About the Solomon Platt House Annex:
The Solomon Labs building, located beside Penn’s Social Science Courtyard, loans three basement rooms for the use of performing arts students and members of the Penn Community. These spaces are available only during off-hours for the academic programming in Solomon, which includes classes, meetings, and galleries. All use of the rooms must be reserved in advance; walk-ins are not permitted.
It is expected that all rehearsal room users following these guidelines:
- Always carry your PennCard with you;
- Only bottled water permitted in rehearsal rooms;
- Clean up after yourself;
- Do not move furniture and equipment into or out of rooms;
- Return the room to its “basic setup”;
- Please turn off the keyboard (A29), sound system (A3), and lights when not in use;
- Close the rehearsal room door upon exiting;
- Report needed repairs and housekeeping to platthouse@pobox.upenn.edu.
Know Before You Go
Solomon rehearsal rooms are located in the basement of 3720 Walnut Street, down a short walkway from Locust Walk and next to Huntsman Hall. There is an ADA accessible entrance and elevator near the north entrance of the building, closest to Walnut Street.
- Metered Street Parking and Loading Zones
- Gender-neutral restroom (Floor 1)
- Late night hours
- Limited daytime hours
- Water fountain
- Reservations Required
Solomon A29
- Capacity: 20
- Keyboard
- Drum Kit
- Chalkboard
- Best suited for small music ensembles
Solomon A29 features a keyboard and drumkit. This space is well-suited for small to medium-sized ensembles, theatre groups, etc.
Solomon A2
- Capacity: 15
- Whiteboard
- Best suited for blocking and tablework
Solomon A2 is an open room with chairs and desks/tables. This space is well-suited for small or medium groups.
- Capacity: 20
- Bluetooth/aux sound system
- Portable mirrors
- Dance floor
- Whiteboard
- Best suited for small dance rehearsals
Solomon A3 features a dance floor, sound, system, and mirrors. This space can acoommodate smaller dance groups, groups using choreography, etc. Please note: this space is not well-suited to lifts and jumps, given the ceiling height.