Plays in Place presents: The Kittie Knox Plays

Plays in Place works in partnership with museums, historic sites, and other cultural institutions to create exciting site-specific theatrical plays and presentations. Our experienced team of theatre-makers can help engage audiences with your site in vibrant new ways, and also provide opportunities for education, exhibit enhancement, and board and donor development. More than a costumed interpretation, we create new works of art that bring sites to life.

MassBike advocates for policies that encourage and support community wellness, equity, and inclusion, enable sustainable growth, drive economic vitality, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Plays in Place, in partnership with MassBike, presents a series of one-acts about Kittie Knox at the height of her activism and cycling career. Kittie Knox was a young, biracial cyclist and activist in the late 1800's. During her cycling career (1893 – 1899), Kittie became a well-known century (100-mile) rider, protested the League of American Wheelmen’s color bar in 1895, and refused to conform to conventions about fast riding and wearing a long skirt while cycling. Premiering in September 2025, this outdoor theatrical experience highlights Kittie’s influence in the fight for racial and gender equality in the cycling community amidst a turbulent and uncertain time in America’s history.

The Kittie Knox Plays are made possible with the support of The Boston Foundation, The Lawrence & Lillian Solomon Foundation, Cambridge Arts, Cambridge Community Foundation, James M. & Cathleen D. Stone Foundation, and the Mass Cultural Council.

A few things to note:

• The total runtime for all three one-act plays is 90 minutes. You only need a ticket to one scheduled performance time to see all three plays.

• The plays are suitable for family audiences, recommended for ages 9 and up.

• Free Parking can be found on streets around the area, and paid parking is available in the Jacobs Street Garage (222 Jacobs Street - elevators available).

• The venue can also be accessed via Lechmere Station (Green Line).

• This performance is general admission.

• Chairs are provided.

• Restrooms are available at the Kittie Knox Community Cycling Center.

• These plays are outside! This is not your normal theatrical experience, please dress for the weather and walking short distances between plays along flat walking/biking paths.

• If weather does not permit us to perform outside, we will notify you and move the performance(s) to our rain date, Sunday, September 14th. If the entire weekend gets washed out, we may hold an indoor rain date performance on Sunday, September 28th at the Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation in Waltham, MA.

Performances:

September 13th - Cambridge Crossing (Cambridge, MA) at 11am-12:30pm, 2pm-3:30pm, and 4:30-6pm

September 20th - Eustis Estate (Milton, MA) at 11am-12:30pm, 2pm-3:30pm, and 4:30-6pm

September 27th - Herter Park (Boston, MA) at 11am-12:30pm, 2pm-3:30pm, and 4:30-6pm

Performance Rain Dates:

September 14th - Cambridge Crossing (Cambridge, MA) at 11am-12:30pm, 2pm-3:30pm, and 4:30-6pm

September 21st - Eustis Estate (Milton, MA) at 11am-12:30pm, 2pm-3:30pm, and 4:30-6pm

September 28th - Herter Park (Boston, MA) at 11am-12:30pm, 2pm-3:30pm, and 4:30-6pm

Performance Site Addresses:

Cambridge Crossing - 100 N First St. Cambridge, MA 02141

Eustis Estate Address - 1424 Canton Ave, Milton, MA 02186

Herter Park Address - 1175 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, MA 02134