Boal Workshop 2008

JILL WADSWORTH
CMU Pre-College Boal Workshop Director

Jill is an actor, director and award-winning instructor known for her ability to tap the artistic genius in young performers. Patience and sensitivity are hallmarks of her expertise in training young actors in the Pittsburgh Public Schools, Point Park Community Classes, CLO Academy and Pittsburgh Youth Ballet. She also has taught at Carnegie-Mellon University, Point Park University and Carnegie-Mellon Pre-College. Jill has created and directed numerous programs encouraging excellence in education through the arts. She has directed more than 30 productions in popular local venues, many to critical acclaim, and performed numerous roles on stage and in feature films.

Over the past five years Jill has directed the Boal Workshop at CMU Pre-College. Her passion has inspired students to use their talent to bring change to a world that can be brutal, uncaring, and self-centered. A few of her credits in this area include: the founding of Parents Anonymous of Pittsburgh, State Coordinator of Parents Anonymous of Pennsylvania, the founding of “New Horizons” – an acting class for physically and mentally handicapped adults -- equipping autistic teens to build communication skills through the use of theatre techniques, and touching the lives of homeless children through acting classes in shelters.

AWARDS/BOARDS

Dr. Martin Luther King’s Citizen Award - Founding Parents Anonymous Pittsburgh
American Medical Association Award - Work in the field of Child Abuse
Board of Directors: Rwindalectric Inc. (Bringing wind turbine electric to Rwanda)