PLAYBACK THEATRE


	PLAYBACK THEATRE

NOTE: This citation was edited by Joel Plotkin from published material by the group;
it is not their home page. Contact them directly for up-to-date information.

Playback Theatre is an original form of improvisational theatre in which audience or group members tell stories from their lives, and watch them enacted on the spot. Whether in public theatres, workshops, educational or clinical settings, Playback Theatre affirms the importance and digninity of personal experience, enables people to view their lives in new ways, and draws people closer as they see their common humanity. First created in 1975, the form was developed by JONATHAN FOX and JO SALAS and the original Playback Theatre company in the Hudson Valley of New York. The SCHOOL OF PLAYBACK THEATRE runs frequent training workshops to teach the technique at various levels.

Contact information:

School of Playback Theatre
137 Hasbrouck Road
New Paltz, NY 12561
Phone: (914)255-8163; Fax (914)255-1281
e-mail to 71513.201@compuserve.com

Two books provide extensive descriptions of the technique:

Improvising Real Life: Personal Story in Playback Theatre
by Jo Salas; Kendall Hunt, 1993. Paperback $16

Acts of Service: Spontaneity, Commitment, Tradition in the Nonscripted Theatre; Tusitala Publishing, 1994. Paperback $23.

Order by sending a check to the School of Playback Theatre
-- $18 for Improvising Real Life, -- $26 for Acts of Service

1997 Trainings at the School of Playback Theatre:

Playback Core Training, a five day intensive,
January 16-20, San Francisco, CA. Taught by Jonathan Fox
June 28- July 2, Vassar College, New York. Taught by Jo Salas

In addition to the second Core Training above, the following trainings
will be residential at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY

Psychodrama for Playback, five day intensive,
June 28-July 2. Taught by Judy Swallow

Ritual in Playback Theatre, three day Selected Topic
July 4-6. Taught by Jonathan Fox

Playback for Organizations, three day Selected Topic
July 4-6. Taught by Lara Ewing and Jo Salas

Music for Playback, one day Selected Topic
July 7. Taught by Jo Salas

Acting for Playback, five day intensive
July 8-12. Taught by Peter Hall

Playback Conducting, five day intensive
July 8-12. Taught by Jonathan Fox

Playback Theatre Practice, two week intensive
July 14-25. Taught by Jo Salas

Playback Theatre Leadership, three-week intensive
July 14- August 1. Taught by Jonathan Fox.

School of Playback Theatre courses will also be offered in Germany, Switzerland, and the UK during 1997 Check with the Playback office for information on these and other workshops.

The INTERNATIONAL PLAYBACK THEATRE NETWORK is a way for practitioners to connect with one another throughout the world. Since being launched in April 1990, the IPTN has grown steadily, with more than 140 members spread over 15 countries.

Contact:

IPTN
PO Box 1173
New Paltz, NY 12561

The Next IPTN Conference will be held in Perth, Australia from January 6-12, 1997. Fax/Phone inquiries to Vasanti Sunderland, 011 619 383-3790.

EMPATHIC IMPROVISATION
Jill Turner of Massachusetts uses a variant of Playback known as Empathic Improvisation to facilitate storytelling. She is working on Web materials related to these concepts.

PLAYBACK GROUPS WITH WEB PAGES

Hudson River Playback Theatre	Pentimento Playback	Playback Theater Schweiz--Switzerland

Playback Theater Stuttgart--Germany		Playback Theater "Spiegelbuhne Frankfurt"-- Germany

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