Student Performing Arts
The PAC Shop
Resource Guide
- Construction Supplies & Paint
- Costumes, Clothing & Make-Up
- Dance Clothing
- Lighting Equipment
- Music Stores
- Printing
- Props
- Scripts & Rights
- Sound Equipment
- T-Shirt Printing
- Truck Rental
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This is the current edition of the PAC Resource Guide, which will hopefully survive many years as a reference for the Penn Performing Arts community. In compiling it, we have attempted to provide information on as many of the area's suppliers of goods and services as possible. We have included PAC Community comments for many of the suppliers listed.
Smiling faces grace the entries of suppliers that are known to be especially helpful or easy to deal with; frowning faces indicate just the opposite. Of course, your experience may vary. If you discover something good or bad about a supplier, or if you know of one we left out, please drop us a line so that we can include your information in the next edition.
Happy hunting, and good luck for a successful production!
Construction Supplies & Paint
CL Presser Hardware4224 Market St.
(215) 382-3115
Hechinger
199 Franklin Mills
Blvd.
(215) 637-2189
Large hardware and construction supply outlet, much like Home Depot. Other locations too -- check the Yellow Pages.
Home Depot
1651 S. Christopher
Columbus Blvd.
(215) 218-0600
Wholesale outlet for "do- it-yourself" home projects, but carries full assortment of construction supplies and materials. Other locations too -- check the Yellow Pages.
Liberty Building Supplies
1120 S. 7 St.
(215) 468-3703
Major supplier of lumber and other construction materials to Penn groups.
McManus Enterprises
111 Union
Ave.
Bala Cynwyd, PA
(610) 664-8600
A bit expensive, but large supply of scenic paint, make-up and lighting equipment.
Monarch Hardware
4502 Walnut St.
(215) 386-8364
Friendly service, convenient, and if you bring them a poster they'll always put it in the window.
Rose Brand
517 W. 35 St., 3rd
Floor
New York, NY
(800) 223-1624
Pricey, but top quality supplier of muslin & fabrics, scenic paint, and other theatrical supplies. Call for a catalog.
Costumes,
Clothing & Make-Up
Capas1601 N. Kings Highway
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
(609) 547-5044
Captivate Costumes
2304 S. 3
St.
(215) 467-7610
Magic Moments Party Company
2518
S. Broad St.
(215) 463-2360
McManus Enterprises
111 Union
Ave.
Bala Cynwyd, PA
(610) 664-8600
A bit expensive, but large supply of scenic paint, make-up and lighting equipment. (No costumes or clothing.)
O'Byrne Costumes
8015 Castor
Ave.
(215) 342-0820
Philadelphia Costume Co.,
Inc.
1118 Walnut St.
(215) 923-4230
Pierre's
211 N. 3rd. Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-925-7121 Phone
215-925-9616 Fax
http://www.costumers.com
Major supplier of pre-built professional costumes to Penn groups.
Something Blue
1004 Pine
St.
(215) 922-8887
Dance Clothing
Baum's106 S. 11 St.
(215) 923- 2244
Danseurs Pointe
7067 Castor
Ave.
(215) 745-6166
Rosin
Boy
2050 Sansom St.
(215) 569-9134
Great selection of costumes and dancewear, and very helpful service.
Lighting Equipment
Bash Lighting3401 Dell Ave.
North Bergen, NJ
(201) 863-3300 Fax: (201) 863- 5122
New York-area professional lighting supplier, but does lots of Philly business.
Earl Girls,
Inc.
1648 Whitehorse Pike
Egg Harbor City, NJ 08215-0297S
(609)
965-6900 Fax: (609) 965-3330
Long history of working with Penn groups. Known for great prices and excellent personal service.
MainLight
402 Meco
Dr.
Wilmington, DE
(302) 998-8017
Contact: Aidas.
McManus Enterprises
111 Union
Ave.
Bala Cynwyd, PA
(610) 664-8600
A bit expensive, but large supply of scenic paint, make-up and lighting equipment.
Safeguard Lighting Systems
114 W. 5th
Chester, PA
(610) 876-2800
Starlite Productions
2 Keystone Avenue, Building 43
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
Phone (856) 489-9000
Fax (856) 489-9001
web: www.starlitepro.com
Music Stores
8th Street Music
1023 Arch St.
(215) 923-5040 Fax: (215) 923- 3890
Big store and good selection, but terrible service.
Nathan Muchnick Audio Center
1725
Chestnut St.
(215) 564-0209
Presser
1718 Chestnut
St.
(215) 568-0964
Sam Ash
2100 Rt. 38
Cherry
Hill, NJ
(609) 667-6696
Printing
Campus Copy
3907 Walnut St.
(215) 386-6410
Excellent service and quality, plus fast turnaround time. Offset printing done in-house. Dedicated to serving the Penn community. Also has "ministore" at 3733 Walnut St. with greatly reduced services.
Kinko's
3923 Walnut St.
(215)
286-5679
Open 24 hours. Nighttime customer service is not always great, but printing and copying is decent quality for a quick-printer.
Park
Printing Company
3900 N. 2 St.
(215) 223-
0303
Free pickup and delivery. Excellent prices and fast service on large quantity and full color jobs.
Pearl-Pressman-Liberty Printers
5
& Poplar
(215) 925-4900
Specializes in high-volume, high-quality orders. Too expensive for most average poster or program orders.
Replica
1515 Market St.
(215) 569-
9220
Contact: Sal. Great quality and service and fast turnaround time. All printing done in-house -- allows very fast rush orders. Competitive prices.
Scarborough,
Bob
(609) 397-8859
Bob is a little eccentric, but he makes great posters for many Penn groups at very low cost. Can do rush orders in a day or two.
The Printer's Place
1310 Walnut
St.
(215) 546-6562
Free pickup and delivery. Other locations at 126 S. 15 St. and 142 S. 15 St.
University
of Pennsylvania Publications Services
220 S. 40
St.
(215) 898-4838
Contact: Anne Rose. Prices are sometimes a little high, but always good quality and service and very helpful advice. Rush orders not always possible.
Wharton
Reprographics
Steinberg-Deitrich Basement
(215) 898-
7600
Known for late delivery, bad quality and terrible service. Few performing arts groups have been satisfied with Wharton Reprographics.
Props
Architectural Antiques
Exchange715 N. 2 St.
(215) 922-3669
McManus Enterprises
111 Union
Ave.
Bala Cynwyd, PA
(610) 664-8600
A bit expensive, but large supply of scenic paint, make-up and lighting equipment.
Scenery First, Inc.
34 N.
Whitehall Rd.
(610) 539-0469
Scripts & Rights
Broadway Play Publishing56 E. 81 St.
New York, NY
(212) 772-8834 Fax: (212) 772-8358
Dramatic Publishing Company
4150
N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL
(312) 545-2062
Dramatists Play Service
440 Park
Ave. South
New York, NY
(212) 683-8960 Fax: (212) 213-
1539
Music Theater International
545 8
Ave.
New York, NY
(212) 868-6668 Fax: (212) 643-8465
Samuel French, Inc.
45 W. 25
St.
New York, NY
(212) 206-8990
Tams-Witmark
560 Lexington
Ave.
New York, NY
(212) 688-2525
Sound Equipment
ClearSound2125 N. 63 St.
(215) 879-2700
Sam D'Amico
1616 S. Delaware
Ave.
(215) 465-2288
T-Shirt Printing
Alpha Shirt Company401 E. Hunting Park Ave.
(215) 291-0300
Eastland Group, Inc.
13440 Damar
Drive
(215) 969-4000
Great
Graphics
325 N. 13 St.
(215) 922-6488
Contact: Brian. Good prices and very fast service -- will print t-shirts in just a few days.
Hi-Tech Silk Screen
Bustleton Business Center
2200 Michener Street, Bldg. 15
Philadelphia, PA, 19115
(215) 677-2424
They are really fast, really cheap, and really nice. --Rachel Jablon, 6-Apr-99
LMH
2951 Grant Ave.
(215) 673-
9195
Magic Touch Graphics
3034 Tremont
St.
(215) 335-4263
Philadelphia T-Shirt Museum
235
N. 12 St.
(215) 625-9230
Photo Process Screen Manufacturing
Company
179 W. Berks St.
(215) 426-5473
Q & V Screen Painting
1241
Carpenter St.
(215) 336-3623
Rich-Art Graphics
1305 Vine
St.
(215) 922-1539
Truck Rental
Budget21st & Market
(215) 492- 9400
Ryder
Rt. 76 & University Ave.
(215)
662-5689
The University City Ryder is open 24 hours, and they are always organized and efficient. They are also already set up for direct charge to the University MasterCard, which makes paying for your rental very easy.
U-
Haul
4857 Chestnut St.
(215) 471-4136
U-Haul is always extremely disorganized, and the service is terrible. Even if you have a reservation, be prepared to stand in line for a long time before having an argument with the employees.
Penske
Penske asked us to put a link to their website here. So we are. Anyone know about their service?