Patricia O.Jones
Actor, Director,Playwright (Manly, NSW)

Patricia O.Jones trained at the Ensemble Theatre in Kirribilli for five years, becoming an actress/director and eventually a playwright. She was trained in the Stanislavsky "method" style of acting but her studies also incorporated traditional acting training.

She has worked for director and teacher Brian Siron, who had trained with Stella Adler in New York, in technical colleges and elsewhere as an acting teacher. In addition to her extensive acting and directing background, Patricia is also a performance poet and holds a diploma in fine arts from Seaforth TAFE.

Currently, Patricia is working on a project writing theatre pieces for young people which encompass developmental problems young people experience as a form of "edu-tainment" for youth.

Influenced by Tennessee Williams, her plays include "The Last Painting of Toulouse Lautrec", performed at the Tap Gallery in Surrey Hills, "I wanna dance with Fred Astaire" - chosen as one of five best Australian scripts in 1992 by Griffin Theatre, "The heart of Frankenstein" performed at the Tap Gallery and also in a well-reviewed Manly production.

Patricia wishes to teach acting within the Manly area and is keen to attract students. To this end she would like to contact actors and those wishing to take advantage of her extensive training and experience and other teachers in the area to join for nights of teaching in Manly.

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