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
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. |
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Writing a Land Acknowledgement, by Connor BeardWhat 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. |
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Event Series from the Penn Native American Community CouncilPenn’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! |
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Revisit our resources from Indigenous Peoples’ DayClick through the post on our Facebook page or on Instagram, and visit the linked resources below:
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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. |
Recent Messages
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.
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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!
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Performing Arts GroupsPlatt 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. |
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Visual Arts GroupsPlatt House advises a handful of visual arts groups including the Penn Art Club, Women in Art Initiative, and Penn Create. |
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The ShopThe 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! |
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Engage, Give Back, & LearnThe 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. |