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November 21, 2024 · 2:51 pm

Know Theatre of Cincinnati Premieres DIE HARD IS A CHRISTMAS MOVIE by Local Writers, A.J. Baldwin & Alexx Rouse

This new holiday comedy runs December 6-22, 2024

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 World Premiere holiday comedy brims with bombs, bad accents, and belly laughs and runs December 6–22, 2024. Actors sponsored by Patrick Cusick. Directed by Tatiana Godfrey.

Rated: PG–13
CW: an array of weaponry, snorting pulverized candy, comedic Hollywood violence, and language!

About the Cast

  • Andrew Ian Adams (Cashmere, Mack, Jr., Hans)
  • Beasley (Bonnie & Al)
  • Phineas Clark (Mack)
  • Alexx Rouse (Lane & Goons)

Production Team: SB Hall (Scenic Designer), Chris Lipstreu (Lighting Designer), Noelle Wedig-Johnston (Costume Designer), Doug Borntrager (Sound & Video Designer), Danielle Robison (Props & Scenic Charge), Ri Moodie (Fight Choreographer), and Drew Homan (Technical Director.)
Production Stage Manager is Grace Wohlschlegel.

Performance Information
DIE HARD IS A CHRISTMAS MOVIE runs December 6–22, 2024
Know Theatre of Cincinnati, 1120 Jackson Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
All evening performances are at 7:30pm, matinee performances are at 2pm.
Arts & Service Industry Night: Monday, December 16th at 7:30pm
ASL-interpretation on Friday, December 20th at 7:30pm

Ticket Information

  • Tickets can be purchased at https://www.knowtheatre.com/die-hard/
  • Prorated Mainstage Subscription : $200
    • Grants one ticket for each of the three remaining MainStage productions plus entry to all five Serials! performances.
      Subscribers receive discounted drink prices, a Mainstage ticket for one guest and discounted ticket prices for guests.
  • Flex Pass : $120
    • Four MainStage tickets in any combination ($160 value)
  • Single tickets : $38
  • Welcome Wednesdays: Each Wednesday during a MainStage production we offer Free Walk-Up tickets and $15 advance reservation tickets. Welcome Wednesday Sponsors are Buddy Goose & Mary Rita Dominic.

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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November 7, 2024 · 4:00 pm

DIE HARD IS A CHRISTMAS MOVIE Runs Dec. 6-22

DIE HARD IS A CHRISTMAS MOVIE
Know Theatre of Cincinnati
Dec. 6-22
[Over-the-Rhine]

By A.J. Baldwin & Alexx Rouse
Directed by Tatiana Godfrey

Cast: Phineas Clark, Beasley, Alexx Rouse & Andrew Ian Adams

A shot-for-shot remake of the perennial action classic, set inside the suburban home of a family on the brink of collapse.

It’s Christmas Eve and Lane has invited her estranged husband, Mac, back home to provide a “normal Christmas” to their kids. But when Mac picks Die Hard for the family’s movie night, the classic “Is this a Christmas Movie?” debate takes on a life of its own.

It doesn’t take long for an R-rating and a bunch of blood to expose old wounds and rekindle arguments, and Mac and Lane must grapple with what’s appropriate for their family and the holiday. By the time the explosions start, life is mirroring art and soon an office building full of terrorists feels like a much safer room to be in. Rated: PG-13

  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 6-7 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Dec. 8 at 2pm
  • Wed-Sat, Dec. 11-14 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Dec. 15 at 2pm
  • Wed-Sat, Dec. 18-21 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Dec. 22 at 2pm

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October 7, 2024 · 5:21 pm

Know Theatre of Cincinnati Present the Coldharts’ EDGAR ALLEN; An Evening of Spirits & Spirits and a Halloween Costume Party Hosted by Dave F’n Powell

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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September 3, 2024 · 8:04 pm

Know Theatre of Cincinnati Opens the 24/25 Season with CAMP SIEGFRIED by Bess Wohl

This love story based on true events runs September 13–28, 2024

The Know Theatre of Cincinnati opens its 27th Season with a new play about the terrifying allure of fascism.

CAMP SIEGFRIED by Bess Wohl tells the story of two young Americans who fall in love at Summer Camp while slowly being indoctrinated by the political right. Called “thoughtful” and “disturbing” by the New York Times, this Regional Premiere runs September 13–28, 2024. Production sponsored by the Morse & Betty Johnson Foundation. Directed by Bridget Leak.

“She” is the newcomer at camp, and “He” is a longtime camper showing her the ropes. They are both golden. There is dancing, and beer, and swimming and archery, the twinkle of fairy lights and the spark of romance. It’s 1938, and the world is on the brink of war when two young, idealistic Americans meet and fall in love at Camp Siegfried, a wholesome Long Island summer camp exclusively for American youth of German descent.

“This play is so beautifully written,” says Producing Artistic Director Bridget Leak. “It’s a love story and a political story which is a perfect intersection of what I think makes theatre so incredibly powerful. CAMP SIEGFRIED is for anyone who is excited or interested in where we could be headed as a country; it shows ways in which young people become involved and get excited about seeing change in the world and it also shows the flipside of that: the ways in which people are passing along hatred and creating an unsafe world. This play captures the experience of being caught up in a movement that seems exciting while not realizing how dangerous it might be.”

About the Cast
Katie Scarlett (Her)
Aaron Schilling (Him)

Production Team:
Danielle Robison (Scenic Designer), Marly Wooster (Lighting Designer), Noelle Wedig-Johnston (Costume Designer), Doug Borntrager (Sound & Projection Designer), E. Carr (Intimacy Choreographer), Ri Moodie (Fight Choreographer), and Drew Homan (Technical Director.) Production Stage Manager is Grace Wohlschlegel.

Performance Information
CAMP SIEGFRIED runs September 13–28, 2024
Know Theatre of Cincinnati, 1120 Jackson Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
All evening performances are at 7:30pm, matinee performances are at 2pm.
ASL-interpretation on Friday, September 27th at 7:30pm
Industry Night: Monday, September 23rd at 7:30pm

Ticket Information

  • Mainstage Subscription : $250
    • Grants one ticket for each MainStage production plus entry to all five Serials! performances. Subscribers also receive discounted drink prices, a MainStage ticket for one guest and discounted ticket prices for guests.
  • “Under 35” Subscription: $100
    • One entry to each MainStage show (must show ID to qualify)
  • Flex Pass : $120
    • Four MainStage tickets in any combination ($160 value)
  • Single tickets : $38
  • Welcome Wednesdays: Each Wednesday during a MainStage production we offer Free Walk-Up tickets and $15 advance reservation tickets. Welcome Wednesday Sponsors are Joe & Norah Mock of Cutler Real Estate.

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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August 23, 2024 · 8:05 am

CAMP SIEGFRIED Runs Sept. 13-28

CAMP SIEGFRIED
Know Theatre of Cincinnati
Sept. 13-28
[Over-the-Rhine]

Directed by Bridget Leak

Cast: Katie Scarlett as Her & Aaron Schilling as Him

Two teenagers fall in love at Summer Camp on Long Island, while slowly being indoctrinated by the political right. It’s 1938, the world is on the brink of war, and this wholesome summer camp is exclusively for American youth of German descent. From the playwright of “Grand Horizons,” (sold out run at Ensemble Theatre last season), comes a new story about the terrifying allure of fascism. Rated: PG-13.

  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 13-14 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Sept. 15 at 2pm
  • Wed-Sat. Sept. 18-21 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Sept. 22 at 2pm
  • Mon, Sept. 23 at 7:30pm
  • Wed-Sat, Sept. 25-28 at 7:30pm

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