THEATRE FOR DIALOGUEActing Class
Join us for this 6-week class in using theatre as a tool for story sharing, dialogue, and community engagement.
Jan. 7th - Feb. 11th
Open to all Port Townsend School District 6th - 12th grade students.
In this playful and empowering acting class, students will learn advanced improvisation and physical theatre skills from the world-renowned Theatre of the Oppressed (problem solving) & Playback Theatre (Storytelling), while sharing stories and devising short plays of interest to them. As we sometimes refer to in this work, change the world and have a good time doing it. Freeing and fun! At the end of the 6-weeks, some students will be invited to join an additional 6-week session to form a Youth Performance Ensemble using these amazing techniques. The plan is to do a series of performances in the spring, for audiences of their peers as well as the community at large.
* Students must commit to the full 6 weeks in their entirety. As the material covered builds on itself, this is not a drop-in class.
FAMILY ZOOM INFO SESSION
December 11, 7:00pm
Learn what "Theatre for Dialogue" is all about!
When:
6 Wednesdays - Jan.7 - Feb. 11, 2026; 1:30-3:00 PM
Where:
OCEAN Campus - Room TBA
Who:
PT School District Middle & High School students. Maximum 20.
Cost: FREE!
Instructor:
Marc Weinblatt, PTYT Artistic Director & Mandala Center for Change Founder
Additional 6-week session with performances, by invitation:
6 Wednesdays - Feb. 25 - April 1, 2026.
Registration
Space is limited to 20 participants.
Theatre for Dialogue
Theatre for Dialogue includes training and practice in various forms of "Applied Theatre" - theatre / acting as a tool, not simply as entertainment. Designed for both actors and non-actors, it's a way of using theatre to help people talk, listen, share, and engage in a dynamic and fun community environment. It is a great way to share stories, build connection, spark conversations, and make positive changes together. Performances are highly engaging, audience participatory, playful, and transformative.
