If you would like further information on Penn Players or on directing a Players show, please contact our chair,
Pennsylvania Players © 2012.
The Penn Players are pleased to announce
the director for our fall 2012 musical,
Ryan Touhey!
Thank you to all applicants, and please consider applying
for director of our Spring 2013 musical.
Contact our chair
Anya Lichtenstein at lichtenan@gmail.com
with any questions.
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We conduct extensive searches for professional directors twice each year.
We ask that all applicants provide the following:
1) A cover letter.
2) A resume and references. Experience teaching or working with college-age actors and designers is a plus.
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3)Proposals for THREE plays you are interested in directing. There is a preference for a well-known show.
With each proposal, be sure to include:
-- A summary of the show and a cast breakdown
-- An estimate of the show’s technical requirements
i.e. “a unit set” or “many period costumes”
-- Your ideas as to why your production choices are appropriate for
an educational environment. Focus on the educational value of the
the experience for our student actors and designers
-- A copy of the show’s libretto and/or CD (not required)
This is especially helpful for shows that are not well known.
E-mail applications are preferred. Please e-mail application to: pennplayers@gmail.com.
If you would like to also mail an application, please send to:
The Pennsylvania Players
523C Annenberg Center
3680 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6219
To view recent Penn Players productions, click here.
Information Regarding our Fall Musical:
Location: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Desired Show: A well-known musical.
Prospective directors are asked to submit a detailed proposal.
Proposals Due: May/June 2011
Director Interviews: May/June 2011
Auditions/Callbacks: September 2011
Orchestra Auditions: September 2011
Rehearsals: Sunday thru Thursday, 7-11PM; starting Late September
*Position entails being the rehearsal pianist for all rehearsals.
Performances: November 2011
Theater: Harold Prince Theater, Annenberg Center, Philadelphia, PA
Black Box with approximately 200 seats
Endstage: 54’ x 26’ or Thrust: 25’ x 34’
Recent Penn Players Productions: click here
Recent On-Campus Productions include: A New Brain, Sweeney Todd, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Parade, Little Shop of Horrors, Curtains, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Crazy for You, Elegies, Reefer Madness, Songs for a New World, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, Ragtime, Bat Boy: The Musical, The Rocky Horror Show, Nine, Grease, Kiss Me Kate, Candide,all Gilbert & Sullivan operettas
Salary: Directors will be compensated with stipend that ranges from $2000-$2500, commensurate with experience.
Housing and transportation are NOT provided.
Information Regarding our Spring Play:
Location: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Desired Show: A well-known comedy or straight play
90 min or under running time.
Prospective directors are asked to submit a detailed proposal.
Proposals Due: November 15, 2011
Director Interviews: late November 2011
Technical Interviews: January 2012
Auditions/Callbacks: January 2012
Rehearsals: Sunday thru Thursday, 7-11PM; starting Late January
Performances: Late March - Early April 2012
Theater: Harold Prince Theater, Annenberg Center, Philadelphia, PA
Black Box with approximately 200 seats
Endstage: 54’ x 26’ or Thrust: 25’ x 34’
Recent Penn Players Productions: click here
Recent On-Campus Productions include: House of Yes, The Real Inspector Hound, Mr. Marmalade, Arsenic and Old Lace, Eurydice, Bug, Speed the Plow, No Exit, Beauty Queen of Leenane, Far Away, Proof, Fuddy Meers, Twelve Angry Men, This is Our Youth, As Bees Drown in Honey, Tape, The Goat or Who is Sylvia?, Gallows Humor, Closer, How I Learned to Drive, Dog Sees God, A Boy’s Life, Stop Kiss, Loot
Salary: Directors will be compensated with stipend that ranges from $2000-$2500, commensurate with experience.
Housing and transportation are NOT provided.