November 7- 9: Plays & Players Presents Single Black Female
Doors 7:00pm, Reading at 7:30pm
$10
This two-woman show with rapid-fire comic vignettes that explore the lives of thirty-something African American middle-class women in urban America as they search for love, clothes, and dignity in a world that fails to recognize them amongst a parade of stereotypical images. SBF 1, an English literature professor, and SBF 2, a corporate lawyer, keep each other balanced as they face their fears of rejection, hopes for romance, and reminisce about black girlhood wounds. While embodying a variety of characters, the girlfriends discuss the absurdities of interracial dating, the lure of recreational shopping, and the merits of college reunions for bolstering one’s self-esteem. After reviewing their escapades in past relationships and confessing their own mounting anxieties about commitment and the possibility of motherhood, the pair realize their best chance at love may be found closer than they ever imagined.
November 1: Crossroads Comedy Theater Presents: Electoral Dysfunction: Politics! Comedy! Yelling!
Skinner Studio – 7:00pm
$15
Host Tom Brennan (Marvel Entertainment) and token Never Trump Republican Robert George (Bloomberg Opinion) discuss and debate the news of the week with a panel of special guests. Their debate will inspire the improv performed by some of Philly’s best and funniest performers. Politics! Comedy! Yelling! All this and more as debate & improv collide in a night of comedy so fast, so furious that we’ll all be impeached before the night is through.
November 1 & 2: Crossroads Comedy Theater Presents Not Yet Rated: An Improvised Political Thriller
Skinner Studio – 8:30pm
$15
Not Yet Rated takes audiences on a rollercoaster ride through the halls of power, drawing inspiration from the adrenaline-pumping tropes of political action movies such as Enemy of the State, Patriot Games, and Olympus Has Fallen. With audience suggestions as the fuel, our talented improvisers will craft a nail-biting narrative filled with high-stakes showdowns, cunning political maneuvering, and pulse-pounding action sequences. From thwarting assassination attempts to uncovering deep-seated conspiracies, each scene unfolds with the urgency and excitement of an electrifyingly funny Hollywood blockbuster. So buckle up, because we’re about to find how deep and how high it goes. Who do you trust when everything is made up?
November 2: Crossroads Comedy Theater Presents Study Hall: Political Science & History
Skinner Studio – Various showtimes
$35, PWYC available
O say can you laugh! This special edition of Study Hall will feature short lectures from the history of American politics. After each lecture, our cast of some of Philly’s best improvisers will use what they learned (or didn’t learn) to spin each lecture into hilarious scenes right before your eyes. Come learn and laugh with us and be home by dawn’s early light! Whether you were the class president or the class clown, you will love Study Hall. Don’t be tardy!
Doors 7:30pm, Show 8:00pm
FREE for Members
Our intimate venue provides the perfect setting for an exciting and memorable night out. Caked Up Comedy features an eclectic line-up of local and traveling comics that will have you keeled over in tears (a promise we’re proud to make)!
November 15: Philly Sketchfest Presents High Dramma and the debut of Motel Party
Skinner Studio – 7:30pm
$17
Philly Sketchfest presents High Dramma and the debut of Motel Party! Performing since 2008, High Dramma is a 100% independent sketch comedy troupe that seeks to combine traditional sketch comedy with elements of musical, dance, pantomime, all intertwined between live music provided by a mad banjo player into a whirlwind of high-minded vulgarity and low-brow sophistication.
Motel Party is an unhinged sketch comedy team with just enough sleaze. Give us your credit card number for incidentals and let’s see what happens. The jacuzzi is ready. Don’t tempt us with a good time.
November 15: Philly Sketchfest Presents Cavalcade
Skinner Studio – 9:00pm
Cavalcade: A Parade of Characters is a show dedicated to the solo act: characters and monologues. Some of the best sketch comedians around making you laugh all by themselves.
November 15: Members Happy Hour
5:00pm – 6:30pm
Members Happy Hour is a great time to catch up with friends and meet fellow members! Come by and let us know what you’ve been up to and what you’re thankful for this season!
November 17: Your Sunday Best
Doors 8:00pm, Show 9:00pm
No Cover!
Your Sunday Best is our long-running, ever-evolving evening of variety comedy featuring Philly’s finest actors, stand-ups and musicians trying new things and supporting one another.
November 18: Norman David & The Eleventet Jazz
Skinner Studio – Doors 6:45pm, Sets at 7:15pm & 9:00pm
$10, good for both sets
Monday Night Jazz happens twice this month! 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.
November 25 – 27: An Evening with August Strindberg
Quig’s Pub – Doors 7:30pm, Show 8:00pm
J Adams presents an encore performance of this original production from this year’s Fringe Festival. Theatrical luminary and MENSA August Strindberg will be giving a brief lecture preceding a production of his landmark play, Miss Julie. Topics will include the future of theatre, the nature of men and women, class, mathematics, and cats.
November 29: Philly Sketchfest Presents Black Friday Special
Skinner Studio – 7:30pm
Ticket info coming soon
November 29: Philly Sketchfest Presents Theme Park
Skinner Studio – 9:00pm
Ticket info coming soon
November 29- December 29: 1812 Productions’ The Play That Goes Wrong
Various showtimes
$38-52
1812 Productions is bringing back their production of The Play That Goes Wrong after its sellout run in the Spring of 2023. This farcical murder mystery and play within a play, conceived by award-winning company Mischief Theatre, looks at the inept and accident-prone Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society as they embark on producing an ambitious 1920s murder mystery. As hilarious disaster after disaster ensues and the cast starts to crack under the pressure, can they get the production back on track before the final curtain falls?
November 30: It’s Always That Feeling Film Premiere
Skinner Studio – 5:30pm
$40
Presented by Look At The Wall Productions, this red carpet event showcases Philadelphia’s homegrown theatrical talent and expanding cinematic horizons with the premiere of Gigi’s Hozimah’s third feature film, It’s Always That Feeling.
Starring Steven Wright, Maritza Vives, Vanessa Pottiger, and Emily Dale White, It’s Always That Feeling follows retired actor Harry who, on the eve of his 40th birthday, receives an unexpected visit from a former romantic interest at the home he shares with his wife Dahlia.
The event opens with a red-carpet welcome reception at 5:30pm local time, followed by the screening of It’s Always That Feeling at 6:30pm and a Q&A with Director Gigi Hozimah, Cinematographer Christian Pinto, and members of the cast at 8:00pm. Guests are invited to join the cast and crew for an onsite afterparty featuring a performance by special musical guest Kait Faraghan at 9:00pm.
Creative formal attire is expected. Your attendance supports the vibrant growth of independent cinema in Philadelphia!
