s sound design works very well and is integral to the story.

The non-traditional structure of the show was interesting, but for me it prevented the action from building any momentum or offering a strong over-arching story line. The numbered breaks between scenes reset the narrative a bit too much, giving it a repetitive voice. Thankfully the strong direction and acting kept me vested in the performance.

My rating: 4.25 out of 5.

Click here for more information on the production.

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January 13, 2020 · 11:01 am

Know Theatre’s 22nd Season Continues with the Return of the Monday Night Theatre Party SERIALS!

KTC_Serials 10Know Theatre’s 22nd Season continues with the return of the Monday night theatre party…
SERIALS! 10: THUNDERDOME
Jan 20th, Feb 8th, Feb 17th, Mar 2nd and Mar 16th
12 brand new plays enter…you vote who leaves

SERIALS!, Know Theatre’s iconic Monday night theatre party, returns for its triumphant 10th iteration this winter. Taking over our Underground performance space will be an eclectic group of familiar friends and new faces with entirely new stories to tell. Each week 5 plays take the stage with 15 minute episodes written, directed, and performed by local artists.

At the end of the night you decide which 3 plays will move on to the next week and which 2 are banished to a dystopian theatrical wasteland! But, never fear, all of the banished plays have the chance to come back at the end of Week 4, when the audience votes to resurrect two productions to perform one last time in Week 5.

We call it a theatre party because everyone gets to participate. The local artists get to make exciting, fast paced, new art and the audience decides which shows they would love to see more of. If you’ve never been, you’re missing out on all of the electric energy shared between everyone there. So, come out and use your vote to decide the winner this delightful theatrical deathmatch!

All of this is possible, because of the amazing pool of talent here in Cincinnati. We have 12 amazing teams putting together this completely original and inventive productions. Here they are:

Production Teams 

Week 1

  • POSY’S PREDICAMENT by Hannah Gregory
  • MY ROOMMATE IS A LESBIAN by Mary Beringer
  • ADVENTURES IN BEHAVIORAL THERAPY by Anonymous
  • HAVE MONSTER WILL TRAVEL by Trey Tatum
  • POSTER CHILD by Dan Winters
  • THE KINGDOM’S AT HAN, BUT THE GAME’S AFOOT by Robert Macke

Week 2

  • The three winners from Week 1 and…
  • THE ELECTION OF MISS REBECCA’S THIRD GRADE CLASS by Bradon Leatherland
  • BLOODY MARY by Kelly Collette

Week 3

  • The three winners from Week 2 and…
  • NOW STREAMING by Sawyer Shafer
  • LENNY by Sarah O’haver

Week 4

  • The three winners from Week 3 and…
  • Title TBD by John Bromles
  • PSYCH-O by Gray Shaw

Week 5

  • The three winners from Week 4 and 2 resurrected shows!

SERIALS! 10 THUNDERDOME

7:30pm – Jan 20th, Feb 3rd, Feb 17th, Mar 2nd, Mar 16th

Know Theatre of Cincinnati. 1120 Jackson Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202, In historic Over-The-Rhine.

Tickets: $15

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.

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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