So there’s a very good chance you’re looking for a job right now. Perhaps you’ve been on a dozen job interviews in the last few months, but you’re still at home alternating between combing through craigslist classifieds and watching Judge Judy.

Did you know that PCS offers an amazing class that can help you stand out and land that job?

The Art of the Interview
This 4 hour workshop will utilize performance exercises and audition skills to help you focus on “getting the part” of your dream job. Try a creative approach to preparing for your next job interview – much in the way an actor prepares to audition for a part in a play. Learn how to help future employers “see you in the role” you’re seeking, by doing your research, focusing on active listening, asking impactful questions, and creating a dynamic rapport during the interview process. You’ll walk away with skills that will help you stay calm, genuine, and present during your next interview. Workshop includes a Q & A session with Barbara Baker from Umpua Bank has been nationally recognized as one of the top HR Directors in the country.

The Art of the Interview
Instructor: Laura Faye Smith
Course dates: November 21, 2009, from 9am to 1pm
Tuition: $80

To register, email kelseyt@pcs.org

Portland Center Stage is excited to offer a Directing class taught by our own Associate Artistic Director, Rose Riordan. Rose is the award winning brilliant mind behind such PCS hits as The Thugs, The Pillowman, Doubt, Frost/Nixon and How To Dissapear . . . to name just a few.

Course dates: Mondays, Sept. 19—Oct. 17, from 1pm to 4pm. Tuition: $200. Call or email me to reserve your space – 503-445-3793 and kelseyt@pcs.org

And check out all our fall theater and business classes by clicking here.

Offerings include an audition course taught by Michael O’Connell

Handsome!

Or how about a dance class for beginners with the fabulous
Amy Palomino from Cabaret, West Side Story, and Guys and Dolls.

So inspiring even her cat can tap now

And Matthew B. Zrebski is starting a new year of his popular year long Playwriting sequence with The Dramatist’s Toolbox.

On the outside a smile, on the inside a hurricane of words waiting to hit the page.

We also have classes on the Art of the Interview , scene study for actors, and a sneak peek into Winter and Spring term classes. Reserve your space early!