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Know Brings WHITE GLADIS: The Vengeful Orca Matriarch to Northern Row Distillery on Aug. 17

One-Night Only! Know Theatre presents
WHITE GLADIS: The Vengeful Orca Matriarch
at Northern Row Distillery

Enjoy this hilarious dark comedy with a 4-course dinner and specialty drink pairings at the historic taproom

Cincinnati, OH – Know Theatre of Cincinnati and Northern Row Distillery announce the exciting pairings of dinner and episodic live theatre! Straight from its successful run at last year’s Serials! comes White Gladis: The Vengeful Orca Matriarch. This one-night only event pairs a 4-course menu and 4 specialty drinks with the hilarious tale of a vengeful orca matriarch’s efforts to sink a superyacht off the coast of Spain.

Written and directed by local theatre artist, Patricia Mullins, this darkly comic tale of amphibious love, loss, and evil billionaires stars local actors Heather Abbott, Rachel Baker, Cat Cook, & Ally Knizner and will be presented in the historic taproom of Northern Row Distillery.

Performance Information
Northern Row Distillery, 111 McMicken Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Sunday, August 17th at 7:00pm

Ticket Information
Tickets may be purchased by phone at (513) 300-5669 or purchased online at
https://www.knowtheatre.com/special-events/

  • Single Tickets: $102 ($100 plus $2 processing fee)

We are Know Theatre of Cincinnati: where artists and audiences can come together to produce and experience work that you’ve never seen before. We strive to build a community around viscerally theatrical, exciting new works.

The 22nd Annual Cincinnati Fringe Festival was made possible by a generous partnership with our neighbors at First Lutheran Church, the Miami University Center for Community Outreach in Over-the-Rhine, and Coffee Emporium.

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 and an Associate Member of the National New Play Network.

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Know Theatre Education Production Runs Aug. 1-3

Know Theatre of Cincinnati and InBocca Performance are pleased to announce the premiere of OUTLAWS OF SHERWOOD, a devised theatre production created by the Know Theatre/InBocca Performance Summer Theatre Youth Program.

Who answers when the people need a hero? How do the people rise up when they have nothing left? They must take matters into their own hands and who better to guide them than Robyn Hood? Join Robyn and her Merry Men as they join forces to fight the powers of Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingham. Cheer them on as they fight back against unfair taxes, cruel arrests, and the loss of their homes and dignity.

Completely devised (written, conceived of, and choreographed) by the team of campers and adults, this original new piece of theatre asks the questions of who has power, why, and what we can do to shift perspectives.

This production stars the children of the camp in collaboration with six of our treasured local adult performers: Nicole Hershey, Sarah Spurling, Perry Hensley, Krista Noll, Grace Wagner, and Amira Beck-Borden.

Performances are August 1st and 2nd at 7pm and 3rd at 2pm at the Know Theatre of Cincinnati at 1120 Jackson St., Cincinnati, OH 45202.

To order tickets, please visit inboccaperformance.com or follow the link: www.knowtheatre.com/special-events/

InBocca Performance utilizes experimental theatre methods to create devised works highlighting women specifically, which build actors’ craft and produce a unique experience for the audience; all under general direction from producer Caroline Stine.

History of the Companies

InBocca Performance began as the Cliffview Players in a basement in 1997 and became a main stage company in 2008. Artistic Director Caroline Stine began working with young actors to devise theatrical pieces in the summer of 2011 at The Village Players in Ft. Thomas, KY. In 2016, they created The Maid of Orleans, an emotionally charged production about Joan of Arc. InBocca is known for creating devised and deconstructed art within Greater Cincinnati, including notable productions: Charlie’s Girls, Nellie Bly: A Menace to Propriety, Rappings, and most recently The Last Witch in Ireland at Cincinnati Fringe Festival. Ms. Caroline Stine received her Bachelor degree from Butler University and her Masters in Contemporary Performance from Naropa University in Boulder, CO. She received theatrical training in Italy and Russia and participated in the Crisis Arts Festival in Arezzo, Italy. She is currently teaching at Miami University and Mount St. Joseph University. She is the General Manager to Blue Marble Books, the third oldest children’s bookstore in the nation.

Know Theatre was founded by Jay Kalagayan and a group of Xavier University alumni in 1997 as the Know Theatre Tribe, a nomadic theatre troupe that performed new and experimental works celebrating diverse voices. In 1999, Know Theatre moved into its first resident home at Gabriel’s Corner, a community performance space, and produced its first full season of plays. In 2006, the Know joined with the Cincinnati Fringe Festival to become one organization, Know Theatre of Cincinnati, with a permanent home in the heart of Over-the-Rhine.

Every season, Know Theatre produces 4 MainStage productions of new works, highlighting historically excluded voices and early-career artists. The Know also produces year-round theatrical experiments on its Second Stage, as well as the annual Cincinnati Fringe Festival, a 2-week celebration of the newest and most experimental works of live performance.

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2025-2026 Season Auditions Announced at Know Theatre

The Know Theatre is hosting auditions for our 28th Season

Auditions will be at the Know Theatre located at 1120 Jackson Street.

  • Sunday, May 4th 10:00am–4:00pm
  • Monday, May 5th 1:00pm–7:00pm

Please prepare two contrasting monologues.
Each person will have a total of 5 mins, including introductions.

For more information and to sign-up: https://www.knowtheatre.com/get-involved/audition/

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Unified Auditions Announced for 2025 Cincy Fringe Festival

Cincy Fringe Unified Auditions are like speed dating but we prefer to call it a speed pitch.
Producers and prospective artists have 5 minutes to pitch their projects and themselves.

Unified Auditions will be:

  • Sunday, March 16th from 2pm-6pm
  • Monday, March 17th from 6pm-10pm.

Auditions will be held at the Know, located at 1120 Jackson St.

We suggest you arrive 15mins early and have a flexible 15mins after your scheduled time.

Auditioners should fill out the availability survey here: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSdczMGO…/viewform

Available roles and their breakdowns can be found in the Discussion area of this event.

We will assign and email you a 30-minute time slot based on your availability.

Can’t make it to Auditions? Join the Cincy Fringe Talent Pool: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSfdjBMbrZCyWK…/viewform

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BLERDS Runs April 4-19

BLERDS 
Know Theatre of Cincinnati
April 4-19
[Over-the-Rhine]

Directed by Derek J. Snow

Cast: Dominique Owens as DJ, Kenny Rayborn as Keira,  Malik Smith as Brandon, Deondra Kamau Means as Derek, Meredith Crutcher as Tonya & Phillip Latham as Stranger/Samuel L. Jackson

A coming-of-age journey in the spirit of The Goonies and Stand By Me, this adventure quest through the DC Metro system is a story about Black superheroes, family joy, and the perils of the very real world, as told through the lens of Star Wars fandom.

  • Fri-Sat, April 4-5 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, April 6 at 2pm
  • Wed, April 9 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, April 11-12 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, April 13 at 2pm
  • Mon, April 14 at 7:30pm
  • Wed – Sat, April 16-19 at 7:30pm

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