October 31 – Plays & Players Annual Spookeasy!
8:00pm – 11:00pm
Free for Members, $10 for Guests – This event is age restricted to 21+
Welcome to the 2nd annual Spookeasy at Quig’s Pub! Join us for a spooktacular evening filled with eerie cocktails, haunted tunes, and ghoulish fun. This in-person event will be held at Plays & Players Theatre, the perfect setting for a night of thrills and chills. Grab your friends and come dressed in your most frightening attire for a night you won’t forget. Get ready for a hauntingly good time at Spookeasy!
Be sure to enter our Costume Contest for a chance to win a $25 bar tab and try our signature cocktail Blood in the Water!
Doors 7:30pm, Show 8:00pm
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)!
October 4 – 13 Fever Dream Rep presents “Mercury” by Steve Yockey
Busybody Olive can’t stand her neighbor Nick’s malcontent boyfriend Brian. Pamela and Heather kept their affair hidden from their husbands but now it’s ended horribly. Quirky Alicia and her alpha-male boyfriend Sam are another story altogether. Nosy neighbors, illicit affairs, and a missing dog named Mr. Bundles. What if you could buy a potion and send someone to hell? Is revenge best served bloody? Either way, karma has a wicked sense of humor. And there are bears at the window.
Skinner Studio on Thursday – Saturday at 7:30pm and Saturday – Sunday at 3:00pm
October 7 – Norman David and the Eleventet
Doors 6:45pm, Sets at 7:15pm & 9:00pm
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.
$10, good for both sets
October 4 – November 3: 1812 Productions “This is the Week That is: Election Special!”
A celebrated part of the Philadelphia theatre season for the past 19 years, This Is The Week That Is delivers sharp satire and content that changes with the headlines. Join our versatile cast of comedy pros as we survive this election season with musical parodies, improvised comedy, and over-the-top sketches. This Is The Week That Is is a hilarious mix of SNL, The Daily Show, and The Carol Burnett Show, on a mission to tell the truth and make it funny!
Showtimes and Ticket Prices Varied
October 12 – John Heimbuch’s Encore performance of “Beowulf” in Quig’s Pub
adapted by Charlie Bethel, performed by John Heimbuch
This fierce one-person retelling modernizes the wit, vigor, and meaty language of the original epic. Traveling performing John Heimbuch returns to Quig’s Pub to perform Charlie Bethel’s tour-de-force adaptation of this classic Old English poem about a warrior king and some famous monsters in an encore performance of this 2024 Philly Fringe favorite.
Show at 5:30pm, Tickets Pay What You Will, RSVP’s strongly encouraged
October 13 – John Heimbuch’s ONE NIGHT ONLY performance of “Gilgamesh” in Quig’s Pub
adapted by Charlie Bethel, performed by John Heimbuch
John Heimbuch returns to Plays and Players following the sell-out success of Beowulf at the 2024 Philly Fringe with Charlie Bethel’s one person version of Gilgamesh. This passionate telling brings forth the friendship, adventure, and thoughtfulness of this ancient Sumerian epic, including Gilgamesh’s meeting of the hairy wildman, the battle with the Bull of Heaven, the Tale of the Great Flood, and the quest for immortality!
Show at 5:30pm, Tickets Pay What You Will, RSVP’s strongly encouraged
October 18 – 27: Sewer Rats Productions “Esme’s Last Seance”
Written by Evelyn Richardson Directed by and featuring Sarah Billings.
Esme’s Last Seance is an original drama that delves into questions of love, death, and purpose in life as Esme’s unwavering faith is challenged by companions who refuse to believe that she can make contact with the man she loves even after his death.
Show Times and Ticket Prices Varied
October 20 Your Sunday Best
Join us for the return of our monthly open-mic standup night! Sign-up sheet will be shared here when it’s available! This show is free – be sure to tip your favorite performers!
doors 7:30pm, show 8pm
October 29 – 30 Love Drunk Life “Let’s Summon a Demon at Debbie’s”
A reading of a new play by Brandon Monokian starring Katie Frazer, Hillary Wilson and Aleeza Lew, produced by Allie Boyle and Love Drunk Life.
A camp horror comedy featuring 38 dolls and a goat, Let’s Summon a Demon at Debbie’s is a high school reunion like no other. The play follows three friends, Debbie, Cara and Lucy as they try to make sense of strange occurrences throughout their lives and figure out if an all consuming calling to return to Debbie’s house has to do with that demon they tried to summon senior year.
Shows at 7:00pm, Tickets Varied
