We offer in-person and online improvisational theatre workshops and performance opportunities for teens and young adults with autism and other developmental disabilities, but people without disabilites are always welcome to join us. All our teachers have autism.
Sliding scale tuition and scholarships are available if needed. Our current and upcoming workshops are listed below.
Summer 2026:
Joy of Improv Workshops
This 6-week series of “Joy of Improv” workshop runs from July 12 to August 16. They are held on Sundays from 3:30 to 5:00 pm, at a fully accessible facility in Encinitas. The leaders of these workshops are young adults with autism who have benefitted from years of our on-the-job training as actors and as teachers. Download a flyer here.
Fall 2026:
PACT PLAYS PRESENTS – Our Fall Play!
In this 16-session series, which begins on September 13, 2026, we will create a play from improvisational theatre, and perform it on December 20.
Last Fall we performed “The Enchanted Forest,” a musical.
Winter/Spring 2027:
During the Winter/Spring months of 2027 we will offer a 16-week “Joy of Improv” workshop series. If we receive grant funding, we will videotape the workshops and edit them into dynamic half hour programs that we will make available to people who are unable to attend our workshops.
Ongoing Workshops:
Virtual Improv/Acting Workshops
We provide weekly online improv/acting workshops for teens and adults with and without autism on Fridays from 4:00 to 4:50 pm (Pacific Time). The group enjoys improv games tailored for online use, and reads in character from popular movie scripts.
We have discovered that our theatre workshops are very effective in a virtual setting, and serve people who are unable to attend our in-person workshops.
FOR MORE INFORMATION about our workshops, contact our office at info@pacthouse.org or call 760-815-8512. If you would like to donate, please see our Donation Page.
EXPLORE OUR VIDEOS!
New – Learn What PACT Workshops Can Do for You!
Wil Fisher, PACT teacher, mentor, and trainer from 2021 to 2026, shares how Positive Action Community Theatre’s workshops help teens and young adults on the autism spectrum in the video, Benefits of PACT Workshops!
Watch PACT in Action in this SDSU Student Documentary
The documentary, Making an imPACT, created by SDSU students Finley Louch, director, and Julian Rodriguez, producer, will take you up close and personal to the people and programs that make it great!
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Positive Action Community Theatre (PACT) is a dynamic non-profit organization that offers improvisational theatre workshops where teens and adults with autism, and people of all abilities, have fun with their peers, and in the process, develop social and communication skills. Those most served by our programs are teens and young adults with high functioning autism, but people of all abilities are welcome to join us.
The fun, low-stress and upbeat environment of these workshops give our participants an opportunity to express their creativity, and enjoy connecting with peers of all abilities.
Mastering an art is a very enriching experience. It is also lots of fun, and proves to be a great ally in life. Studying and expressing the performing arts brings our participants into a shared world, where they feel more connected, and are better able to express their thoughts and feelings and share their own unique gifts.
