Arts Day to be held Oct. 8
10/2/18
Penn State students are invited to learn more about campus arts organizations and performance ensembles during the College of Arts and Architecture’s annual Arts Day, Monday, Oct. 8, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
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Penn State Centre Stage 2018-19 season tickets on sale July 2
6/18/18
Penn State Centre Stage will produce eight shows during the 2018–19 season. Tickets go on sale July 2.
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.
Theatre Department presents Fall Festival of Plays
11/29/17
The Penn State Berks Theatre Department will present the annual Fall Festival of Plays, a showcase of student written and produced plays, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium on campus. This event is free and open to the public.
Berks theater students recognized by Kennedy Center American Theatre Festival
10/19/17
The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival recognized the fall workshop production of The Pavilion by Craig Wright.
Berks Theatre Department presents 'Macbeth' Nov. 8–11
10/18/17
The Penn State Berks Theatre Department will present the Shakespearean classic, "Macbeth," at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, through Saturday, Nov. 11, in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium.
Brandywine instructor directs 'A Doll’s House' for Players Club of Swarthmore
2/7/17
Starting Feb. 10, Deb Braak, instructor in theatre at Penn State Brandywine, will move a staple of her Brandywine theatre courses from the classroom to the stage. Braak is currently directing a modernized rendition of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play “A Doll’s House” for the Players Club of Swarthmore.
Theatre Department presents 'Greater Tuna'
2/2/17
The Penn State Berks Theatre Department will present "Greater Tuna" by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, through Saturday, Feb. 25, in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium. Admission is free, but space is limited and donations to the Theatre Department will be accepted.
New Kensington’s renovated theatre review: 'Bravo, Bravissimo'
11/30/16
With the opening of the fall stage production of “Footloose: The Musical,” on Nov. 4, Penn State New Kensington unveiled its new hybrid stage in the Forum Theatre. While the original thrust stage brought the scene into the audience, the new proscenium stage defines the scene.
'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.
From sheep to Shakespeare
3/16/16
When the audience is watching a live performance of Oscar Wilde’s comedy “The Importance of Being Earnest” at the Pavilion Theatre during the week of April 12-23, they might not realize the stage was once home to another kind of “theatre” -– livestock judging, with sheep, cows and horses in the place of actors.
Carroll's research on 'play' leads to interactive comedy about saving the world
2/3/16
Arts and Design Research Incubator Research Fellow Sandi Carroll's study of the discipline of play led her to create an interactive comedy about saving the world. Her show — "Mission: Implausible!" — will be performed at 8 p.m. Feb. 11-13 at the Penn State Downtown Theatre Center.
Top Secret Agent Karen visits the co.space
2/3/16
Top Secret Agent Karen visits the co.space (thecospace.com) on her search for heroes. Anywhere that has a tagline of "the home for change makers" must have a lot of heroes hanging out!
Mission: Implausible!
2/3/16
Top Secret Agent Karen is on a mission to save the world, and she needs your help. Join her on her quest during Mission: Implausible!, an interactive comedy performance taking place Feb. 11–13 at 8 p.m. in the Penn State Downtown Theatre Center.
School of Visual Arts alum’s Penn State project served as springboard to success
1/28/16
Penn State School of Visual Arts alumna Jenny Rogers credits much of her success in the performing arts world to her graduate school experience at Penn State.