AUDITIONS
Groups will receive information about their auditions times/venues at the discretion of their sub-committee chairs before the school year begins.
Rehearsals
- Most a cappella and music groups rehearse in classrooms or multipurpose rooms in VPUL spaces like Williams Hall or Houston Hall. These spaces can be reserved at http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/perelmanquad/reserve/reserve.php.
- Rooms in college houses can also be reserved by residents of that college house.
- An email about reserving reoccurring space in Platt House will be sent out before the school year begins.
- If you are not using regularly scheduled rehearsal space you must cancel it with at least 2 working days notice.
- The DAC Chair manages DAC weekly reoccurring space reservations with the support of Platt House staff.
- All rehearsal changes, cancellations, inquires, etc. should be addressed to both the DAC chair and the Associate Director of Platt.
- If you are not using regularly scheduled rehearsal space you must cancel it with at least 2 working days notice.
- Theatre, Mask and Wig, and Bloomers rehearsal schedules are done on a monthly basis by the Theatre Arts Council Chair and Platt House.
- If you are not using regularly scheduled rehearsal space you must cancel it with at least 2 working days notice.
Space Specific Information
If you are in a VPUL Space (ARCH, Irvine or Houston Hall) and there is no staff person to unlock the space, call 215-399-6019.
View the stage dimensions and seating capacity of each venue on the Performance Venues page.
- https://pennlivearts.org/visit/directions.php
- 37th and Chestnut
- Loading and unloading must happen from the rear driveway off Sansom Street. You may NOT use the small parking area in front.
- Load in on Sundays cannot happen until 1pm
- No food or drinks are allowed in the theatre
- Work Light Hour Rules: minimum of two hours on any day they are requested; maximum of 10 hours for the week; no work light hours on performance days
- During Work Light Hours, groups do not have access to lighting booth or grid; there is no in-house sound; no use of tools, ladders, or genies are permitted
- http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/perelmanquad/
- 3417 Spruce St.
- Class of ’49 Auditorium
- Bodek Lounge
- pennlivearts.org
- 3680 Walnut Street
- Prince Theatre
- Zellerbach Theatre
- Montgomery Theatre
- Shows in the Zellerbach are limited to a maximum of 3 showtimes.
- http://www.penn.museum/
- 3260 South St.
- Rainey Auditorium
- Harrison Auditorium
- Widener Lecture Room
- http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/perelmanquad/
- 34th and Spruce
- http://www.therotunda.org/
- 4014 Walnut Street
General Guidelines
- Rehearsal space is never guaranteed.
- Respect all rehearsal spaces
A la Carte rehearsal space is available through our online portal.
- If you have a problem with a VPUL space (Houston Hall, Williams, ARCH, Irvine) not being opened or staffed please call a VPUL manager at 215-399-6019.
- Space reservations can be changed or cancelled even within 24-hours due to University closure or space constraints.
- Standing space reservations are not in effect for University holidays and breaks.
- PAC-sponsored activity including mandatory rehearsals is not permitted during Reading Days and Finals.
- If you are not using regularly scheduled rehearsal space you must cancel it with at least 2 working days notice. Cancellations should be sent to the Megan Edelman (edelmanm@upenn.edu), Associate Director of Platt Student Performing Arts House, and your sub-committee chair.