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27 episodes
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Platt HouseExplicit
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Date created
2020/04/17
Latest episode
2026/04/13
Average duration
34 min.
Release period
146 days
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Brought to you from the University of Pennsylvania's hub for the student performing arts! Tune in as our guests explore, document, and celebrate the performing arts at Penn, in Philly, and in Penn’s homes around the world.
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Season 3, Episode 2: Elliot Ross-Dick and NuAmen Audena
2026/04/13
Multidisciplinary performer and winner of the 2025 Whinnery Summer Arts Internship Award, Elliot Ross-Dick, has tips on about securing internship funding through Penn and finding community through 1812 Productions. Plus, hear about the journey from there to writing and performing his solo show in the Theatre Arts Program's inaugural Out Of The Dark Festival!
Connect with Elliot on LinkedIn and on Instagram @elliot_rd, and find NuAmen on Instagram @audenanuamen.
Learn more about award opportunities for students with performing arts and entertainment interests at platthouse.universitylife.upenn.edu/awards and at https://pennlivearts.org/engage/careerconnections.php.
Facebook: PlattHouse
Instagram: @PennPlattHouse and @PACShop4100
Our theme music is Retro Climb, by Peter Lu. This podcast was edited by Amanda Labonte and produced by Platt Student Performing Arts House at the University of Pennsylvania.
Season 3, Episode 1: Evan Golinsky and Sinéad Knepper
2024/03/04
College Senior and awardee of not one but TWO internship funding awards, Evan Golinsky shares how he came to love TV and film, the state of arts and entertainment visibility on campus, and what it was like to get behind the scenes in the world of talent agencies during a CAA internship in 2023!
Connect with Evan on LinkedIn, and learn about the Golinsky Comedy Club at golinskycomedyclub.org. Find Sinéad Knepper on LinkedIn and on Instagram @sineadknepper.
Learn more about award opportunities for students with performing arts and entertainment interests at platthouse.universitylife.upenn.edu/awards and at pennlivearts.org/about/internshipfunding.php.
Facebook: PlattHouse and UPenn.PAC.Shop
Instagram: @PennPlattHouse and @PACShop4100
Our theme music is Retro Climb, by Peter Lu. This podcast was edited by Amanda Labonte and produced by Platt Student Performing Arts House at the University of Pennsylvania.
Season 2, Episode 12: Evan Bean on A Cappella in the Pandemic
2021/07/01
An interview with our co-host, Evan Bean, rounds out this season of stories about the Performing Arts in the Pandemic! Hear about how his a cappella group, The Pennchants, has pulled together as artists and as friends to make music through their screens. Find the Pennchants on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @thepennchants, and don't forget to check out their music on Youtube and on pennchants.com!
Find Evan Bean on Facebook and on Instagram @evan.beanstalk, and follow our other co-host and founder of the project, Jaden Cloobeck, on Instagram @jadencloo.
The Performing Arts in the Pandemic Project lives on! To share a piece of your story through the upcoming object archive, or document your experience in other ways, contact Jaden at [email protected].
Facebook: PlattHouse and UPenn.PAC.Shop
Instagram: @PennPlattHouse and @PACShop4100
Our theme music is Retro Climb, by Peter Lu. This podcast was edited by Amanda Labonte and produced by Platt Student Performing Arts House at the University of Pennsylvania.
Season 2, Episode 11: Penn Band on Recording an Album in the Pandemic
2021/06/24
Adam Rose, Charlotte Cecarelli, Jenna Pollack, and Laila Norford led Penn's bandos through a virtual semester of remote recording, parking garage rehearsals, and non-stop editing on the journey to releasing their new album! Follow the Penn Band on Twitter and Instagram @pennband and find them on Facebook as University of Pennsylvania Band. Their new album, The Penn Band Breaks... The Internet! is available on Spotify, Apple Music, and anywhere you listen to music. Read more about them at pennband.net.
To document your experience of the pandemic, contact our team at [email protected].
Find our Season 2 host, Jaden Cloobeck, on Facebook and on Instagram @jadencloo.
Facebook: PlattHouse and UPenn.PAC.Shop
Instagram: @PennPlattHouse and @PACShop4100
Our theme music is Retro Climb, by Peter Lu. This podcast was edited by Amanda Labonte, and produced by Platt Student Performing Arts House at the University of Pennsylvania.
Season 2, Episode 10: The Sachs Program Staff on Supporting Innovation in the Pandemic
2021/06/09
For this episode, Jaden logged in to chat with John McInerney, Chloe Reison, and Tamara Suber of the Sachs Program Staff. Listen in on their conversation about how their team has uplifted Penn and West Philadelphia artists through arts promotion and grantmaking! Read more about the Sachs Program for Arts Innovation at www.sachsarts.org, and keep tabs on their grants and programming via Facebook and Instagram @sachsartsphilly.
To document your experience of the pandemic, contact our team at [email protected].
Find our Season 2 host, Jaden Cloobeck, on Facebook and on Instagram @jadencloo.
Facebook: PlattHouse and UPenn.PAC.Shop
Instagram: @PennPlattHouse and @PACShop4100
Our theme music is Retro Climb, by Peter Lu. This podcast was edited by Amanda Labonte, and produced by Platt Student Performing Arts House at the University of Pennsylvania.
Season 2, Episode 9: Caroline Leipf on Arts Administration in the Pandemic
2021/06/06
Even in the midst of a pandemic, the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts generated a flurry of safely virtual and distanced plans, programs, and performances! Find out how from our latest guest, Caroline Leipf, who serves as the Annenberg Center's Assistant Director for Education & Engagement. Find the Annenberg Center on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @annenbergcenter, and on their website at annenbergcenter.org - and if you're a current student, consider applying for a position their Student Advisory Council! Just contact Caroline for details.
To document your experience of the pandemic, contact our team at [email protected].
Find our Season 2 host, Jaden Cloobeck, on Facebook and on Instagram @jadencloo.
Facebook: PlattHouse and UPenn.PAC.Shop
Instagram: @PennPlattHouse and @PACShop4100
Our theme music is Retro Climb, by Peter Lu. This podcast was edited by Amanda Labonte and produced by Platt Student Performing Arts House at the University of Pennsylvania.
Season 2, Episode 8: Vasant Iyer on Composing and Jamming in the Pandemic
2021/06/02
Introducing two new voices on this episode of the Performing Arts in the Pandemic series! Vasant Iyer sits down with our new co-host, Evan Bean, to talk about how Penn's South Asian Fusion group has adapted to new ways of making music together over the last year. Find Sargam on Facebook and on Instagram @pennsargam. To share your own journey on our podcast or document your experience in other ways, contact our team at [email protected].
Find our Season 2 host, Evan Bean, on Facebook and on Instagram @evan.beanstalk.
Facebook: PlattHouse and UPenn.PAC.Shop
Instagram: @PennPlattHouse and @PACShop4100
Our theme music is Retro Climb, by Peter Lu. This podcast was edited by Amanda Labonte and produced by Platt Student Performing Arts House at the University of Pennsylvania.
Season 2, Episode 7: Marina Dauer & Jake Milner on Choir in the Pandemic
2021/05/21
Not only have Marina Dauer and Jake Milner led their groups, Penn Sirens and Penn Glee Club, through the pandemic - they've also fulfilled a years-in-the-making merger, making the Penn Glee Club fully gender-inclusive for the first time in its 159-year history! Read their interview with Penn Today. Find Penn Sirens on Instagram @pennsirens and at www.pennsirens.com, and check out the Glee Club @penngleeclub and at www.penngleeclub.com. To share your own journey on our podcast or document your experience in other ways, contact our team at [email protected].
Find our Season 2 host, Jaden Cloobeck, on Facebook and on Instagram @jadencloo.
Facebook: PlattHouse and UPenn.PAC.Shop
Instagram: @PennPlattHouse and @PACShop4100
Our theme music is Retro Climb, by Peter Lu. This podcast was edited by Amanda Labonte and produced by Platt Student Performing Arts House at the University of Pennsylvania.
Season 2, Episode 6: '20/'21 PAC-Exec on Student Leadership in the Pandemic
2021/05/18
Jaden gets the scoop from four members of the past year's Performing Arts Council Executive board, who navigated uncharted territory as student leaders guiding the performing arts community through the pandemic. Find Adam First, Ayaka Shimada, Connor Beard, and Hannah Paquet on Facebook or on Instagram @adamdfirst (and adamfirstdesign.com!), @ayakashimada_, @connor.beard, and @hannahpaquet. Also check out the other two members of this PAC-Exec Committee, Hannah Lottenberg and Henry Platt, @hannahlottenberg and @henryjplatt! To share your own journey on our podcast or document your experience in other ways, contact our team at [email protected].
Find our Season 2 host, Jaden Cloobeck, on Facebook and on Instagram @jadencloo.
Facebook: PlattHouse and UPenn.PAC.Shop
Instagram: @PennPlattHouse and @PACShop4100
Our theme music is Retro Climb, by Peter Lu. This podcast was edited by Amanda Labonte and produced by Platt Student Performing Arts House at the University of Pennsylvania.
Season 2, Episode 5: Jadel Contreras on Dance and A Capella in the Pandemic
2021/05/10
Jadel Contreras reflects on the past year of Latin dance and a cappella with warmth and gratitude - a reminder of how lucky we are to have such a strong performing arts community at Penn. Find Jadel on Facebook and Instagram @jadel.c! Follow Onda Latina on Facebook and Instagram @_ondalatina, and check out Counterparts as well on Facebook and Instagram @penncounterparts. To share your own journey on our podcast or document your experience in other ways, contact our team at [email protected].
Find our Season 2 host, Jaden Cloobeck, on Facebook and on Instagram @jadencloo.
Facebook: PlattHouse and UPenn.PAC.Shop
Instagram: @PennPlattHouse and @PACShop4100
Our theme music is Retro Climb, by Peter Lu. This podcast was edited by Amanda Labonte and produced by Platt Student Performing Arts House at the University of Pennsylvania.
Season 2, Episode 4: Platt House Staff on Arts Administration in the Pandemic
2021/05/05
Five guests in one episode! We packed Administrative Coordinator Sara Outing, PAC Shop Technical Advisor Amanda Labonte, Director Laurie McCall, Associate Director Megan Edelman, and Program Coordinator James Grant all onto the same interview to reflect on the pivots, victories, and challenges that they faced as a team. To share your own journey on our podcast or document your experience in other ways, contact our team at [email protected].
Find our Season 2 host, Jaden Cloobeck, on Facebook and on Instagram @jadencloo.
Facebook: PlattHouse and UPenn.PAC.Shop
Instagram: @PennPlattHouse and @PACShop4100
Our theme music is Retro Climb, by Peter Lu. This podcast was edited by Amanda Labonte and produced by Platt Student Performing Arts House at the University of Pennsylvania.
Season 2, Episode 3: Sabrina de Brito on Improv Comedy in the Pandemic
2021/04/30
For this episode, we sat down across the screen from Sabrina de Brito for some banter about virtual improv and the art of comedy podcasting! Check out Without A Net's website (complete with bears and geese), follow them on Facebook and Instagram @upenn_withoutanet, and find their podcast, Without A Show, on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, that Amazon one, and everywhere else you find podcasts. To share your own journey on our podcast or document your experience in other ways, contact our team at [email protected].
Find our Season 2 host, Jaden Cloobeck, on Facebook and on Instagram @jadencloo.
Facebook: PlattHouse and UPenn.PAC.Shop
Instagram: @PennPlattHouse and @PACShop4100
Our theme music is Retro Climb, by Peter Lu. This podcast was produced by Platt Student Performing Arts House at the University of Pennsylvania.
Season 2, Episode 2: Tommy Christaldi on Theatre in the Pandemic
2021/04/28
Sophomore Tommy Christaldi gives us the scoop on theatrical producing and acting in a digital, socially distanced year at Penn. Follow Tommy on Facebook and on Instagram @tommychristaldi! To share your own journey on the podcast or document your experience in other ways, contact our team at [email protected].
Find our Season 2 host, Jaden Cloobeck, on Facebook and on Instagram @jadencloo.
Facebook: PlattHouse and UPenn.PAC.Shop
Instagram: @PennPlattHouse and @PACShop4100
Our theme music is Retro Climb, by Peter Lu. This podcast was edited by Amanda Labonte, and produced by Platt Student Performing Arts House at the University of Pennsylvania.
Season 2, Episode 1: Introducing Performing Arts in the Pandemic
2021/04/09
Our student host, Jaden Cloobeck, introduces a new initiative for Season 2: Performing Arts in the Pandemic! To share your journey on the podcast or document your experience in other ways, contact our team at [email protected].
Find our Season 2 host, Jaden Cloobeck, on Facebook and on Instagram @jadencloo.
Facebook: PlattHouse and UPenn.PAC.Shop
Instagram: @PennPlattHouse and @PACShop4100
Our theme music is Retro Climb, by Peter Lu. This podcast was edited by Amanda Labonte, and produced by Platt Student Performing Arts House at the University of Pennsylvania.
Season 1, Episode 11: Crossover, A New Pop Musical with Chelsea Cylinder, Danielle Moore, and Hannah Spear
2020/09/20
Collaborators and performing arts alumni Chelsea Cylinder, Danie Moore, and Hannah Spear are just days away from the premiere of a new digital piece! Crossover: A New Pop Musical runs September 24 - September 26 as part of the 2020 Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Current students at the University of Pennsylvania can enter our lottery to snag free tickets! For more about the show and to purchase tickets, visit FringeArts.com/Crossover. Check out the producing company, Green Light Group Productions, and find all of our alumni online! Follow Danie on Instagram @Danie.Moore, visit Chelsea on Instagram at @cecylinder and on ChelseaCylinder.com, and keep an eye out for Hannah's ongoing project with the Women's Theatre Festival.
Facebook: PlattHouse and UPenn.PAC.Shop
Instagram: @PennPlattHouse and @PACShop4100
Our theme music is Retro Climb, by Peter Lu.
This podcast was edited by Sara Outing, and produced by Platt Student Performing Arts House at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Legal Beagle 8 2020/04/26
Penn + Performing Arts = Best Podcast
Love this podcast! If you’re a (prospective) Penn student or an alum interested in the performing arts at Penn, then this is a must-listen podcast!
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