Sandi Carroll, research fellow and program manager for the Arts and Design Research incubator (ADRI) will present "Mission: Implausible!" at 8 p.m. Feb. 11-13 at the Penn State Downtown Theatre Center.
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 (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!
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.
Described as “‘The Simpsons’ meets Malcolm X at a Notorious B.I.G. concert,” The Mayhem Poets will share a love of wordplay with a slam-themed performance at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 28 in Schwab Auditorium.
Beginning in the late 1990s, celebrities such as Jake Shimabukuro, Zooey Deschanel and Eddie Vedder helped to reintroduce the ukulele to America. And then there’s The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain. The band’s been strumming away since 1985, when an idea to go lo-fi got out of hand.
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain “30 plucking years” anniversary tour will make a stop at Penn State with a performance at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13 in Eisenhower Auditorium on the University Park campus.
Thanks to a University Park Allocation Committee grant, Penn State students save every day on the price of tickets to Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State presentations. But for one day -- from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 2 -- University Park students are eligible for an additional 15 percent discount on tickets to performances coming in September through April.
Bob the Tomato, Larry the Cucumber and all of their Veggie friends are coming to the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center at Penn State York on Saturday, Nov. 14.
From his teenage days heavily influenced by Pittsburgh’s WAMO, described by historians as the nation’s “flagship of black radio,” to work on award-winning collaborations, Jerry Zolten has defined participation in elevating American roots music to its deserving level of recognition. In his words, “the music takes me to times, places and sensibilities I would never experience directly.”
Photos from the College of Arts and Architecture Staff Retreat.
Penn State Centre Stage will present the Tony Award-winning musical "Avenue Q" from Feb. 18 to 28 in the Playhouse Theatre.
The touring Broadway musical comedy “Sister Act” makes its Center for the Performing Arts debut at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 10 in Eisenhower Auditorium.
Penn State Centre Stage will present Stephen Adly Gurguis’ critically acclaimed play, "The Motherf**ker with the Hat," from Nov. 17 through Dec. 6 in the Penn State Downtown Theatre Center. Taking place in modern day New York City, the play is a dark and turbulent comedy about addiction, relationships and ultimately, love. Directed by Steve Broadnax, head of the University’s M.F.A. in Acting Program, the production is R-rated and features a cast comprised of current Penn State students and faculty.
Nationally-known juggling extraordinaire Rhys Thomas will perform “Science Circus” on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. The program, which begins at 7 p.m. in the McGarvey Commons of the campus' Reed Union Building, is free and open to the public.
