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The June & Steve Wolfson Family Foundation Series • Honorary Producer Terry Graboyes

Written & Performed by Justin Jain, Sean Close, Tanaquil Márquez,Dave Jadico, Pax Ressler, and Brett RobinsonHead Writers: Thomas E. Shotkin and Jennifer ChildsHead News Writer: Don MontreyMusic Director: Pax Ressler

Directed by Dan O’Neil

A celebrated part of the Philadelphia theatre season for the past 14 years, This Is The Week That Is delivers hilarious political satire and content that changes with the headlines!

This season’s production features new and returning cast members Justin Jain, Sean Close, Tanaquil Márquez, Dave Jadico, Pax Ressler and Brett Robinson!

Tickets $28-50

written & performed by Chris Davisdirected by Mary Tuomanensound design by Adriano Shaplin

choreography by Hallie Rumsey-Lasersohnphotos by Emilie Krause

You know the Nutcracker the ballet, but what if the ballet was performed by only one man? If the daughter Marie, little boy Fritz, creepy uncle Drosselmeir, the mice, the Sugar Plumb fairy, were all channeled through one actor. Chris Davis is proud to bring you One-Man Nutcracker, a re-telling of the original E.T.A. Hoffman Nutcracker Story and the Ballet, retold within his unique theatrical lense.

“…a strikingly original writer and performer.”
– The Scotsman

“The Spalding Gray of Philly”
– Cameron Kelsall, Broad Street Review

VENUE3rd floor of Plays & Players Theatre1714 Delancey St.

Philadelphia, PA

Dec 18 – Wed – 6pm (opening)Dec 19 – Thur – 7pmDec 20 – Fri – 7pmDec 21 – Sat – 2pmDec 22 – Sun – NoonDec 23 – Mon – 2pmDec 24 – Tue – NoonDec 26 – Thu – 2pmDec 27 – Fri – 2pm

Dec 28 – Sat – 2pm

TIX: http://onemannutcracker.brownpapertickets.com

Chris Davis (actor/writer) is a writer and performer residing in Philadelphia, PA. His solo shows have toured throughout the United States and Europe. Recently he won the Special Prize as part of the Thespis Monodrama Festival in Kiel, Germany.

Recent projects include solo shows The Presented (★★★★ – The List), The Last Emperor of Mexico, One-Man Apocalypse Now (★★★★★ – “superbly crafted” – Underdog Reviews), Juan-Winfield, Bortle 8 (“…a strikingly original writer and performer.” – The Scotsman), Drunk Lion (“A potent success” ★★★★★ – Wee Review), and Violence of the Lambs (“…absurd comedy at its very best.” ★★★★★ – The Student Newspaper ). He has participated in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for the last 6 years.

Other projects Alchemist with Mary Tuomanen (Sep 2017), Peaceable Kingdom (Orbiter 3), Damned Dirty Apes! (Renegade Theater), Alias Ellis Mackenzie (Thaddeus Phillips), Anna K (Philly Fringe 2014), Holly’s Dead Soldiers (Philly Fringe 2013),The Post-Show (Berserker Residents), Vainglorious (Applied Mechanics). He was selected as one of Billy Penn’s Artists to Watch Out For 2017. He is a coordinator of the experimental DIY festival SolowFest (solowfest.com) that takes place in Philadelphia.

More info: www.realchrisdavis.com

IHT presents “Woman and Scarecrow”

Thursday, October 24⋅7:30 – 10:00pm Daily, until Oct 28, 2019

Written byMARINA CARRDirected by

PEGGY MECHAM

​In Woman and Scarecrow, a passionate woman — mother of eight children and wife to a remorseful husband — now facing death, looks back over her life and asks what could have been. Pathos and bitter humor mix in this powerful play from one of Ireland’s leading dramatists.

“An intensely cerebral play…incased in a twister of impassioned emotional storm the like of which has seldom been seen on a stage. And it is wonderful…Carr writes emotional pain like others, and she surpasses herself in this work.” —The Irish Independent

Written by Jen SilvermanDirected by Harriet Power

Starring Jennifer Childs and Grace Gonglewski

Sharon and Robyn share a house in Iowa City.

Sharon is recently divorced and Robyn is on the run from a bad past in New York. Both are in their mid-fifties and both are in need of a chance to start over. Part Odd Couple, part Breaking Bad, The Roommate is a revealing comedy about the people you can count on, what it takes to reroute your life, and what happens when the wheels come off.

The Roommate reunites Philadelphia theatre luminaries, and long-time friends, Jennifer Childs and Grace Gonglewski!

Tickets $28-46 @ www.1812productions.org

By Robin Rodriguez
March 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 she’s tumbled into a harsh, new land with a threatening job interview and an employee work festival that includes wrestling matches, prison cells, and deadly carnival acts, as this darkly humorous interrogation story looks at the cost of maintaining your belief in something no matter how cruel or wrong it becomes.

Tickets are $10/$7 for senior/student/industry

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Begins Thu, September 19, 7:00pm – 9:30pm Tickets: $20 through Fringearts.com ENAensemble.org

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Begins Fri, September 13, 8:00pm – 9:30pm What does it mean to be 20 something in 2016? What does it…

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Beginning Thursday, September 5 – 7:00 – 9:30pm A musically diverse adaptation of the Pied Piper exploring the oppression of…

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May 21, 2019 May 21, 2019

June 9 – Sept 9, 2019 Plays & Players Gallery presents a three month group show collaboration with ART504. Opening…

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May 16, 2019 May 16, 2019

The Irish Heritage Theatre presents a reading of Tir-Na-nOg by Michael P. Toner. Donations at the door. Tuesday May 21,…

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March 19, 2019 March 19, 2019

ONCE MORE THEATRE in co-production with PLAYS AND PLAYERS By Liz Duffy Adams Buy tickets

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March 19, 2019 March 19, 2019

Concert on Stage June 8th @ 7pmTickets $15

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February 13, 2019 February 13, 2019

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February 13, 2019 February 13, 2019

The Irish Heritage Theatre in co-production with Plays & PlayersBy Hugh LeonardMarch 7 – 23 In Da, we meet Charlie,…

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January 24, 2019 January 24, 2019

By Robin RodriguezMarch 15–24 in the Skinner Studio In the madcap, totalitarian world of The Company (ABC Incorporated), misplaced loyalty…

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Plays & Players Gallery presents Creating Harmony.

Alex Moso Solo Show

June 24-August 20 2018

Gallery open before all theater performances, on Tuesday evenings and by appointment. Contact playsandplayersgallery@gmail.com.

Shelter is the story of a group of artists living together in an abandoned theater, brought together by a shared sense of artistic integrity. It follows their lives as they create prolifically while their dreams and delusions grow wild inside their home. The show explores the value of art, the nature of creation, and the power of physical boundaries to shape our realities. Shelter is presented using an immersive design where the entire theater is transformed into performance space, and the audience, seated on stage and scattered throughout the house, lives among the action.

September 19-22, 8pm

Plays & Players Theatre

1714 Delancey Place

10.30.2018 6:00–7:30 pm Plays & Players Theater

1714 Delancey Place

Nydia Han, award winning journalist and 6abc anchor, will join Ted Dintersmith, author of the book, “What School Could Be: Insights and Inspiration from Teachers Across America,” for a conversation on how we can change the education system in creative, compelling and practical ways to positively impact Philadelphia students and better prepare them to succeed in the innovation economy.

Eventbrite RSVP: revolutionschool.eventbrite.com

Date: August 18th, 2018. Doors at 7:30pm, music at 8:00pm. Ticket price: $10

Buy tickets at OvationTix

Join us for a night of musical variety at one of the oldest theaters around Philadelphia, Plays & Players Theatre.

Emmett Drueding is a singer-songwriter and guitarist based in the Mount Airy, Philadelphia. He draws inspiration from array of musicians such as Paul Simon, Miles Davis, Dave Van Ronk, and John Fahey. Drueding has been described as “quite the enigmatic artist, at times he can be described as a singer songwriter, yet this generic term does not at all encompasses the music Drueding is making. He’s been described as ‘country blues rock rock & roll alt-folk americana folk folk punkindie lo-fi indie rock Philadelphia,’ I would say that sounds perfect,” (Echo Call, 2015). Jack Zaferes is a West Philadelphia based musician and composer who has played bass in and with a variety of groups such as Stolen Rhodes, Curtis Cooper, & Underwater Country Club. Zaferes has been working on a collection of atmospheric electric bass driven compositions that includes the support of strings, horns, synthesizers, and a variety of other instruments which pay homage to some of the great cinematic orchestrations as well as to the likes of Weather Report. Be prepared for a night of jazz and experimental composition, you really can’t miss it.