To Dear Mother

Where: Frick Fine Arts Building, University of Pittsburgh, Schenley Circle, Oakland

What: Performance about celebrating mothers

When: Monday, May 10, 2010, 8:00 PM

How (much): $10 (2 for $15)

Why: Pittsburgh Playback Theatre presents a very special evening of improv theatre to connect as we honor our mothers.




Playback Theatre is an international theater form that uses a facilitator to solicit real life stories from audience members, that professional actors "play back" through improvisation, storytelling, movement and music. Playback connects audience members and is dedicated to breaking barriers between people. Every person has a story to tell and every story deserves to be heard. We use playback to remind people of the ability to listen, empathize, and relate to each other. The gift of listening stays with our audiences long after the stories are forgotten.


Since its founding in 1975 in New York, Playback Theatre has reached hundreds of settings and locations with artists on five continents (International Playback Theatre Network).

Pittsburgh Playback Theatre was founded in 1986 by Roni Ostfield and has performed for private and public audiences from birthday parties with laughter and jokes to tributes to Holocaust survivors with horror, tears and hope. PPT has also worked on many joint theatrical projects with very special groups.


Upcoming Pittsburgh Playback Theatre Performances
TBA

Past Pittsburgh Playback Theatre Performances
DISASTERS...The World's...Our Own-Haiti Benefit, Jerusalem to Pittsburgh...Building Bridges to Coexistence, NAMI, Good Grief Center, Your Inner Vagabond - Stories To Tell, Stand By Me, G-20 Aftermath

Films of Previous Pittsburgh Playback Theatre Works



From 1999 to 2001, Pittsburgh Playback Theatre developed an HIV-AIDS awareness program thhat was presented in over 100 schools and community centers. Teenagers were trained as actors and facilitators, and presented scenes to prompt discussion on how to prevent and deal with HIV-AIDS. The project was funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Health and sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh.





In 2003 Pittsburgh Playback Theatre worked with Sudanese refugees that we re-settled in Pittsburgh. Young men were encouraged to tell their stories, which were developed into an informal play and performed at community centers. The project was funded by Catholic Charities and the Multicultural Arts Alliance.

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