The 25th anniversary is silver…
The 30th anniversary is pearl…
The 28th anniversary is 1812’s GREATEST HITS!
Please join us for our 2024-2025 season as we celebrate some of our favorite moments in 1812 history. We kick things off with our signature political humor show, This Is The Week That Is: The Election Special, celebrate the holidays with a revival of our knockout comedy The Play That Goes Wrong, and in the spring, Jen Childs and Tony Braithwaite reunite for Let’s Pretend We’re Married.
In addition to subscribing, we hope you’ll join us for some very special events. You can dive into comedy history with our series of “I Put On Pants For This – LIVE!” and ring in the new year South Philly style with “Patsy’s Rockin’ New Year’s Eve.”
The world needs more comedy…and this season brings it with razor-sharp political satire, outrageous physical humor, and a little bit of nostalgia. We hope you will join us and laugh all season long.
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THIS IS THE WEEK THAT IS: THE ELECTION SPECIAL
The June & Steve Wolfson Family Foundation Series
Honorary Producer: Graboyes Window & Door
Created and Performed by
Jennifer Childs, Sean Close, Pax Ressler, Newton Buchanan,
Lexi Thammavong, Robyn Unger
October 3 — November 3, 2024
A celebrated part of the Philadelphia theatre season for the past 18 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!
THE Play that goes wrong
The Phoebe & Otto Premiere Series
Honorary Producers: Debbie & Bob Fleischman
Written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields
Starring Melanie Cotton, Scott Greer, Justin Jain, Anthony Lawton, Ian Merrill Peakes, Karen Peakes
Directed by Jennifer Childs
November 29 — December 29, 2024
We are thrilled to bring back our 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?
Let’s pretend we’re married
April 2-13, 2025
The Kim & David Adler Series
Starring Jennifer Childs and Tony Braithwaite
Tony Braithwaite and Jennifer Childs reunite in this signature cabaret about bliss of the wedded sort. Let’s Pretend We’re Married features original and vintage material and is packed with songs of love (both the upright as well as the horizontal kind) by everyone from Irving Berlin to Captain and Tennille. The audience is invited to play an updated version of The Newlywed Game and one lucky couple will get the opportunity to renew their vows at the end of the show.
PLUS special events:
I PUT ON PANTS FOR THIS - LIVE!
October 21, 2024 | December 16, 2024 | April 7, 2025
During the pandemic, Jen Childs and Scott Greer hosted this weekly web series exploring comedy history from their dining room. Now, they bring it to the theatre for some lively conversations about where comedy has been and where it’s going. Each night will focus on a different area of comedy and feature performances, special guest stars, and vintage video.
October 21 – The history of political humor from Will Rogers to John Oliver. (With clips from some of our favorite past This Is The Week That Is productions - “All About the Base” or “Pope About Town” anyone?)
December 16 – The history of physical comedy and variety shows, from Sid Caesar to SNL.
April 7 – The history of double acts, from Abbott and Costello to The Flight of the Conchords.
PATSY’S ROCKIN’ NEW YEAR’S EVE
DECEMBER 31, 2024 at 7pm
Forget Dick Clark, Ryan Seacrest, and Times Square! The place to be this New Year's Eve is with Patsy on her South Philly stoop as she rings in the new year with Tastycakes, Wawa hoagies, and her inimitable brand of Shunk Street wisdom. Featuring a parade of Patsy's family members and special musical guests, this will be a joyous way to start 2025.
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