Hello from Play Back North America

August 10, 2023

Where does your practice fit on the circle map above?

Hello, GPB friends! 


We invite you to come learn about a powerful form of improvisation that’s practiced in 70 countries in the world: Playback Theatre.  Playback Theatre involves all seven elements in the circle map above. 


Please check out PlaybackNorthAmerica.com.  Join the mailing list.  You can register for online workshops, classes and performances to experience the gifts of Playback Theatre, and also to learn about an off-the-stage practice called Embodied Empathy.  Explore how these forms of play could enrich your life and be useful to others in your network or profession.


How might Playback Theatre and/or Embodied Empathy benefit you? 

Improvisers:  Add deep meaning into the fun you have with improv.
Healers:
  Integrate creative, embodied deep listening into your work.
Activists:
Address social issues in engaging and creative ways.
Everyone:
Enrich relationships, work, and daily life with creativity + connection.

We hope to meet you online sometime soon!


Warmly,
Jamie, Anne, Ed, Elaine, Johnny, Cat, and Christopher
(PNA’s organizing team, 2023)

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By Danielle Speciale June 9, 2026
Author: Sarah Filman, GPB Director of Programs