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Penn Players Fall 2017

Penn Players take to the stage with 'The 9 Worst Breakups of All Time'

4/12/18

The Penn Players will present the one-act farce “The 9 Worst Breakups of All Time,” by Ian McWethy, at 6 p.m. April 18 and 19 in the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center at Penn State York. The performances are free and open to the public, and tickets are not required.

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Value of play to be topic of 2017 Schmitt Russell Lecture

10/9/17

R. Scott Kretchmar, professor emeritus of exercise and sport science at Penn State, will present the 2017 Pauline Schmitt Russell Research Lecture, “Why Useless Play is so Useful,” at 4 p.m. on Nov. 1 at the Bennett Pierce Living Center, 110 Henderson Building, on the University Park campus.

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'Blood at the Root' to have New York City premiere

3/21/16

The international award-winning Blood at the Root, which the School of Theatre commissioned for its M.F.A. Acting class of 2014, will have its New York City premiere at the National Black Theatre, April 20–May 15. Written by Dominique Morisseau and directed by Steve Broadnax, head of the M.F.A. Acting program, the play, inspired by the story of six black Louisiana teenagers charged with attempted murder.

'Talk Radio' play opens Dec. 7 at Penn State York

11/12/12

Penn State York's Penn Players (formerly known as the Drama Club) will present "Talk Radio," the 1987 Pulitzer Prize-nominated play, at 7 p.m. Dec. 7 and 8, in the campus' Pullo Family Performing Arts Center (The Pullo Center). Tickets are available at the door for $5 to the general public and free to Penn State York students with I.D. "Talk Radio" was last performed on campus in 2008. The play, written by Eric Bogosian, is based on a concept by Bogosian and Tad Savinar. It centers on Barry Champlain, a Cleveland-area shock jock, on the eve of his radio show's national syndication. The play, with Bogosian in the lead role, premiered off-Broadway at The Public Theater on May 28, 1987, in a production directed by Frederick Zollo. A film adaptation of "Talk Radio," directed by Oliver Stone, was released in 1988.

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Performances to raise awareness about violence against women, girls

3/16/12

Three benefit performances of Eve Ensler's "The Vagina Monologues" are being staged by the Penn Players and the theatre department at Penn State York at 7 p.m. on March 28-30. On March 28 and 29, performances will take place in the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center (The Pullo Center); on March 30, a performance will be held in the Lion's Den of the Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center. A reception in celebration of Women's History Month will follow the March 30 performance. This show is for mature audiences only.

Proceeds from the events will go to the York YWCA and ACCESS-York, a program that seeks to eliminate domestic violence and offer support, education and a safe environment for victims of domestic violence.

Play 'Avenue Q' opens Dec. 1 for three-day run

11/16/11

The reality of life after college and finding your place in the world is the backdrop for "Avenue Q," a coming-of-age musical comedy at Penn State New Kensington. The play's three-night run begins at 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, and runs through Saturday, Dec. 3, in the campus' Forum Theatre.

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