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  • January 2019 – Plays and Players

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    By Robin RodriguezMarch 15–24 in the Skinner Studio In the madcap, totalitarian world of The Company (ABC Incorporated), misplaced loyalty can get you killed. Simone needs to be seen as a true believer, but the demands to prove herself keep shifting. First there’s a train ride where a box leaks a mysterious red fluid, then […]

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    Presented by Paper Doll Ensemble and Plays & Players Theatre An absurdist tragicomedy about three sisters who, after suffering the death of their mother, lock themselves away in a cottage they fill with plastic and childlike wonder. There they remain until one sister can’t take it anymore… Buy Tickets

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  • September 2019 – Plays and Players

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    Presented by Unveiled Faces in co-production with Plays & Players. When is it abuse and when is it love? Of Mugs and Monsters takes an intimate look at the underneath of a friendship turned toxic. Over the course of one night, Katrina and Max must confront the poison of manipulation, masquerading as love. Runs in […]

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    Tickets available at https://beautyandthebeast.brownpapertickets.com/ The Classic Story of Belle and her Beast – Truly a “Tale as old as time” for one and all. Renaissance Music Theater Company in collaboration with Plays and Players. Runs March 24th through April 4th 2020.

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    A dark comedy exploring the intersections between pop culture phenomena The Bachelor and True Crime.  They have more in common than you think…. By Paper Doll Ensemble in co-production with Plays & Players. Runs January 23rd through February 1st 2020. Tickets available soon!

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  • August 2021 – Plays and Players

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    A musical comedy in two acts Azrael is the Angel of Death. Focused. Committed. Talented. Kharon is the Ferryman, charged with carrying departed souls to the other side. Having become bored with his occupation, Kharon decides to search for a replacement.  What do you do when you don’t want to do the only thing you […]

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  • The Ongoing Plight of the Ferryman – Plays and Players

    A musical comedy in two acts

    Azrael is the Angel of Death. Focused. Committed. Talented. Kharon is the Ferryman, charged with carrying departed souls to the other side. Having become bored with his occupation, Kharon decides to search for a replacement. 

    What do you do when you don’t want to do the only thing you have to do?

    Join us any weekend in October for this family friendly, dark musical comedy. 4 shows each weekend

    Special events include Drag/Burlesque AfterParties, a PRIDE night, The GoetheNocte Ball, and a Costume Contest  

    Buy tickets at https://www.stageworkx.com/the-ongoing-plight-of-the-ferryman/

  • Memoirs – Plays and Players

    Join Auctus Publishers and Philadelphia-Area Memoirists, Ayesha Hamid, Richard Bank, and Tracy Kauffman Wood at Plays & Players, 1714 Delancey St., 3rd Floor, Skinner Studio Philadelphia, PA on 10/11/21 @ 7pm to discuss their memoirs: 

    The Border Land Between Worlds: A Memoir, by Ayesha F. Hamid
    The Tree of Sorrow: Growing Up in the Shadow of The Holocaust,  by Richard D. Bank
    Our Dementia: A Memoir, by Tracy Kauffman Wood

    Books will be available for purchase and signing.

    Quig’s Pub will be open at 8:30p for refreshments with a Cash Bar.

    For More on Auctus Publishers please visit: https://auctuspublishers.com/books/

    Please be advised the Skinner Studio is only accessible by stairs. We apologies for the inconvenience as we continue to update our historic home at Plays & Players Theatre.

  • Restaurants – Plays and Players

    Plays & Players is located just south of Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia’s most popular town square. Rittenhouse Square is home to some of the city’s finest shops and restaurants, including P&P sponsors…

    Fado Irish Pub at 15th and Locust offers 15% off food for P&P Members who show their membership card. Fado, your place for food, drink, banter.

    A premiere Italian BYOB in the Rittenhouse area for 18 years, Porcini at 20th and Sansom, offers 15% for all P&P Members and ticket holders. Come and enjoy delicious Italian food right in the neighborhood.

    Square 1682 at 17th and Sansom offers 10% off food for all P&P Members and ticket holders. Where contemporary design, chic urban ecology, and delectable dining, meets bright, bold, and creative takes on Modern American cuisine and cocktails.

    OUR FRIENDS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

    (P&P Members show your membership card for the 10% discount – Specials excluded)

    Victor’s Bar at 2101 Chestnut Street (great Pizza too!)

    Oh! Shea’s Pub at 1907 Samson Street

    Black Sheep Pub at 247 South 17th Street

    Locust Rendezvous at 1415 Locust Street

  • November 2019 – Plays and Players

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    Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca directed by Martin Santangelo make a long awaited appearance in Philadelphia at the historic Plays and Players Theatre January 15th-February 2nd. For over twenty-five years Noche Flamenca has brought to stages world-wide the essence, purity, and integrity of one of the world’s most complex and mysterious art forms without the […]

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  • January 2022 – Plays and Players

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    Mark your calendar for Saturday June 4, 2022! We’re taking over Delancey Street and doing it in style for this first inaugural fundraiser.

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    A Grand Gaelic affair with food, entertainment and good spirits! A return of 2019’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration on the third floor in the studio and bar.

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    We’ll be hosting a small event for our members that evening! Keep an eye out for details.

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    Bright Invention
    has rescheduled their improv shows planned for January to later dates this Spring. Keep an eye out.

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    Come by and say “Hi!” Wed – Fri 6pm – 1am. We’re Smoke-Free! The next Members Happy Hour will be February 18th.

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    January 29th
    Doors 6pm, Show 7pm

    S.W. Promotions returns with another night of comedy on the mainstage! This time the show is starring Kleon The Comedian and featuring Smokey Suarez, Breakout and Malcolm Hill

    Click Here for Tickets $40-60
    for info call Ward @ 267 324 1504 or Sabu @ 267 206 1934

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    January 28th
    Doors at 7pm, Show at 7:30pm

    Kirstyn and her band bring a night of music to the Skinner Studio to raise funds for up upcoming music video!

    Ticket pricing & link will be available on website as soon as possible.

    Check Out Her Music Here

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    January 24th
    Doors at 8pm

    This month’s movie is 1987’s Adventures in Babysitting. Grab some complimentary popcorn and sip on a movie themed cocktail, created by our host Dan Higbee while watching this teen comedy throwback.

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    (Cancelled)

    January 20th-22nd
    Showtime 8pm

    Announcing the much-anticipated return to live performance of Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca with an evening of works celebrating the Company’s emergence from isolation.

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    (Cancelled)

    January 17th
    Doors at 6:45pm, sets at 7:15 & 9pm, $10 for the whole night

    Monday Night Jazz is back! Our longtime resident jazz band, Norman David and The Eleventet are back in the Skinner Studio! Come hang out and listen to some sweet jams.

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  • February 2019 – Plays and Players

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    The Irish Heritage Theatre in co-production with Plays & PlayersBy Hugh LeonardMarch 7 – 23 In Da, we meet Charlie, an expatriate writer who has been living in London for many years returns to his childhood home, Dalkey, Dublin County, after his father’s funeral. His father’s ghost appears and  Charlie must confront his relationships with […]

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  • Patric Writes Sketches Presents: Type 3, A Solo Show in Three Parts – Plays and Players

    SKINNER STUDIO
    March 2nd
    Patric Writes Sketches Presents: Type 3, A Solo Show in Three Parts

    Doors 7pm, Show 7:30pm

    Type 3, written and performed by Patric Ciervo, is the trilogy of shows “Walking Contradiction,” “American Innocence” and “Blackbird” all told back to back, creating an hour-long show!

    Tickets: $15 at the Door or online: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/patric-writes-sketches-presents-type-3-a-solo-show-in-three-parts-tickets-287914228207

    Quig’s Pub will be open for attendees. The Bar is cash only at this time!

    COVID POLICY:     All attendees must wear a mask and have proof of full vaccination with photo ID

    ACCESSIBILITY:     Please be advised, this venue is located on the 3rd floor. It is not wheelchair accessible. We apologize as we continue to update our historic home of Plays & Players.