Reminder: Jacob's last workshop

This Tuesday, 29 Jan, is Jacob's last workshop with the PDDCS youth group before the youth members progress to the next stage of their movie making debut for DeafFest.

Running from 4-6pm at Jack Hunt School, any deaf young person is welcome to attend.

Perhaps Jacob will give us a taster of his workshop material for São Paulo. 

Jacob's workshop: 'All the world's a stage'

"All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players" is how Jacob responded in a conversation relating to the young people's acting skills. The quote from Shakespeare's As You Like It was very apt. Life is like a play and Jacob has enhanced the acting skills of the young people and their group performances by encouraging them to draw from their observations and life experiences.


We are looking forward to the last workshop with the PDDCS youth group - Tuesday 29 Jan 4-6pm.

Acting and workshops: A letter from Katie

Katie's PDDCS Film Letter1[2] by Peterborough and District Deaf Children's Society

Acting workshops with Jacob Casselden - Jan 2013

Following the success of the first Deaf Drama workshops with award winning Jacob Casselden, we are now ready to announce three more as PDDCS prepare for making a movie at DeafFest!

The times have changed to allow participants from all schools in Peterborough time to get there. There is also a bonus Saturday session too. 

If you like acting and drama - you'll love this. See you there!

Deaf Drama Workshops 2.pdf

Jacob Casselden's drama workshop - what a success!

Last month Jacob Casselden supported the PDDCS youth group by delivering a two hour drama workshop with young people, who have a mixture of communication needs, ranging in age from 11-18. The young people developed an understanding of rhythm and its impacts of expressing emotions and the ambience of a scene. Within that short time all the young people, and the supporting adult volunteers, unlocked and discovered many skills which they expressed during the two improvisation activities; one using an 'apple', the other involving cowboys.

Jacob will be back again soon to offer another workshop. Watch this space.

To see what you missed, check out these images (click to enlarge):

Jacob Casselden Deaf Drama Workshop - details announced

The date for the first of Jacob Casselden's Drama workshops have been announced. It's the 27th November and it's free! Jacob has agreed to help PDDCS Youth in their quest to make top a film for DeafFest 2013. Clocks ticking kids - Film needs to be in by March..

See the poster below for full details. Please pass it on..Jacob Casselden Peterborough Acting Workshop

Award Winning Deaf Actor Jacob Casselden coming to Peterborough

Award Winning Deaf Actor @jacobcasselden coming to Peterborough to give drama classes. On the road to @deaffest 2013! pddcs.co.uk/2012/09/Jacobc…
— PDDCS (@PDDCS) September 29, 2012

Following hot in the footsteps of Ted Evans and Charlie Swinbourne coming to talk about their careers in writing and film making, Award winning actor and dancer, Jacob Casselden, is coming to Peterborough to deliver acting and drama classes.

Jacob has starred in film and on stage and is well respected - winning Best International Deaf Male Actor award at the Milan Festival Internazionale di Cinema E Video Sordo, for his role in the film Nectar and shortlisted for his role in Tribes in London's West End in 2010. (see video below)

The class dates are yet to be arranged - but keep checking PDDCS news for updates.

There will be an announcement soon on PDDCS plans to make film to enter into Young DeafFest 2013 and how to get involved. Jacob's involvement means that PDDCS have a top trio of British Deaf film making and acting talent on board to help with the production of a film. With Charlie Swinbourne and Ted Evans already agreeing to act as consultants to the project, Jacob's contribution to the performance side gives the kids of Peterborough the best start possible.

Keep checking back for more news on the film making project and dates of Jacob's acting sessions. Follow Jacob on twitter here

This video is from 2010 - the dates mentioned have now passed