Classes & Workshops
The Public offers classes and workshops for youth in acting, playwriting and technical theater for ages 10-17. We also give high school and college students an opportunity to "shadow" members of our production department. All classes and workshops are held at the O'Reilly Theater. Some financial aid is available. For more information, contact Rob Zellers, Education Director, at 412.316.8200, ext. 715.
Opportunities for Further Training
The Public offers classes for adults each Spring. These classes provide teachers an opportunity to continue to develop their own skills to aid them in the classroom.
Winter/Spring Classes for Adults
Acting with Dialect
Tuesday evenings, 6:30-8:30pm, March 13 - May 1, 2012
Fee: $275
This workshop focuses on acting with an emphasis on dialects. In addition to exploring the acting process, students will learn two dialects--for example: High British, Irish, cockney, French, Russian, Brooklyn etc. Through use of character develpment, voice and body work, students will learn how to apply the dialect to monologues and scenes.
Acting Workshop II
Monday evenings, 6:30-8:30pm, February 13 - April 2, 2012
Price: $275
Building on Acting Workshop I, students participate in a lively exploration of the acting process and study character development, voice and body work, and text analysis in a supportive, professional environment.
Playwriting Workshop II
Wednesday evenings, 6:30-8:30pm, March 14 - May 2, 2012
Price: $275
Building on Playwriting Workshop I, this playwriting workshop will focus on a play's structure and premise and how to strengthen the central conflict. Student writing will be workshopped in class. Writing exercises will be assigned in and out of class in order to access creativity and go beyond formula to create dynamic and original stories. Students will also go over the process of submitting plays for production consideration and the playwright's role during rehearsal/production.
For on-line enrollment: www.ppt.org/adultclasses
For questions concerning these classes, please call the Education Department at 412.316.8200 x 715.