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Playback Theatre
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Asheville
Playback Theatre was founded in 1995 in North Carolina,
USA, by Raphael Peter and Cat Gilliam. Now entering
its sixteenth season, APT's public performances are
all part of the overall theme “Building a Community
of Neighbors”.
In
playback theatre, personal stories from audience members
will be transformed into performance pieces, accompanied
by improvised music. As always with playback, the teller’s
story will be honored both as a personal event, and
as a moment representing our shared experience. In a
playback gathering, it is not unusual for audience members
to exclaim “but this is my story too!” Through sharing
our local experiences, the company hopes to create a
meeting ground for the Asheville community, a place
where differences can be shared and better understood.
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APT's 2012-2013season.
The company will present a series of public performances in
Asheville, some at the Altamont Theater, 18 Church Street,
and some NC Stage, 15 Stage Lane, plus other
locations. For all shows, tickets will be available at the
door for $10 (adults) or $5 (children), with no one turned
away for lack of funds.
| Dates,
Topics, Locations, and Times for Season Seventeen include: |
| Fri.,
Sept. 7 |
Altamont
Theater , 8PM |
| Fri.,
Oct. 5 |
Altamont
Theater , 8PM |
| Fri,
Jan 4 |
"The Gender Spectrum"
- NC Stage, 8PM |
| Sat,
Jan 5 |
Annual
Youth Show: "It's Your Turn"
- NC Stage, 2PM |
| Sat,
Jan 5 |
Playback
performance with Featured Guest composer, poet, musician
& APT member--Annelinde Metzner - NC Stage, 8PM |
| Sun,
Jan 6 |
"Anything
Goes" (not a performance of the musical!)
- NC Stage, 2PM |
| Future
dates |
To
be determined - contact Fields 828.273.0995 |
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our email newsletter, send a request via email to ashevilleplayback@gmail.com.
APT extends
a special invitation to people who do not often attend live
theatre, people whose history or experience in Asheville is
not commonly shared, and people who are curious to meet new
neighbors and reach across some of the divides that exist
in our community.
We
are continuing to offer a monthly workshop
in playback theatre techniques, held on the third Saturday
of each month from 10AM to 1PM at Harvest House, 205
Kenilworth Road in Asheville. The workshops are free
of charge, and all are invited to attend.
Asheville
Playback Theatre is also available for private bookings.
Since our purpose is to honor people's real life experiences,
we have been hired for some of the following: business trainings
& team building conferences, social service organizations'
retreats, community building events, special occasions such
as birthday parties, anniversaries & holidays, and many
other venues. We can tailor our unique improvisational, story-based
theater to fit your specifications or needs.
APT is
a member of the International
Playback Theatre Network and founded the Global Playback
events which were held around the world for several years,
as envisioned by Raphael Peter.
Contact:
Robert Thomas (a/k/a Fields)
thopiano@bellsouth.net / 828-273-0995
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