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Who, What, Why: Laurie McCall, director of the Platt Student Performing Arts House
Laurie McCall standing in front of a mural

Laurie McCall is the director of the Platt Student Performing Arts House at Penn. 

(Image: Steve McCann)

  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: Laurie McCall, director of the Platt Student Performing Arts House

    Laurie McCall leads the staff at the Platt Student Performing Arts House, which supports Penn’s 70-plus groups that stage more than 100 comedy, spoken word, dance, theater, voice, and music events each year.

    Louisa Shepard

    Olympic performance
    Ten people singing into microphones on a stage

    The Penn Masala a capella group sang in two performances in the India House location at the Olympic Games in Paris. 

    (Image: Courtesy of Penn Masala)

    Olympic performance

    The South Asian a capella student group Penn Masala performed two shows at the India House in Paris during the Olympic Games. They sang hour-long sets before sellout crowds who danced and sang along to mashups in Hindi and English.

    Louisa Shepard

    Honing writing chops on and off stage
    A Penn intern at 1812 seated in the audience seats of a theater.

    Trisha Bheemanathini is cognitive science and neuroscience and sociology triple-major in the College of Arts and Sciences.

    (Image: Nick Seymour)

    Honing writing chops on and off stage

    Rising third-year Trisha Bheemanathini joins 1812 Productions in Philadelphia for a summer internship through RealArts@Penn.

    Louisa Shepard

    Penn Glee Club goes to Italy
    Members of Penn’s Glee Club in a square in an Italian city.

    The Glee Club members did extensive touring, including to St. Peter’s Square and St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.

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    Penn Glee Club goes to Italy

    Rome, Milan, and Naples became the stage for the Penn Glee Club during its 10-day tour of Italy. Thirty-seven members went on the trip, mostly vocalists, but also members of the band and the tech crew.

    Louisa Shepard

    Our favorite photos of the year
    color powder on student's face during holi festival

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    Our favorite photos of the year

    Penn Today’s iconic photos of the 2023-24 academic year highlight the beauty, achievements, innovation, and celebration in the Penn community.

    Penn Today Staff

    Weitzman’s Sharon Hayes explores performance, identity, and history
    Installation view of Sharon Hayes’ “Ricerche: four, 2024”

    Installation view of Sharon Hayes’ “Ricerche: four, 2024,” at the Whitney Biennial.

    Installation view of Sharon Hayes’ “Ricerche: four, 2024,” at the Whitney Biennial. (Image: Ron Amstutz)

    Weitzman’s Sharon Hayes explores performance, identity, and history

    The professor of fine arts is debuting the fifth installment of her video series “Ricerche” at the 2024 Whitney Biennial.

    From the Weitzman School of Design

    Curtains up on spring student shows
    Members of a Penn performing arts group rehearsing in a studio.

    Kate Fitzsimmons (center) a third-year student in the Nursing School warms up practicing with the dancers of Strictly Funk, a student club who perform hip-hop, jazz, contemporary, and free-style

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    Curtains up on spring student shows

    Hours of preparation go into dozens of student performances, a highlight of the thriving performing arts scene on campus.