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The mission of the Penn State Performing Arts Council (PAC) is to foster a culture in which performing arts can flourish by serving as a resource to student performing arts organizations and their liaison to the University.
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About Us |
The Penn State Student Performing Arts Council (PAC), started as a group of students who wanted to break down the walls between performing arts organizations and promote cooperation and collaboration to further the mission of each individual organization and of performing arts in general at Penn State.
PAC was officially established as a student organization on December 16th, 2014 and has made incredible progress in its first year. A relationship was quickly established between PAC and Penn State’s Student Affairs Office which has led to many diverse partnerships and opportunities for the performing arts organizations at University Park. One of the Performing Art Council’s greatest achievements has been holding a meeting which was attended by 42 performing arts leaders of 23 organizations along with the Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, the Director of the Center for the Performing Arts, and the Director of the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts - all of whom support PAC as the voice of the student performing arts organizations at Penn State. Now a university-affiliated organization registered under Student Affairs, the Performing Arts Council - equipped with a hardworking executive board, talented genre marshals and a brand new communications committee - looks forward to future endeavors that continue to elevate the status of the performing arts at Penn State. |
Our Members
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The Performing Arts Council is a diverse group of student representatives from various similar groups across the University Park campus. We organize ourselves internally in the following groups:
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Executive Board
Eleanor King, President
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Eleanor is a senior Public Relations major who is currently the Vice President of Community Relations in the Performing Arts Council. She is the President of the A Cappella group Shades of Blue and is a member of the Blue Band Silks. In her free time, she enjoys going to the gym, hanging out with her cat, and cooking. She loves the performing arts at Penn State and is always looking for ways to get more involved.
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Marissa Works, Vice President of Communications
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Marissa is a junior studying Music Education (voice) and Public Relations. She is thrilled to be part of the executive board and use her skills to help promote the work of PAC and all student artists at Penn State. Marissa is actively performing with The Pennharmonics A Cappella group and the Penn State Concert Choir. In addition, she has interned with the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
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Pat Demarco, Treasurer
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Patrick DeMarco is a junior double majoring in Chemical Engineering and Mathematics. Despite a heavy course load, Pat has become involved in various performing arts groups at Penn State. He plays trombone in the Blue Band, sings bass in Shades of Blue a cappella, and now is the treasurer of the Performing Arts Council. Pat loves music, science, and loves to meet new people. Say hello to him at this year’s events!
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Janie Cassidy, Secretary
Janie Cassady is a senior majoring in Public Relations and minoring in Theatre and Digital Media Trends and Analytics. In her spare time, she is a print writer for VALLEY Magazine and a sales associate at Urban Outfitters. She also runs a beauty and lifestyle blog called Pretty to Think So.
2017-2018 Marshals & Assistant Marshals
Christie Fisher, Theatre Marshal
Melissa is a senior majoring in Secondary Education and English with a minor in Theatre from Ephrata, Pennsylvania. In addition to serving as the PAC Theatre Marshal, Melissa is a member of the Penn State Thespians, No Refund Theatre, Oriana Singers, and the Student Pennsylvania State Education Association. Melissa is currently serving as the MasquerAIDS chair for Thespians and secretary of Oriana Singers. Melissa just had the opportunity to serve as the Technical Director for the Penn State Thespians’ production of Rock of Ages, which is now one of her favorite arts experiences at Penn State. She is so excited to continue to connect the theatre community together through PAC!
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Kira Robbins, Assistant Theatre MarshalKira is a sophomore Stage Management and Political Science double major with a hope minor in Latin American Studies. She is proudly born and raised in Northern Virginia, but still enjoys relating back to her intense Pennsylvania roots. Although theatre seems to completely take over her life, she has always found love in all areas of art - including in second grade when she thought she could be a painter. She has an innate attraction human nature, which lends nicely to her interest in art (specifically theatre), history, and personalities. As of now, Kira basically lives in the Theatre Building due to her constant School of Theatre responsibilities and helping out Wonderlust Theatre Co., but she loves to stretch out and engage in as many things around campus as she can - specifically all the fantastic PAC events!
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Ian Wolfe, A Cappella/Vocal MarshalIan Wolfe is a Senior and Geoscience major at Penn State. He has loved music from the first moment he can remember and over the years has enjoyed singing, writing music, and playing multiple instruments. At Penn State, Ian works as a Resident Assistant, is an EMS Ambassador, and is heavily involved with THON. However, his first priority always lies with A Cappella. Ian is the musical director for The Coda Conduct, singing tenor. Outside of Coda, he's excited to continue working with all of the vocal groups in PAC to great a larger and more cohesive musical family.
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Grace Murray, Dance MarshalGrace is a sophomore majoring in Finance and double minoring in Labor Employment Relations and Theater. On campus, Grace is a proud member and THON chair for Tapestry Dance Company. She is also a Front of House Staff member for Eisenhower Auditorium, and a TA for the Supply Chain and Information Systems Department. Grace has had a passion for the arts from a very young age, and is very excited to work with all of Penn States’ amazing dance organizations!
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Amber Holder, Instrumental Marshal
Amber is incredibly excited to be the Instrumental Marshal for the 201 7 20178 school year. Currently, she is pursuing an Integrated Undergraduate-Graduate degree resulting in a Bachelor of Arts in Music and a Master of Arts in Musicology. She is also pursuing a Theatre minor. Outside of her curricular work in music, Amber enjoys membership in both the Penn State Thespians and No Refund Theatre, and has been involved in music directing and directing with these two clubs.
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