The Know Theatre celebrates the spooky-weird joy of Halloween with a weekend of events
The Know Theatre of Cincinnati presents an unforgettable weekend of spooky entertainment featuring the award-winning dark musical comedy Edgar Allan by the Coldharts on Friday, October 25th, and the Know Theatre Halloween Party & Improv Jam on Saturday, October 26th.
Eleven-year-old Edgar Allan has only one goal: to be the most remarkable boy at English boarding school. He has only one obstacle: Edgar Allan.
A manic lullabye inspired by the childhood and short stories of Edgar Allan Poe.
Edgar Allan is a two-person dark musical-comedy, adapted from the short story William Wilson by Edgar Allan Poe, created and performed by Katie Hartman and Nick Ryan. It follows eleven-year-old Edgar Allan in his first year at Manor House School, as he seeks to gain academic ascendancy over the student body. All goes to plan until another boy named Edgar Allan arrives in class… complicating his schemes of dominance. Edgar Allan is a dark, comedic riff on the obsessions, the mania, and the insanity that haunted the life and work of America’s first professional writer.
Edgar Allan premiered at the 2013 Twin Cities Horror Festival in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and has performed hundreds of times, playing venues across the United States, Canada, and Off-Broadway. The show is a six time ‘Best of the Fest’ winner, receiving awards in London, Orlando, Ithaca, Minneapolis, Cincinnati and Edmonton. The “Edgar Allan” original cast album has been archived in the United States Library of Congress Podcast Preservation Project. More information available at www.thecoldharts.com.
Producing Artistic Director Bridget Leak emphasizes that “This production of Edgar Allan encapsulates what we do best here at Know Theatre: providing a welcoming place for artists and creating a platform for them to present the highest caliber of art. We are a community that nurtures independent theatre artists and champions original work that can’t be seen anywhere else.”
The Spirits & Spirits VIP Experience begins at 7:30pm and includes an American Whiskey Tasting guided by Dean McHone of Diageo Hospitality as well as Tarot Readings. Price of admission also includes entry to the October 26th Halloween Party.
Saturday night’s Halloween Party will include party games, an Improv Jam led by improviser and horror-movie aficionado Dave F’n Powell, followed by a costume contest with prizes for best costumes in multiple categories. Guests who arrive in costume receive their first drink free.
Performance & Ticket Information
Tickets available at https://www.knowtheatre.com/special-events.
Friday, October 25th: The Coldharts’ Edgar Allan and Spirits & Spirits
Doors open at 7:00pm
Spirits & Spirits VIP Tasting Experience begins at 7:30pm
EDGAR ALLAN begins at 8:30pm
- VIP Tickets: $150 include Whiskey Tasting, Tarot Reading, admission to Edgar Allan and admission to Saturday night Halloween Party
- General Admission: $75 includes admission to Edgar Allan and admission to Saturday night Halloween Party
Saturday, October 26th: Halloween Party, Costume Costume & Improv Jam with Dave F’n Powell
Doors open at 7:30pm
Improv Jam begins at 8:30pm on the Mainstage
Costume Contest begins at 9:30pm
- General Admission: $25
- Guests who arrive in costume receive their first drink free
We are Know Theatre of Cincinnati: where artists and audiences can come together to produce and experience work that you haven’t seen before. We strive to build a community around viscerally theatrical, exciting new works.
The 22nd Annual Cincinnati Fringe Festival is made possible by a generous partnership with our neighbor the Art Academy of Cincinnati.
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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