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.

November was Native American Heritage Month!

Native American Heritage Month is about uplifting and celebrating the ancestry, traditions, and cultures of Indigenous people. We also use this visibility as a chance to reinforce education (and the un-learning of American History myths), gratitude, and allyship to support our Indigenous faculty, staff, and student peers.

Writing a Land Acknowledgement, by Connor Beard

What makes a good Land Acknowledgement? Who are they for? What do Land Acknowledgements mean in the age of digital gathering and remote learning? We encourage everyone to spend some time with this presentation from our October PAC Conference.

Event Series from the Penn Native American Community Council

Penn’s Native American Community council a series of video seminars on the intersection of Indigenous identity with art, health, and political science. Find Zoom links to those Zoom events here!

Revisit our resources from Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Click through the post on our Facebook page or on Instagram, and visit the linked resources below:

• www.native-land.ca
• https://sites.google.com/view/natives-at-penn
• https://www.lenape-nation.org
• http://bit.ly/nativesatpennpetition
• http://bit.ly/philadelphiapetitions

We loved hearing from you at Homecoming!

If you missed our Open Mic Broadcast on Saturday, November 14 o our Student Video Playlist during Homecoming week, you can still watch them on our YouTube channel.

• COVID Safety Rules and FAQs for Fall 2020 (Office of Student Affairs) – Official guidelines on student group operations under the new Student Campus Compact 
• Student Group Operations Webinar (Office of Student Affairs) – A Zoom walkthrough of the regulations guiding student groups from August 26, 2020
• Technical Resources for Virtual Performances (the PAC Shop) – A list of useful creative platforms, softwares, and online tools for recording and editing
• Virtual Pre-Production Seminar from PAC Con 2020 (James Grant & Amanda Labonte) – A walkthrough of the technical resources available for groups who are recording, streaming, or collaborating online
• Connecting Virtually from PAC Con 2020 (Louis Lin) – An info session on soft skills, strategies, and social considerations to make Zooming more fun and more effective

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 

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

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, & 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.