3Ps, or Pen, Paint, and Pretzels, is Tufts’ umbrella theater organization. It is the second largest campus organization and this past weekend celebrated its hundredth (!) anniversary! 100 years of drama, hundreds of alumni, all being remembered, reacquainted, and rejuvenated at the Arena Theater in Aidekman.
This weekend was a fantastic opportunity to catch up with older friends who have since left the Hill to pursue that ever elusive thing called “real life,” meet some new faces who used to haunt the backstage corridors of our theater in the round, and put the oh so strong talent of the Tufts performing arts student body on display. From rubbing elbows at a cocktail reception (and meeting a ’68 Jumbo who hails from Chicago and is now a theater critic there — sending that email tomorrow), to watching Joe Pikowski’s (A10) production of Eric Bogosian’s edgy yet touching drama, subUrbia (the 3Ps Spring 2010 Major — this means our 200th major production ever!) filled with six exceptional VARBs from the seniors (more on that in another post…), to a fabulous “Supershow” that showcased 9 of the different groups under the umbrella of 3Ps.
What a wonderful weekend and a fantastic way to break up the monotony (read: not) and calm (read: stress) of midterms! That being said, I think it’s fair to say a fun time was had by all. Here’s to another hundred years!
