Middle School Play: The Con

Schedule

Fri, 15 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Sat, 16 May, 2026 at 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Kurtz Center for the Performing Arts | Philadelphia, PA

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Set at a Comic-Con, this play consists of a series of vignettes, each with their own standalone story!
About this Event

The Con by Tracey Wells

In this hilarious heist whodunit, a rare first issue comic is up for grabs. Set at a Comic-Con, this play consists of a series of vignettes, each with their own standalone story that also furthers the underlying plot of a con in progress. There’s a bat-tastic hero clowning around with his foe in “The LARP Knight Rises,” a video game menace who loses it in more ways than one in “A Plumber Cracks,” a D&D newbie who wants to let her inner gnome shine in “The Ballad of Lena Moonfallen,” some costumed competitors who will stop at nothing to complete their quartet in “Cosplaying with Fire” and much more. Keep your audience laughing and guessing with this clever Comic-Con caper!


Directed by Ari Baker


Friday

The Kurtz Center building will open at 6:00PM on Friday and the theater will open at 6:30.


Saturday

The Kurtz Center building will open at1PM on Saturday and the theater will open at1:30


If you have any questions about accessibility, ticketing, or refunds, please reach out to [email protected]!

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Where is it happening?

Kurtz Center for the Performing Arts, 3000 West School House Lane, Philadelphia, United States

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Tickets

USD 8.00 to USD 12.51

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