One - Thought - One - Action
Performance Technique & Training
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COMING IN OCTOBER 2025
COMING IN OCTOBER 2025
Two-Day Introduction Workshop
Two-Day Introduction Workshop
One-Thought-One-Action (OTOA)™
One-Thought-One-Action (OTOA)™
Performance Technique & Training (PTT)™
Performance Technique & Training (PTT)™
live and in person with
live and in person with
OTOA Founder & Master Teacher,
OTOA Founder & Master Teacher,
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OTOA PTT Workshops are open to all performing artists,
actors, directors, singers, and theater makers
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WORKSHOP DATES:
WORKSHOP DATES:
Saturday & Sunday
Saturday & Sunday
OCTOBER 11 & 12
OCTOBER 11 & 12
12:30pm - 5:30pm
12:30pm - 5:30pm
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REGISTRATION DEADLINE:
REGISTRATION DEADLINE:
OCTOBER 3rd
OCTOBER 3rd
-See Below for Registration Information-
-See Below for Registration Information-
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PRICE:
PRICE:
$95 per person
$95 per person
!!!EARLY BIRD SPECIAL DISCOUNT!!!
!!!EARLY BIRD SPECIAL DISCOUNT!!!
Register by OCT 1st for $15 Discount = $80
Register by OCT 1st for $15 Discount = $80
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LOCATION:
LOCATION:
New Stage Performance Space
New Stage Performance Space
36 West 106th Street, NYC
36 West 106th Street, NYC
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SPACE is LIMITED
SPACE is LIMITED
-See Below for Registration Information-
-See Below for Registration Information-
"I am enlightened after attending a One-Thought-One-Action workshop. It was one of the best things to happen to me in a long time. Gia Forakis, you are a blessing!"
– Vanessa Miriam Rodriguez, Actor
What is OTOA Performance Technique & Training (PTT)?
What is OTOA Performance Technique & Training (PTT)?
OTOA PTT is a method for creating a vivid, engaged, and dynamic life on stage or screen.
OTOA PTT identifies incremental components of thought as moments of physical action.
OTOA PTT brings specificity, versatility, and dynamic physical vitality to the stage
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For information on the
PRINCIPLES & APPLICATIONS of OTOA PTT
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To watch our OTOA PTT PROMOTIONAL VIDEO
CLASS SIZE
CLASS SIZE
- Limited Class Size
- Class size is carefully considered to offer participants more personal attention.
- You must be free to commit to the entire Two-Day Workshop
- One-day participation is not available for this workshop
- To create the best learning environment, participation in both days and times supports the best group dynamic, the best learning process, and the best experience for each participant.
What to Expect During this Two-Day Workshop:
What to Expect During this Two-Day Workshop:
SATURDAY:
SATURDAY:
Introduction to the
Introduction to the
Principles of OTOA PTT
Principles of OTOA PTT
SUNDAY:
SUNDAY:
Working with Text
Working with Text
- An ensemble-based learning environment
- Exercises designed for group and individual participation
- Some preparation homework is suggested
- A creative and supportive learning experience.
Requirements
Requirements
- Some previous performing experience.
- Minimum age is 18.
- Fluent in English
- Ability for physical participation, activity, and movement
Important Notes:
Important Notes:
- Registration & Prepayment are required in advance to hold your spot in the workshop.
- Payment assures your space is reserved in the workshop.
- Please review details of our CANCELLATION POLICY below
Registration Details
Registration Details
REGISTRATION CLOSES
OCTOBER 3rd @ 5pm
EARLY BIRD $15 DISCOUNT CLOSES
OCTOBER 1st @ 5pm
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PLEASE NOTE
•Registration is for the entire Two-Day Workshop.
•One-day participation is not available for this workshop
•To create the best learning environment and the most productive and beneficial workshop experience, ALL PARTICIPANTS must be available to both dates and times.
•To create the best learning environment and the most productive and beneficial workshop experience, ALL PARTICIPANTS must be available to both dates and times.
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HOW TO REGISTER
HOW TO REGISTER
STEP ONE:
STEP ONE:
In your email please include:
In your email please include:
- Your Full Name
- Where you heard about OTOA PTT and this workshop?
- What Interests you about OTOA PTT?
- OPTIONAL: Headshot & Resume
- Please include "OTOA PTT" in the Subject of your email
STEP TWO:
STEP TWO:
- After your email inquiry is received with all the information outlined above in STEP ONE we will respond within 24 hours with instructions on...
- How to Make Payment to Reserve Your Spot
- Details for what and how to prepare for the workshop.
CANCELLATION & REFUND POLICY
CANCELLATION & REFUND POLICY
Please keep in mind that this workshop is limited in size. If you must cancel please cancel as soon as possible so that we have time to offer someone else your spot.
Cancellations made BEFORE SEPTEMBER 28 will receive a FULL refund through the same methods used to make the original payment. Please be aware that processing fees may apply by the banking institution or payment platform that you chose to use.
Refunds will be processed within 3 weeks of the cancellation date using the same method as the original payment was made, minus any fees associated with the payment platform.
Cancellations made AFTER SEPTEMBER 28 will receive CREDIT (good for 6 months) towards any OTOA-based Workshop, OR one 60-minute private ZOOM OTOA Performance Technique Coaching Session, OR one 60-minute private ZOOM OTOA Creative Life Practice Life Coaching Session.
~Thank you for your understanding
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
All workshops are led by One-Thought-One-Action (OTOA)™
Founder & Internationally Recognized Master Teacher
Gia Forakis
Gia Forakis is a theater artist, teacher, leader, life coach, and the founder and master teacher of OTOA. She brings over four decades to her work as a professional theater maker and over 18 years to her OTOA teaching and coaching practice. Gia is a member of SDC (Stage Directors & Choreographers Society). She holds a BFA from New York University Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Acting Program, and an MFA from Yale (David Geffen) School of Drama, Directing Program - where she developed the OTOA technique: Re-Envisioning the Creative Process One-Thought-One-Action as a Time.
To learn more about Gia Forakis
QUESTIONS:
Feel free to contact us if you have any questions at OTOA.info@gmail.com
Please be sure to use "OTOA PTT" in your Subject Header
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ON-GOING:
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