Platt Student Performing Arts Center

Construction Updates

Framing a vibrant gateway to Penn’s campus at the corner of Chestnut and 33rd Streets, our new Platt Student Performing Arts Center will meet a critical need in performance and rehearsal space for students and offer us additional venues to present more of the music, theatre and dance artists you love. As one of the first theatres constructed in Philadelphia in more than a decade, and the first new venue at Penn in over fifty years, the Platt Center will house the 326-seat proscenium Edward W. Kane Theatre, the 125-seat Sally Katz & Class of 1982 Theatre, five rehearsal studios and a student lounge. » Read More

Scroll down to see construction progress as we get closer to an anticipated opening in early 2027.

Aug 2026
Platt Center construction progress image, Aug 2026, exterior
Platt Center construction progress image, Aug 2026, exterior
Platt Center construction progress image, Aug 2026, exterior
Apr 2026
Platt Center construction progress image, Apr 2026, exterior
Platt Center construction progress image, Apr 2026, exterior
Platt Center construction progress image, Apr 2026, exterior
Nov 2025
Platt Center construction progress image, Nov 2025, interior
Platt Center construction progress image, Nov 2025, interior
Platt Center construction progress image, Nov 2025, interior
Oct 2025
Platt Center construction progress image, Oct 2025, interior
Platt Center construction progress image, Oct 2025, exterior
Platt Center construction progress image, Oct 2025, exterior
Penn Live Arts Executive & Creative Director Christopher A. Gruits signing Platt Center beam
Sep 2025
Platt Center construction progress image, Sep 2025, exterior
Platt Center construction progress image, Sep 2025, exterior
Platt Center construction progress image, Sep 2025, exterior