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Penn Players is so excited to announce our first ever Virtual Masterclass and Artist Q&A, hosted by the incredibly talented @thisiscaldwellofficial! Join us on SATURDAY, APRIL 24TH from 2-4 PM EST for a chance to hone your musical theater skills, learn more about the performing arts industry, or just enjoy the vibes Whether you’re a lifelong theater kid or just interested in a backstage peek, all experience and participation levels are welcome and encouraged to join the session! Register at tinyurl.com/plasterclass to save your spot.

Come PLAY with us!!! Interested in joining Players Board? Want your questions answered and your vibes checked? Ready to jam out in your pajamas? Join our Playjama Party this Saturday, April 11th at 8 PM EST, then rise and shine to run for board at 3 PM EST on Sunday, live over Zoom! Check out the Instagram post for more info :)

Calling all actors, writers, directors, and general theater-minded folk! Looking for a fun, fresh, and fairly low-commitment way to put on a show? Want to enjoy some flash theater and fun times with fellow thespians? Then bring a zany prop and your theater instincts to write, produce, and perform a playall in 24 minutes! Stop by our virtual festivities on Friday, February 26th at 8 PM EST and head to http://tinyurl.com/24minute to RSVP and for more information.

Due to unforeseen technical difficulties, our debut showing of Tuck Everlasting is going to have to be postponed. We are as disappointed as you are, and we are sorry for the short notice. The show at 8 pm (EST) tonight and 7 pm tomorrow will remain as scheduled. To make up today’s show, we are adding a NEW show time tomorrow at 2 pm. Tickets can still be reserved using the same link. If you made a donation in anticipation of seeing this show and will now no longer be able, w...e would like to offer you a Complimentary Penn Players Pin as consolation. Please reach out to our producer Tommy ([email protected]) or our chair Tias ([email protected]) about this or any other concerns! We can’t wait for you to see our production of Tuck! Sending plove.

All you need is PLOG! Check out this exclusive behind the scenes footage of the work and PLAY that went into creating our first ever Virtual Musical Production, Tuck Everlasting! Be sure to stream the show THIS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5TH @ 8 PM ET and SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6TH @ 2 PM AND 7 PM ET! Tickets are free, with an optional donation to the Philadelphia Children’s Foundation and/or Penn Playershead to our Facebook Event Page or linktr.ee/PennPlayers to reserve your spot today! A very special thank you to Jaden Cloobeck for the intro graphic, Hunter Korn for the promo posts, Marlee Berger for putting it all together, and everyone in front of and behind the camera who has made this production truly plincredible!

Can’t wait for the full Plog and want another sneak peak? Follow our Winnie Foster Kayli Mann through her day and learn more about the Tuck filming process! Thank you to Kayli for Plogging, Jaden Cloobeck for the graphics, Marlee Berger for being our fearless pub leader, and Hunter Korn for making this teaser. Don’t forget to reserve tickets through the link in our bio and stream the show on December 5th at 8pm EST and December 6th at 2pm and 7pm EST!

From our Plamily to yoursHappy Family Weekend! For those who have made Penn Players a home for so many, thank you In honor of Family Performing Arts Night this year, enjoy a sneak preview of our upcoming virtual musical, Tuck Everlasting! Check out the full song at tinyurl.com/PlayersFamPAN2020, and stay tuned for more Tuck, the content will beeverlasting Special thanks to our Producer and Community Liaison, @tommychristaldi, for putting this all together, @allegra.greenawalt and @kaylischaos for their beautiful performance, @geoffreyhko for his impeccable music direction, and to @pennplatthouse for hosting FamPAN!

Are you interested in filmmaking, photography, and/or theatre? Then join the crew of Penn Players‘ fall show! This semester, our student theatre group is putting on an entirely virtual production of the musical Tuck Everlasting, based on the beloved novel of the same name. Our goal is to create a pre-recorded theatre/movie hybrid experience that will be livestreamed to the Penn community, and we need your help to make this a reality! We have already filled much of our product...ion staff, but we are still looking for students to fill the roles of - Director of Videography - Director of Photography - Video editor(s) If you or anyone you know are interested in any of these positions, please reach out to [email protected] for more information!

You don’t need to be an actor to be part of the action! More comfortable behind the curtain, or just want to try something new? Come out to Penn Players’ tech interviews for our virtual fall musical, Tuck Everlasting! To get involved, please fill out the general TAC-e tech form, the Players tech interview form, and stop by our live Zoom sessions to conduct a short, casual interview and ask any questions you might have about tech. No experience is necessary, just bring your pl...ovely personality! General TAC-e Tech Form: https://linktr.ee/tacechair Players Tech Interview Form: https://tinyurl.com/techeverlastingform LinkTree to All Information: https://linktr.ee/pennplayers The live tech interview sessions will be held on Tuesday 09/29 from 7-9 PM EST and Wednesday 09/30 from 5-7 PM EST at this Zoom link: https://studentorgs-upenn.zoom.us/j/98962703909 Our Tech Director, Jacob Dubner, is available and happy to answer any questions you may have! Feel free to either send them to our Facebook or Instagram, or send him an email at [email protected]. So tucking excited to see you there!

We are so excited to be live with our Tuck Everlasting Production Team for some introductions and a Q&A! Ask any and all questions in the comments, or just say hi!

Step right up and try your hand at auditioning for Players’ fall musical, Tuck Everlasting! Based on the novel of the same name, this heartfelt show explores youth, relationships, and what it takes to live a meaningful life. The audition form will open TOMORROW, SEPTEMBER 16TH and close on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH at midnight EST. Head to the linktree in our bio for the audition form, and feel free to DM us or comment with any questions! We’re so pleased to share our show with you and can’t wait to see your talent. Break a (virtual) leg!

Attention all of our plovely performers--TAC-e has pushed back virtual auditions by a week, meaning that they will open on WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH and close o...n SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH at Midnight EST. While this means productions will be off to a slightly later start, it gives us more time to make sure we have the best audition process possible and to get suitably hyped for the exciting virtual season ahead! Feel free to comment with any questions, DM us @pennplayers here or Instagram, and visit the TAC-e page for more information. We can't wait to share this season with you and bask in your plunbelievable talent! See more

Time to highlight some of the folks who stand for the resilient present and bright future of Playersour underclassmen board members! Over the past year, these students have blossomed from a ragtag band of freshmen theater kids into enthusiastic and committed members of Players, TAC-e, and the Penn community at large. Get to know and plove some of the fresh faces of the Plamily!

With a new school year fast approaching, we wanted to spotlight the folks behind the curtain who help to make it all happenour plovely Board! Despite the constantly changing state of the world, this year’s board has worked (and Zoomed) tirelessly to foster Players’ signature creative and fun atmosphere in the upcoming show season. Here’s a look at the dedicated, positive, and talented upperclassmen who help anchor the Plamily!