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Platt Student Performing Arts House offers a supportive programmatic home for creative exploration and expression. We advise and train students pursuing their extra-curricular passions for the performing arts and those preparing for a career in the arts. Platt Student Performing Arts House is named for 1979 graduates Marc E. and Julie Beren Platt.

Platt House is temporarily closed due to COVID-19. Platt House staff are still available as a resource for students engaging virtually in the performing arts! Please contact our team at platthouse@pobox.upenn.edu, or email a staff member directly with your questions.

Updates 

2/9: New Web Resources!

We encourage everyone to review our new content for helpful links, guidance documents, and FAQs:

COVID Safety FAQ
Safety Guidelines for Outdoor Rehearsal Spaces
Resources for Virtual Performing Arts

2/9: Launching Monitored Outdoor Rehearsals

As of Tuesday, 2/9, registered and approved student performing arts groups have begun monitored, masked, and socially distanced 45-minute rehearsals slots in our reserved outdoor location on campus. You must have an approved appointment in order to access these spaces.
 
An approved Student Health Marshal must be present at each of these rehearsals, and are responsible for recording attendance, bringing hand sanitizer for the group, making sure attendees adhere to the guidelines, and submitting an Incident Report in the instance of any possible exposure, heightened risk, or non-compliance.
 
The Outdoor Rehearsal Reservation Form is currently closed. Please contact us at platthouse@pobox.upenn.edu to inquire about booking a weekly rehearsal slot.
 

1/26: Spring Pre-Production Meeting

If your PAC group is producing a virtual show this Spring, but wasn’t able to attend, please have a representative watch the recording on the Event page or on YouTube. Please keep track of the following calendar items:

Recent Messages

Outdoor Rehearsal Reservations and Guidelines! (February 5, 2021)

Fall 2020 Follow Up (August 14, 2020)

A Message to the Platt House Community – Black Lives Matter (June 5, 2020)

A Note from Platt Student Performing Arts House in Response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Updated March 20, 2020)

View all recent messages from Platt House here.

Virtual Resources

Production Tools

What do you need in order to make a show, remotely and online? Visit these resources from our staff and campus partners.

 

Platt House Programming

Stay tuned to our online events by following our Facebook page, and get weekly updates to your inbox by joining our Platt House Newsletter or our Student Performances Listserv. 

Looking for PAC Con, career talks, or a Town Hall? View archived recordings of our past events by visiting our Events Page!

Our Podcast: Backstage @ Platt House

Over the course of the spring and summer 2020, we devised, produced, and published 13 episodes of a brand new podcast on the arts – at Penn and in Philadelphia! Listen to the latest installments of our performing arts podcast, featuring staff, alumni, and current students, on Spotify, Stitcher, and Apple Podcasts.

     

     Click here for more episodes of Backstage @ Platt House

Platt House is home to student performers, visual arts groups, and more!

Performing Arts Groups

Performing Arts Groups

Platt House is home to The Performing Arts Council, an umbrella organization for 46 student-run comedy, spoken word, dance, theatre, singing, and music organizations staging about 100 events each year.

Visual Arts Groups

Visual Arts Groups 

Platt House advises a handful of visual arts groups including the Penn Art Club, Women in Art Initiative, and Penn Create.

The Shop

The Shop

The PAC Shop is the place all scenery, lights, and costumes are created for the student performing arts community at Penn. Learn, practice, and hone your skills in design and stagecraft, stage management, and more!

Engage, Give Back and Learn

Engage, Give Back, & Learn

The Greater Philadelphia Area is alive with the arts, as is Penn’s campus.  Platt House works to make arts engagement easily accessible for students through campus engagement, service to the community, and learning opportunities.
 
 

Announcing an expansion to our Community Ticketing Program!

Announcing the expansion of our Community Ticketing Program

DACA and Undocumented Student Resources

For more information, please visit DACA and Undocumented Student Resources

Sexual Misconduct Policy, Resource Offices, and Complaint Procedures

For more information, please visit Seuxal Misconduct Policy, Resource Offices, and Complaint Procedures

Vice Provost for University Life Calendar

For more information about events around campus, check out the VPUL Calendar 

VPUL Emergency & Opportunity Fund Form

For more information about Emergency & Opportunity Funds and to apply, please visit the Emergency & Opportunity Funding page 

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