The method
Personal Development through Theatre Practice.
DPPT was built over more than 40 years by Andrell Lopes, through his career as an actor, director, opera singer and acting coach.
It is grounded in acting practice and in the fundamentals of how people and groups relate. By bringing together action, voice, body, perception and emotion, it develops communication, public speaking, leadership and stage practice — and expands your ability to express yourself, to influence and to argue under pressure.
The five pillars
What you practise in each of them.
In practice the pillars don’t come one after another: they appear together, in the same scene. The list alongside simply names what is being worked on.
Created by Andrell Lopes.
01
Theatre
Theatre practice is the method’s laboratory. On stage, speech stops being theory and becomes something you can observe: repetition, listening, presence and adjustment.
02
Self-awareness
Noticing how you actually produce your voice, your gestures and your expressions. That reading is what tells us where to focus.
03
Emotional intelligence
Recognising and managing your own state when you are in the spotlight, so that nerves no longer decide how you come across.
04
Effective communication
Organising your own communication, sustaining arguments consistently and improving the way you position yourself professionally.
05
Leadership
Better interactions create better personal and professional bonds. That is what sustains presentations, meetings, team management and client relationships.
COMGRUPOS archive · on stage
The approach
Knowing what to say is not enough. You have to carry how you say it.
DPPT combines professional theatre with interaction strategies for the corporate world: practice, strategic communication and applied leadership. It isn’t improvisation — it’s a method, applied.
- Theatre practice applied to the corporate world.
- Presence and voice in service of leadership.
- Self-awareness to unlock how you show up.
- Argument and impact in high-pressure situations.
Next step
Gain clarity, confidence and presence when it matters.
Start with a conversation. From there we decide where to focus and which path makes sense for you right now.