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Podchaser Jen Childs and Pete Pryor, the founders of 1812 Productions - the Philadelphia theater company entirely dedicated to comedy.
An interview with Jen Childs and Pete Pryor, the founders of 1812 Productions, the only Philadelphia theater company dedicated to comedy.
A blog post with images from this episode can be found HERE.
A full pictorial history of 1812's past shows can be found on their website, HERE.
The song "Daddy Long Legs," is from the show Box Office of the Dammed, sung by Jilline Ringle. It was recorded live at the Arden Theatre Company in Philadelphia on April 2nd 2001, and was included the CD "The Songs of Michael Ogborn" - music and lyrics, copyright Michael Ogborn.
All additional music and underscoring is licensed from the collection of Epidemic Sound.
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℗ All original voice recordings copyright Peter Schmitz.
℗ All original music copyright Christopher Mark Colucci. Used by permission.
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Jennifer Childs is a Co-Founder of 1812 Productions and has served as the company's sole Artistic Director since 2006. She has created over 20 original works of comedic theater including "The Carols," "To the Moon," "It's My Party: The Women and Comedy Project," "Cherry Bomb" and the annual political humor show, "This Is The Week That Is." Her solo shows, "Why I'm Scared of Dance" and "I Will Not Go Gently" have been performed at City Theatre in Pittsburgh, Act II Playhouse, the Kohler Center for the Performing Arts in Wisconsin, People's Light and Delaware Theatre Company. She is the recipient of three Barrymore Awards (Best Supporting Actress in a Play 1996; F. Otto Haas Award for an Emerging Theatre Artist 1999 and Best Actress in a Musical 2016) and two Independence Foundation Fellowships in the Arts.
Director, actor, teacher and writer Pete Pryor has won four Barrymore Awards: Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play ("Richard III" at The Lantern Theater Company), Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play ("Road" at The Wilma Theater) and Outstanding Director of a Musical ("Cinderella" at The People’s Light & Theatre Company), and special recognition award (for his receipt and participation in the Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship). The co-founder of 1812 Productions, he is the recipient of two fellowships from the Independence Foundation and a grant from the Philadelphia Theatre Initiative. He made his playwriting debut with "Beautiful Boy," part of the New Development Series at 1812 Productions in 2008. He is the Artist-in-Residence at the Pathway School, an institution dedicated to helping students with special needs achieve success and independence.
