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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