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Everybody is welcome to our IMPROV WORKSHOP! When: Saturday, 12 October 2019 Time: 10am-1pm & 2:30-5pm – an all-day workshop with ample lunch break Where: Anglistik, Uni Graz, Heinrichstrasse 36 Register by 10 October 2019 at: thepennylessplayers@gmail.com Open for all! No previous experience needed! Come and get to know some easy and fun improv gamesContinue reading “Improv Workshop”

Here are some impressions of our performance of “Other Voices” by Phil Cain, adapted for 14-18-year-olds at European Day of Languages at GrazMuseum on 25 September 2019. We had a great young audience who showed a deep understanding of the social and political issues our play is about when they discussed it with us afterwards! We enjoyed itContinue reading “Other Voices at Day of Languages”

We donated some of our proceeds to fund a chair at the new library lecture hall at our Alma Mater, Uni Graz. The lecture hall has finally been inaugurated and we love OUR chair and its quote: “The Pennyless Players do it on stage! – Hell, yeah!  Here you can see the full video ofContinue reading “We have a CHAIR!”

We had a great time performing at this year’s Grieskram Festival on 21 September 2019! Huge THANK YOU to our amazing and numerous audience!! Photos (c) Simone Adams

We had a blast at our amazing Improv Mini-val @ Cafe Kaiserfeld on 21 June 2019! The audience was spilling out into the hallway! We had two fabulous shows – one by each group – topped up with a joined improv jam. Such fun! Photos (c) Nicolas Galani  

We were asked to perform at this year’s CDE Conference “Theatre of Crisis: Aesthetic Responses to a Cross-Sectional Condition” on 23 June 2019 – of course we did and with a play written by our very own Phil Cain! A thought-provoking piece on appearance and reality in politics and (social) media. Here a few impressions ofContinue reading “Other Voices”

The PP Improv Group had such a great time at our amazing, intensive and inspiring improv workshop with Jacob Banigan! Super-wooshes, dance parties, mouse-king lairs, rabbit-friendly lumberjacks, love potions, and so much more…highlight after highlight! Thanks again Jacob!

This is becoming a thing! Throughout the semester we’ll meet Thursdays for an evening of getting to know a play by reading it together! Each time we’ll have a cold table-read of a surprise script unknown to you, and the roles will be distributed on the fly – no previous experience needed! Do let usContinue reading “Thirsty Script-tease”

We had such a great time improv-jamming with allerDings at Cafe Kaiserfeld! Big thanx to everyone who showed up, gave us great input and laughed at…i mean WITH us! We love you!

At long last, here it is – an evening of getting to know a script by reading it together! A cold table-read, that means no previous experience needed; do let us know if you’re coming* so we can make sure there’s enough wine and pages on hand; let the page-turning magic begin! *by clicking “going”Continue reading “Thirsty Script-tease”