Platt Student Performing Arts House

Today's Platt House Senior Spotlight winners are Dana Lane, C'21; Hannah Lottenberg, C'21; Evan McClelland, C'21, GR'22; and Madeleine McGrath, C'21, GR'23! These Seniors are awarded a Spotlight by their peers, in gratitude for their vision, creative excellence, and impact on the performing arts community. You inspire us, and we can’t wait to see you shining your light out in the world beyond Penn! Click through to see a quote from their peers who nominated them. Check out the full spotlights at https://tinyurl.com/PH2021SeniorAwards

Today's Platt House Senior Spotlight winners are Liam Hosey, ENG'21; Kassidy Houston, C'21; Manya Johnston-Ramirez, C'21; and Landry Krebs, C'21! These Seniors are awarded a Spotlight by their peers, in gratitude for their vision, creative excellence, and impact on the performing arts community. You inspire us, and we can’t wait to see you shining your light out in the world beyond Penn! Click through to see a quote from their peers who nominated them. Check out the full spotlights at https://tinyurl.com/PH2021SeniorAwards

New podcast episode for your weekend! Not only have Marina Dauer and Jake Milner led Penn Sirens and Penn Glee Club through the pandemic - they've also fulfilled a years-in-the-making merger, making the Penn Glee Club fully gender-inclusive for the first time in its 159-year history! Listen to Backstage @ Platt House on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or on our website: https://platthouse.vpul.upenn.edu/podcast

All around student performing arts leader Susanna Jaramillo, ENG'19 assistant directed a virtual reading of "Wine in the Wilderness" by Alice Childress for Roundabout Theatre Company's Refocus Festival! The reading will air this weekend starting tonight through Monday, and is totally free to watch! Link to register is here: ... https://www.roundabouttheatre.org///wine-in-the-wilderness See more

In case you missed it, check out our Alumni Advisory Council's panel discussion on the Past, Present, and Future of Student Performing Arts at Penn! This event was hosted on Tuesday, 5/11, featuring: Moderator: Mamta Accapadi, Vice Provost for University Life... Panelists: *Herman Beavers, Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt President’s Distinguished Professor of English and Africana Studies *Daina Troy, W'98, Associate Director, Makuu *Louis Lin, C'20, GR'21 *Jake Milner, W'21 *Laila Norford, ENG'23 See Less https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDA9SQajbPw&t=1s

Today's Platt House Senior Spotlight winners are David Fernandez, C'21; Adam First, C'21; Kelly Flynn, C'21; and Joelle Gross, C'21! These Seniors are awarded a Spotlight by their peers, in gratitude for their vision, creative excellence, and impact on the performing arts community. You inspire us, and we can’t wait to see you shining your light out in the world beyond Penn! Click through to see a quote from their peers who nominated them. Check out the full spotlights at https://tinyurl.com/PH2021SeniorAwards

We have room for a couple more Open Mic submissions, and we will accept them by Sunday, 11/8 at the latest! Please complete this submission form and use Option 1 to submit your video files: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSeAWLsy5pjc-YLRY3/viewform Option 1 is the only option we are using from here on out. ... Looking forward to showcasing your talents!

Check out the next event in this series on Racism & Anti-Racism in Contemporary America on Wednesday, 11/11 @ 5pm-6:15pm. More details can be found on the event website here: https://snfpaideia.upenn.edu//the-economic-system-workpla/

Check out this incredible Humans of Penn Nursing piece from 4A alum Ingred Prince, RN, BSN, Nu’16!

Next Friday, check out the next workshop in the series on Case Studies in Leadership, Social Justice, and the Performing Arts. Register at https://forms.gle/9uZofWjfBTrNKH2Q9

Check out this piece from Penn Omnia on our incredible Platt House Assistant Joelle Gross, C'21 and her passion for political data and public service: https://omnia.sas.upenn.edu//passion-political-data-and-pu Joelle, we are so proud of you!

Platt House is here for you. Please be in touch if you want to chat, catch up, decompress. There are many Penn spaces and activities for coming together as the Election unfolds. Check them out: https://home.vpul.upenn.edu/election/ Remember to take care, in whatever form works best for you. Take a walk, do something crafty, breathe.

Okay, here we go. Election Week is upon us. Our fantastic campus partners have a lineup of Kikis, Cafecitos, and Check-Ins to keep us grounded and connected as the roller coaster begins. Check out the programming: https://home.vpul.upenn.edu/election Whatever it is you need - a stretch, a debrief, a pep talk, a drawing party or something else that you don't see in the programming list - we're here. Stay safe, stay in touch, and if you can, VOTE!... View pre- and post-Election events here: https://home.vpul.upenn.edu/election

Time change! We're scooting the movie back 1 hour so that everyone has a chance to catch iNtuitons' Alternative Theatre Festival stream at 7 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSvy-8K55PU). Pan's Labyrinth now starts at 8pm ET! Sign up to join us on Netflix: bit.ly/panslabyrinth-rsvp

VPUL is helping us draw the line between safe and scary this Halloween. What's your plan for the day - carving up some pumpkins? Logging on with us to watch Pan's Labyrinth? Whatever your safe plans entail, #maskupenn! More at home.vpul.upenn.edu/maskedupenn

Still wrapping up Halloween plans? Join us on Netflix to watch Pan's Labyrinth! RSVPs: bit.ly/panslabyrinth-rsvp

Please join the Intercultural Greek Council and Chaplain Chaz Howard in a Candle Light Vigil in remembrance of the life of Walter Wallace Jr. Sunday, November 1, 2020 5:30pm PM ET UPenn Love Statue... *Face masks and social distancing required*

Black lives matter. Check out this graphic from Racial Justice Organizing on ways to engage in the conversations around the uprisings in Philadelphia. Please visit the following website for more materials and resources from Racial Justice Organizing: https://sites.google.com/view/racialjusticeorganizing

Platt House joins the PAC Shop in sharing this message of light and love, if you need it.