1812 Productions, Philadelphia’s
only all Comedy Theatre, is presenting its This Is The Week That Is: Election Edition in the Plays and Players Theater 17th
and Delancey Streets, Philadelphia. Audiences can be delighted by the election
humor through
November 3, 2024. The ensemble crew of Newton Buchanan, Pax Ressler, Lexi
Thammavong, Robyn Unger, and Jen Childs is excellent beginning with the “’fact
checking” of every statement Jen makes in her curtains speech.Three large screens allow video projections throughout the show. Michael Long's video designs are outstanding. Lexi makes an
appearance as an adorable Liberty Belle to play a Bachelor Game with 3 candidates,
Johnny Legend, Hulk Hogan, and a Bear. After the candidates respond to several
questions, the Liberty Belle chooses the silent bear. He will make several
appearances later in the show. This Is the Week That Is always has an
audience participation segment. This time the audience member is chosen to make
a run for president of the United States and must have a running mate. Guess
who the running mate is - The bear! The audience member has an opportunity to
choose items of clothing and accessories for the bear. There is a segment highlighting Tim Walz and “Weird”
statements made by the opposing party and another highlighting JD Vance’s ‘single cat ladies’ remarks, both of which are
enjoyed by the audience. Unfailingly, Sean Close’s Daily News Report is spot on.
Jen Childs is a multi-talented writer, director, and actor. Every year in This Is The Week That Is Jen satirizes a corner of South Philly by putting on her baseball
hat backwards and donning her Patsy persona. Invariably Patsy on the Stoop gives us something
to look forward to so we can learn what she knows about “this and that.” This
year’s segment has a surprise as she invites her whole ‘family’ to come join her in song. For
more information or tickets, visit www.1812productions.org.
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