On January 6th & 7th, PPTCO Artistic Director Mark Clayton Southers shared his experience as a playwright with students from area junior and senior high schools. As part of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust's 2009 Theater Arts Workshop, Mark and fellow playwrights Tammy Ryan, F.J. Hartland, and Wali Jamal led students through the playwrighting segment of the workshop. The program was presented at the Byham Theater by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Department of Education and Community Engagement, and was made possible by Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania.