See Make Believe at Know Theatre from September 10 through September 26.
The four Conlee kids have arrived home from grade school, hungry and tired, but their parents are nowhere to be found, and the downstairs phone keeps ringing. Thirty years later, the four siblings return to grapple with the childhood ghosts that still haunt their lives. From the writer of Camp Siegfried comes a mystery about the lingering impact of childhood trauma.
Tickets to Make Believe
Tickets to Make Believe are $40.
Discount options:
- Group Price: Buy 10 tickets and save 13%.
- Welcome Thursdays: $15 advance reservations & pay-what-you-wish walk-up tickets (available one-hour prior to performance)
- Arts & Service Industry Night: $20 tickets
About Know Theatre
Founded in 1997, the Know Theatre is Cincinnati’s only Black Box Theatre: an intimate, 90-seat performance space where there’s never a bad seat in the house. With a four-show MainStage Season, Cabaret performances in the Underground Bar & Lobby, and the annual Cincinnati Fringe Festival, the Know Theatre is a place where audiences can access provocative, live performances from living playwrights and local artists.
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Remaining Season
- Die Hard is a Christmas Movie | December 3–20, 2026
- Grangeville | February 11–27, 2027
- Wuthering: A Musical on the Moors | April 2–18, 2027
Know Theatre Venue Details
Know Theatre is a 99-seat contemporary black box theatre located in historic Over-the-Rhine. The lobby, the Underground, has a full bar and cabaret stage for second-stage programming and special events. The second-floor MainStage is an intimate space with general admission seating. No audience seat is more than 20′ from the playing space.
Parking
On-street parking is available around Over-the-Rhine, and most on-street parking in the area has switched to the EZ-Park App, and parking can be paid for and re-upped on your mobile phone.
There are also a number of convenient parking garages and surface lots within walking distance of the theatre, including the Gateway Garage (right across Jackson Street), the Washington Park Garage, the lots at Central and Main and 12th and Vine, and the lot immediately to the south of Know Theatre between Walnut and Jackson.
Accessibility
Know Theatre has elevator access to its upstairs MainStage. Because the configuration of the space frequently changes, patrons using the elevator are accompanied by ushers.
If a member of your party has mobility concerns, it’s helpful to call ahead of time at 513-300-5669.
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