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Asheville
Playback Theatre was founded in 1995 in North Carolina,
USA, by Raphael Peter and Cat Gilliam. Now in its thirteenth
season, APT's public performances are all part of the
overall theme “Building a Community of Neighbors”.
For each performance, a different topic will focus on
aspects of life in Asheville that make it the rich and
diverse community it is today. |
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 2007-2008 season, APT will present eleven public
performances, some at the BeBe Theatre at
20 Commerce Street, some at NC Stage Company,
15 Stage Lane, and one at the UNCA Carol Belk Theatre
on the campus of UNCA. Please put them on your calendar, and
come early – last season, every public show sold out
! Three of the NC Stage performances are a new "Community
Concerns" series, highlighting stories about specific
areas of interest to local residents.
Tickets
will be available at the door for $10 ($5 student/seniors),
with no one turned away for lack of funds.
| Dates,
Topics, Locations, and Times for Season Thirteen are: |
| Sun,
Sept 23 |
Community Concerns: “Health Care(ing)”
– NC Stage, 7PM |
| Sun,
Nov 18 |
Third Annual Global Playback Event:
“Human
Rights: Stories that Uncover our Hearts” - NC Stage,
7PM |
| Fri,
Nov 23 |
“Life Stages: Arrivals & Departures”
– BeBe Theatre, 8PM |
| Fri,
Jan 4 |
“Broken Resolutions – Community Playback
Jam” – NC Stage, 7PM |
| Sat,
Jan 5 |
“What Do Grownups Know Anyway?” –
show for kids - NC Stage, 2PM |
| Sat,
Jan 5 |
“Secrets – a show for adults
only” – NC Stage, 9PM |
| Fri, Feb 15 |
“Close Calls & Near Misses” –
BeBe Theatre, 8PM |
| Sun, Mar 16 |
Community Concerns: "Stories of Race and Privilege"
– NC Stage, 7PM |
| Fri, Mar 21 |
“Truth And Lies” – BeBe Theatre, 8PM |
Fri, May 9
Sat, May 17 |
“First Times” – BeBe Theatre, 8PM
"Real or Make Believe?" - True Stories for
kids of all ages - UNCA Belk Theatre, 2PM |
| Sun, May 25 |
Community Concerns: "Let's Continue to Talk about
Race and Privilege" – NC Stage, 7PM |
Special additional performance on Friday April
4th at 8PM - "Coming of Age"
Unitarian Universalist Church, One Edwin Place, Asheville.
Tickets are $10 at the door
Pizza supper 6:30 – 7:30 pm, Cafe after playback with
live music & desserts
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 offering 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
828-670-5881 / info@globalplayback.org
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