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Playback for Change

is located in Philadelphia, PA is a multi-racial, improvisational theatre company dedicated to using Playback Theatre to drive social change

(OPTION 1) We create a more just, inclusive communities by helping individuals and groups gain skills, insight and understanding. We do this through performances and workshops using Playback Theatre artform.

(OPTION 2) Our mission is to provide performances and workshops for communities, schools, non-profits and organizations, using Playback Theatre to help individuals and groups gain insight, understanding, and skills to create more just and inclusive communities.

PFC has been performing for the past 22 years and has done hundreds of performances and workshops throughout the Philadelphia area.

»We believe

that Storytelling and Playback can shape and transform the world we live in«

that each person, their story enacted on stage are transformative catalyst for change«

in stories that challenge mainstream narratives of our times«

in social responsibilty as an actor«

that authenticatically enacting your stories strengthens your voice, empowers everyone and builds community«

The Company

Pamela

Sarah

A.J.

Bianca

Burgandy

Christopher

Eric

Marie

Kristen

Michael

Rabbi Shawn

Ron

Sheshadri

Tom

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What is Playback Theatre?

There are many kinds of alternative theatre. Playback is theatre as a community forum, a place to "polylogue", to explore the relationship between the personal and the political, between the individual and the collective.

It is an opportunity to hear and be heard, to recognize how we are similar and how we are different, and to see our lives on stage..

The performance is spontaneous - it is theatre created through a unique collaboration between performers and audience. Someone from the audience tells a story or moment from their life, chooses actors to play the different roles, then watches as their story is immediately recreated on “stage.”

Artistically we weave together spoken word, dance, music, storytelling, and physical theatre in an improvisational form that can be serious, deeply moving, and often hilarious.

Playback Theatre gives attention to the social interactive elements of a whole community or organization, enabling an enriching experience for actors and audience alike. It gives the storyteller and the group a chance to gain insights from seeing the story from a new perspective.

In both performances and workshops, Playback Theatre helps people and groups to access intuition and wisdom through action, in the body. Groups in conflict and people divided by race, class or culture have found new attitudes of acceptance through sharing experiences in playback performances.

Authenticity in the spontaneous moment underlies Playback Theatre practice. Playback Theatre aims to create a safe container where every voice and any story - however ordinary, extraordinary, hidden or difficult - may be heard and told.

It is a place where each person´s uniqueness is honored while at the same time building and strengthening our connections to each other as a community.

Our clients

Abington Friends

St. Martin in Fields

Germantown Jewish Center

American Cancer Society

Training for Change

Jefferson Hospital

Bryn Mawr College

Penn State University

Institute for Inclusion

Upcoming Events

Mar

Fri Mar 15
At 2:00 PM

Annunciation Church – Philadelphia

Rehearsal for Bronx

Sat Mar 21
From 10:30AM
To 2:00 PM

Bronx Museum of the Arts – 1040 Grand Concourse, Bronx NY

The Family We Make: Stories of Community and Hope

Fri Mar 29
At 2:00 PM

Summit Presbyterian Church – Philadelphia

Rehearsal & Playtime

Apr

Sun Apr 12
At 2:00 PM

Summit Presbyterian Church – Philadelphia

Rehearsal & Playtime

May

Sun May 3
At 2:00 PM

Summit Presbyterian Church – Philadelphia

Rehearsal & Playtime

Sun May 17
At 2:00 PM

Summit Presbyterian Church – Philadelphia

Rehearsal & Playtime

Sun May 31
At 2:00 PM

Summit Presbyterian Church – Philadelphia

Rehearsal & Playtime

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