We hope you’ll join us for another full season of comedy!
Please join us for our 2025-2026 season as we celebrate laughter, community, and current events. We kick things off with the world premiere of the bilingual comedy, La Otra, then invite you to celebrate the 20th anniversary of This Is The Week That Is, and finally, join us for a world premiere solo comedy, She Gets Around, written and performed by Jen Childs. We hope you will join us and laugh all season long!
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La Otra
Curated show at the 2025 Philadelphia Fringe Festival
Co-Created by Tanaquil Márquez and Eliana Fabiyi
Written and Directed by Tanaquil Márquez
September 12 — 28, 2025
Three Colombian sisters gather in Bogotá to celebrate their father's 80th birthday. When an unexpected guest arrives, tensions run high and secrets are revealed that will change the family dynamic forever. This world premiere bilingual play in Spanish and English reveals through comedy and magical realism intimate relationships that break linguistic, cultural, and class boundaries.
Tres hermanas colombianas se reúnen en Bogotá para celebrar el cumpleaños 80 de su papá. Con la llegada inesperada de una misteriosa persona, las tensiones se disparan y salen a flote secretos que cambiarán la dinámica familiar para siempre. El estreno mundial de esta obra bilingüe en español e inglés, revela a través de la comedia y el realismo mágico relaciones íntimas que rompen las estructuras lingüísticas, culturales y sociales.
Supported by: PECO Powering the Arts
THIS IS THE WEEK THAT IS: 20th Anniversary Special
The June & Steve Wolfson Family Foundation Series
Honorary Producer: Terry Graboyes
20th Anniversary Honorary Producers’ Circle: Sherri & Daniel Cohen
Written & Performed by the This Is The Week That Is ensemble
November 28 — December 31, 2025
It's the 20th anniversary of 1812’s annual political humor show, This Is The Week That Is, a long-standing Philadelphia tradition. Join us to celebrate twenty years of finding joy amidst the madness while toasting the 250th birthday of our country. Expect nothing less than the show’s signature over the top musical numbers and whip smart social satire.
She Gets around
A World Premiere Solo Comedy
Written and Performed by Jennifer Childs
April 24 — May 17, 2026
She Gets Around is a multi-character solo comedy that looks at "bad girls" throughout history – some real, some iconic, some invented – all connected in their search to figure out “how did we get here?” From Mary Magdalene to a 1980s performance art provocateur to a contemporary 7-year-old who talks like Elaine Stritch and blames the patriarchy for being put in “time out,” Childs will jump from character to character each performance in an order that the audience decides. She says “I feel like right now we’re all trying to make sense of a world that is increasingly more confusing. Our story never gets told the way we think it will – and the audience choosing in what order they experience this collection of stories is part of that – but the story gets told nonetheless and in new and surprising ways.”
Monday Night Social
Sponsored by Debbie & Bob Fleischman
1812’s Reading Series featuring select comedic plays read by Philly’s funniest actors. The evening includes free pizza, a great crowd, and a lively discussion with the cast afterwards. Grab a drink at the bar and join us for a fun night of comedy and conversation. And, of course, free pizza! Tickets for Subscribers are only $20.
This season our reading series celebrates classic works by Jewish American playwrights.
I’M NOT RAPPAPORT By Herb Gardner
Monday February 9, 2026 at 6:30pm
ISN’T IT ROMANTIC By Wendy Wasserstein
Monday March 30, 2026 at 6:30pm
A surprise comedy classic From Neil Simon
Monday June 8, 2026 at 6:30pm
At Plays and Players Theatre
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