Watermill Workshop

“A Tale to Tell,” a workshop with Helene Patarot, a French actress in residence at the Watermill Center through March 7, will take place Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Students will combine acting, writing, and directing as they develop stories using elements from their own lives, such as family photographs, diaries and letters, clothes, and other items with personal meaning.

Ms. Patarot, who was born in Vietnam, is developing a theater piece exploring the story of her father, who was a child soldier in a French army school in Vietnam in 1939. Now a resident of London, she has acted extensively in film, theater, and television.

The workshop will include a lunch break and tour of the grounds and collection. Participants have been asked to bring lunch and three objects of personal importance, and to wear comfortable clothes. Registration, for which there is a $10 fee, is through watermillcenter.org.