Casting Call: CCTA 2023

Once again, The Pennyless Players are collaborating with the Department for American Studies at Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz to bring three CCTA plays to Graz. Climate Change Theatre Action is a biannual event where, all around the world, performers stage short plays about the climate crisis written by a collective of international playwrights. We are joining CCTAContinue reading “Casting Call: CCTA 2023”

Casting Call: Grazer Sprachenfest 2023

Just like in previous years, The Pennyless Players are performing an original short play at the Grazer Sprachenfest to celebrate the European Day of Languages. This is also an opportunity for you to join the production, be it on stage or behind the scenes. You have some time over the summer? You’ve been getting anContinue reading “Casting Call: Grazer Sprachenfest 2023”

Upcoming Acting Workshops in May/June!

Been missing The Pennyless Players? Us too! We return this May and June with four workshops for people who want to improve their acting skills or even just try out acting for the very first time. No prior experience needed and also a great opportunity to get to know The Pennyless Players! Each workshop isContinue reading “Upcoming Acting Workshops in May/June!”

Script Tease is back!

Script Tease with Cecilia is back! Interested in getting to know a surprise script by reading it together? Want to join us for snacks, drinks, and theatrical surprises? Then join one (or more!) of our Script-Tease dates this May, starting THIS very Thursday!  WHEN: Thursdays, May 4/11/18, 18:00 WHERE: University of Graz, Department for AnglistikContinue reading “Script Tease is back!”

The Pelicans have departed

After six successful performances, we say goodbye to Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia. They move on to the afterlife while The Pennyless Players move out of Kristallwerk (for now) to enjoy their well-earned Easter break. For five evenings and one afternoon in a row, our visitors have had the opportunity to follow the fate of threeContinue reading “The Pelicans have departed”

Coming up: We Pelican Daughters

Auditions are over, cast and crew have been assembled, and we have started preparations for our next feature-length production: We Pelican Daughters, an original play written by our very own Caroline Kimbell. This continuation of Shakespeare’s classic King Lear shifts the focus to the title character’s (in)famous daughters to reconsider the original play’s events throughContinue reading “Coming up: We Pelican Daughters”

Casting Call: We Pelican Daughters

What better to start the new year with than a brand new play? We are doing it on stage again, but of course we don’t want to do it all by ourselves. We want YOU to come and join us for our next production: We Pelican Daughters, an original play by our very own CarolineContinue reading “Casting Call: We Pelican Daughters”

What We Do on Stage

The time has come: the grand finale of our 15-Year Annivesrary is at hand. This Saturday, November 26th, and Tuesday, November 29th we’ll be performing What We Do on Stage, an evening of two one-act meta plays. This is a guest performance at the intimate Haus 3 of Schauspielhaus Graz. We’ll be performing two veryContinue reading “What We Do on Stage”

Opening Night: A Celebration in Seven Shows

The October program of our 15-Year Annivesary Festival is off to a rollicking start. After a magnificent performance by our Improv group, we moved into Kristalwerk to open our One-Act Play celebration with our “Light Nights”. Accompanied by riotous laughter, the evening opened with a reprise of September’s “The Dinner Guest,” by Herman and CeciliaContinue reading “Opening Night: A Celebration in Seven Shows”