The Development of OTOA PTT

"OTOA arose out of a personal and professional imperative as a theater artist, to get more detailed, specific, and physically dynamic performances from the actors I was working with. 

It was this desire that forced me to consider more deeply what it was I found the most satisfying and compelling when watching a performance of any kind. 

It became clear that what engages me the most is the physical expression of the performers thinking process. It is through this type of physical expression that I gain entrance into a production, it is what pulls me in,  and what enables me to invest more fully in the production.

It is the specific visualization of thought into action that distinguishes the stage’s capacity for expression from that of radio or literature, thereby providing a more visceral event for the audience. And it was this observation that became the primary motivation in the development of OTOA as a performance technique and training".

~ Gia Forakis, 

OTOA Founder, Master Teacher 

& Theater Artist