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Sponsor Levels!

Opening Night Sponsor $500+

Gallery Opening $250 - $499

Special Event $100 - $249

Want to avoid the fees and have your donation go further?

Consider mailing a check to:

Plays and Players Theatre

1714 Delancey Pl

Philadelphia PA 19103

Of course, there’s always another opening!

There's also...

The Art Gallery - Showcasing local artists and rotating quarterly

Your Sunday Best - Our monthly open mic standup night!

Going Acoustic at Quig’s Pub - Our quarterly open mic featuring local musicians and poets!

The Spookeasy - Our annual Halloween speakeasy!

Burns Supper - Our annual Robert Burn's Supper celebrates Scottish Heritage!

The Hooley - Our annual St. Patrick's Day celebration focused on Irish Traditions!

All Sponsor levels will be given special thank yous at the event and in any print materials made for the event.

Donations here will allow us to offset the costs of these events and allow us to expand our programming.

Mission

As a coalition of theatre artists and enthusiasts, Plays & Players strives to provide intelligent, inclusive, and diverse plays that engage and entertain audiences, invest in local talent, and preserve its historic landmark home.

History of The Theater and Our Organization

Plays & Players Theatre is one of the oldest theaters in continuous use in the United States. It was designed and constructed in 1912 by famed Philadelphia architect Amos W. Barnes. Beginning as The Little Theatre, it has also been known as the Delancey Street Theatre and The Philadelphia Theatre before being known as Plays & Players Theatre.

Plays & Players began in 1911 as a social club devoted to expanding and developing new theater experiences for and by its membership. The first President, Maud Durbin Skinner, was the wife of the famed American actor Otis Skinner. The Plays & Players Theatre then called the “Little Theatre of Philadelphia,” opened its doors in 1913. The theatre was founded by Beulah E. Jay and her husband Edward G. Jay, Jr., with acquaintance F.H. Shelton in an effort to produce “American plays of ideas,” an underrepresented genre at the time. During its 112 years of performing, Plays & Players theater company has produced innumerable notable performances — some of the most noteworthy being the world premiere of the acclaimed Broadway play “Stalag 17” in 1949, and a childhood performance by actor Kevin Bacon in Member of the Wedding in 1974. The first season of Plays & Players included An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde and The Learned Ladies by Moliere, both still popular plays today.

In the 1960′s Plays & Players decided to grow from being a members-only club to an all-inclusive one and opened its productions to the entire community. In the 70′s, the Plays and Players Children’s Theater was added to its busy schedule. On March 14, 1973, Plays & Players Theatre was entered in the National Register of Historic Places. Over the twentieth century, Plays & Players expanded its repertoire beyond community theater to include workshops, classes and more. In 2011-2012, Plays & Players celebrated its 100th season of performances by local artists in Philadelphia.

Once an exclusive club, Plays & Players has grown into a professional theatre devoted to supporting established and emerging local artists in practicing and performing their craft. A historic company existing in a vibrant modern art scene, Plays & Players continues to change and grow while always keeping an eye on its rich and powerful past.

Plays & Players Theatre is a 501(c) 3 organization that strives to provide intelligent, inclusive and diverse plays that engage and entertain audiences, to invest in local talent, and to preserve its historic landmark home, as a coalition of theatre artists and enthusiasts.