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Tuesday, Nov 27 3:29 PM

Know Theatre of Cincinnati Has Your Dose Of Alternative Holiday Entertainment

(Cincinnati, OH) – Know Theatre of Cincinnati is pleased to present Christmas.To.Come, a fresh re-visitation of last year’s contemporary revision of A Christmas Carol. This sold-out hit of last season is sure to be like nothing you’ve seen before.
Three ghosts. A man named Scrooge. A doctor, and a man with an endless plate of cheese. Think you know the story? This revamped adaptation is a brand new take on last year’s sold-out holiday hit.

Created by Liz Holt and directed by Jason Bruffy, Christmas.To.Come is a re-telling of the classic Dickens tale with several new twists. The script challenges us to think about our own lives, while asking the age-old question, can people really change?

The show features multi-cultural casting, with Know audience favorite Derek Snow taking the role of Ben Scrooge. This will mark the first time that a major Cincinnati theatre has cast an African American in this classic role.

This modern day version of the age-old holiday classic is equal parts introspection and worldview interwoven with contemporary pop music from the likes of Ryan Adams, John Mayer, Great Northern, and Diana Ross. The use of popular music and choreography creates a modern landscape that sets this work apart from typical Dickens adaptations.

Holt’s The Moulin Rouge meets Scrooged treatment of the script makes the story accessible to all audiences, while challenging the viewer to dig a little deeper. Christmas.To.Come will leave audiences with the same warm feeling as the original, but inspire self-examination in each of us.

Christmas.To.Come will play December 6th to 28th at Know Theatre of Cincinnati 1120 Jackson Street. Tickets are available through 513.621.ARTS (2787) or online at www.knowtheatre.com.

Just the Facts

Christmas.To.Come
World Premier
Created by Liz Holt
Directed by Jason Bruffy
December 6th to 28th, 2007

Starring:
Derek Snow as Ben Scrooge
Molly Binder as Christmas Preset
Adam Slemon as Jacob Marley

Featuring:
Todd Patterson, Vandit Bhatt, Anne Marie Carroll, Anthony Darnel, and Adrienne Clark

Creatives:
Music Director – Michael Flohr
Music Coordinator – o. yemi
Choreographer – Daphne McCoy
Sound Design – Doug Borntrager
Lighting/Set Design – Andrew Hungerford

Performances Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 4 p.m.

Ticket Prices:
Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Adult $15.00 $18.00 $22.00 $18.00
Student $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00
Senior $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00

Know Chance:
10 Free Tickets will be given away via lottery for each mainstage performance this season. Audience members can sign up as early as one hour before show time. Drawing at twenty minutes prior to show time.

All performances are at Know Theatre of Cincinnati 1120 Jackson Street, corner of Jackson and 12th Street Across from the Art Academy. Parking available for $2 at either Gateway Garage’s automated entrance at 12th Street or Central Parkway or at The Gateway Quarter Public Parking Lot at the corner of Vine and 12th Street.