Centre For Playback Theatre

Playback Theatre is an original form of improvisational theater in which audience or group members tell stories from their lives and watch them enacted on the spot. Whether in theaters, workshops, educational or clinical settings, Playback Theatre draws people closer as they see their common humanity. Playback Theatre was founded in 1975 in the Mid-Hudson Valley in New York by Jonathan Fox with Jo Salas and other members of the original Playback Theatre company. Since then, it has reached hundreds of settings and locations and is now practiced in over 60 countries. The Centre for Playback Theatre – created by Jonathan Fox, the co-founder of Playback Theatre with Jo Salas – supports the ethical and artistic development of Playback Theatre worldwide, thereby promoting healthier, more civically engaged and inclusive communities. The Centre for Playback Theatre upholds excellence and ethical practice in Playback Theatre around the world as it offers comprehensive international training, serves as an educational resource, and supports practitioners through its network of trainers and affiliate schools.