About the Show

A true-crime thriller examining justice, vengeance, and violence through multiple perspectives.

Based on real events, this true-crime thriller investigates the blurred boundary between justice enacted by the law and justice seized by individuals. Performed by Jack Holden, the piece shifts rapidly across dozens of characters to reconstruct a violent crime and its aftermath. An Americana-inspired score underscores the narrative as it moves between personal testimony, institutional response, and moral reckoning. The structure foregrounds conflicting viewpoints, allowing the story to unfold through accumulation rather than resolution.

Critic Reviews (9)

"Kenrex doesn't sensationalize or make light of the events it retells for entertainment's sake. More than anything,"
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"As much as I admire his considerable technique, by that point in Kenrex, I had also tired of the narrative he was bringing to bear."
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"Holden slips in and out of 35 characters, all completely distinct and instantly recognizable, in this sweaty tour-de-force."
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“The questions the show raises—about who deserves protection, who has the right to take a life, and whether a community can ever be clean after purchasing safety through murder—are questions we cannot afford to ignore.”
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Jack Holden's performance is impressive [but] almost everything about the production none-too-subtly resembles a rock concert and tums Holden into a rock star...
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Jack Holden exploits his Everyman qualities in his tour-de-force solo show ‘Kenrex,’ a riveting thriller that plays like kind of live version of a true-crime podcast
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Fearlessly bold and absolutely striking, Kenrex is an utterly unique, genre defying production about how much space a single individual can occupy in the world.
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"If Kenrex doesn’t have much new to say about the limits of small-town mentality or the shamelessness of legal maneuvering, it says it entertainingly. This is one standing ovation that feels earned."
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