Service Description

Join us for an Introduction to Playback Theatre devoted to enhancing our creativity and play as we form a community of storytellers in action. This session is an intro to the course that will be offered for 4 weekly sessions in April. Using Playback Theatre as the core, participants will learn how to use applied theatre to transform personal stories told by workshop participants into spontaneous theatre pieces using movement, ritual, music, and spoken improvisation. Participants will share their stories and learn to bring these stories to life and discover the applications and settings for Playback Theatre. Stories are how we understand our world, who we are, where we have come from, and what we may have come through. These moments of our lives can be touchstones, full of power and significance. They are the glue that holds families, communities, and cultures together. This form of theatre develops intuition, insight, creativity, empathy, and effective communication skills and is used in many settings. This workshop is recommended for adults: no theatre experience is needed. Please wear loose clothing. Cost:$40 Jennie Kristel, MA, REAT, APTT, RMT is an accredited Playback Theatre Trainer and Registered Expressive arts therapist trained in multiple forms of improvisation theatre and personal storytelling. She teaches at Lesley University and internationally about the uses of Playback Theatre, expressive arts, theatre games, and improvisation to support people in understanding their deeper stories, resolving conflict, and helping build community.