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. Asheville Playback Theatre was founded in 1995 in North Carolina, USA, by Raphael Peter and Cat Gilliam. Now in its fourteenth 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.

During its 2008-2009 season, APT will present a series of public performances in Asheville, some at the BeBe Theatre at 20 Commerce Street, some at NC Stage Company, 15 Stage Lane, and our Community Concerns series at the YWCA, 185 S French Broad Ave. Some have specific topics, and others are wide open to all stories. One show, on Dec. 10th, will be at the UNCA Highsmith Center, downstairs in the Alumni Lounge on the UNCA campus. For all shows, tickets will be available at the door for $10 ($5 student/seniors), with no one turned away for lack of funds (but we do sometimes sell out, so come early).

Dates, Topics, Locations, and Times for Season Fourteen are:
Fri, Sept 19 BeBe Theatre, 8PM
Sun, Nov 16 Whose World Is It Anyway? - Stories of Sustainability - YWCA, 3PM
Fri, Nov 21 BeBe Theatre, 8PM
Wed, Dec 10 Fourth Annual Global Playback Event - Stories of Freedom- Our Traditions/ Our Future - UNCA Highsmith Center, 7:30PM
Fri, Jan 2 Playback Alchemy - an evening of Interactive Experiment & Performance – NC Stage, 8PM
Sat, Jan 3 Kids Know It All! (for kids and everyone else too) - NC Stage, 2PM
Sat, Jan 3 Forbidden Stories (for adults only) – NC Stage, 9PM
Fri, Jan 16 BeBe Theatre, 8PM
Sun, Feb 8 Black Brown Red Yellow White - Stories of Racial Identity (Community Concerns series) - YWCA, 3PM
Fri, Mar 20 BeBe Theatre, 8PM
Sun, Apr 19 The Power of Youth (Community Concerns series) - YWCA, 3PM (NOTE: Date has been changed from 4/12!)
Fri, May 8 BeBe Theatre, 8PM

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.

This season, 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.

Contact: Raphael Peter, Managing Director
828-779-3062 / info@globalplayback.org

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