Jen Childs

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.