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Join us on Wednesday, 7-9pm, English Department, Heinrichstrasse 36, SR 11.11! Next dates: April 6th, April 13th Hosted by: Alex Ka! Check it out!!! No previous experience required!

We happily announce to have found a wonderful cast and crew for our upcoming production of Terry Pratchett’s “Wyrd Sisters” adapted for the stage by Stephen Briggs. Behold the wyrd sisters and brothers: A big THANK YOU!!! to everyone who’s come to our casting! You were all wonderful and in case it didn’t work outContinue reading “Casting is complete!”

“A Mad TEA Party” A short play written by our very own Cecilia Servatius, inspired by the Mad Hatter scene in Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland”. This play will be performed at the TEA Conference (Teachers of English in Austria) which will take place in Graz at the beginning of April!

We’ve got a very special treat for all you improv nuts! We managed to secure guest trainer Carina of “Schleudergang” and “allerDings” fame for a special workshop in GERMAN on Monday, March 7th! To enroll please email us your name and phone number at thepennylessplayers@gmail.com Participation is free! How cool is that!!!

It’s gonna get wicked cool! The Pennyless Players are casting for Terry Pratchett’s magical “WYRD SISTERS” wonderfully adapted for the stage by Stephen Briggs. We are looking for actors (from tiny to Hamlet-sized roles) as well as behind the scenes crew (stage manager, set design, costume, make-up, assistants, etc), and welcome all drama enthusiasts –Continue reading “Casting Call”

The Pennyless Players wish you all a relaxing semester break and we’ll see you in March with one major casting call (details to follow) and more projects in the pipeline! Wohooo!

Time to officially hand over our donation to Lerncafes Graz by spending an afternoon with the little rascals. And look how wonderfully they’ve decorated our “official” cheque! Thank you! By the way, all Lerncafes in Graz welcome volunteers at any time to help the kids with homework, play games with them etc.

Our first meet-up this year is open to everyone interested in joining us this semster on stage or behind the scenes! We will talk about our ideas and plans for this and the next semester and welcome your suggestions as well! When: Tuesday, Nov 10th, 2015 Time: 6:30pm Where: English Department, 1st floor, SR 11.12Continue reading “First meet-up”

Waheeey! We’re back! Every Wednesday 7-9pm you’ll have to chance to play fun improv games and improve your acting skills with Cecilia! No prerequsites needed and you can join us at any point during the semester!

The second floor of the English Department now boasts a wonderful, colourful message board dedicated to the Pennyless Players! On it you can find the main facts about us, our production history, and contact info. Production pictures to follow soon! Big thanx to Lisa for decorating!!