Synergy In Action: A Playback Theatre Company
Playback Theatre is an improvisational, interactive theatre form that uses stories from the audience as its source material. Life stories are told, cast, and enacted on the spot by a team of actors, dancers and a musician.
Synergy In Action: A Playback Theatre Company is committed to inviting dialogue and strengthening communities in the DC Metropolitan area by dramatizing personal stories.
Playback
in the Schools: Youth Leadership Theatre
Youth Leadership Theatre teaches young people that no matter
your background, your life story is full of important moments
worth sharing and remembering. Telling stories to each other
in a theatrical context is both redemptive and inspiring.
Listening to the stories of the school community is crucial
as everyone strives towards creating safe places free from
violence and discrimination.
Expected
Benefits:
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Hearing their own story - greater self-awareness- better decision
making
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Practice talking through actions and consequences - better
impulse control
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Listening to other's stories - increased empathy- more effective
communication
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Group exercises - improved problem-solving and conflict resolution
skills
All
private performances and workshops are customized to meet
the unique requirements of our clients. Let's talk. We pride
ourselves on being flexible to meet your needs. Contact
us for more information.
"Playback
helped me to explain my feelings without acting out."
High school student
"Playback
helped me know that bullying is bad. People get hurt physically
and emotionally." 3rd grader
"Playback
breaks the ice so people can get engaged. The students’
walls are up at first. They melted for the first time."
Principal
Download
Youth Leadership Theatre Brochure
Playback
for Organizations: Leadership Theatre
Leadership Theatre teaches people how to embrace diversity
and change, providing tools for successful collaboration.
Leadership Theatre is highly effective in eliminating the
"us-them" mentality that separates people along lines of race,
class, ethnicity, and organizational hierarchy (i.e. management
versus employees).
Expected
Benefits:
- Builds
cohesion and trust within the group
- Identifies
universality of group concerns
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Helps to bring emotions directly to the surface to see how
they affect work performance
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Provides emotional distance for greater objectivity and insight
- Increases
understanding of others
- Increases
capacity for creative thinking and risk-taking
All
private performances and workshops are customized to meet
the unique requirements of our clients. Let's talk. We pride
ourselves on being flexible to meet your needs. Contact
us for more information.
"Playback
Theatre is a breakthrough intervention methodology that is
extremely powerful and has lasting impact." Executive
Director, George Washington Center for Excellence in Public
Leadership.
"This
is a very spiritual and light way of expressing a very intimate
and stressful experience. It really made me use humor in some
of my most stressful situations." Adult participant
George Washington Center for Public Leadership
"I
love the approach that Playback Theatre brings to any situation.
I have seen Playback foster conversation and encourage camaraderie.
If you are looking for a new, refreshing way to communicate
to others or to encourage teambuilding, this is the way to
do it." Principal, Charter Schools
Download
Leadership Theatre Brochure
Playback
Theatre Public Workshops
Have fun. Get inspired. Connect with others. Our Playback
Theatre Public workshops are designed for counselors, business
people, and every day folk who want to need fresh ways unleash
their creative juices in order to reach their fullest potential.
Actors are welcomed as well to come refine their ability to
be fully present, emotionally flexible, and physically powerful
on stage.
- Learn
basic Playback techniques
- Receive
training material outlining Playback structure and tools
- Trust
your instincts and creative impulses
- Enhance
your empathy, intuition and group trust
- Watch
your story re-enacted
- Serve
others by reenacting their stories
Workshops
range in 2 – full day timeframes. Check out our calendar
of events for the next opportunity to play with others.
Playback
Theatre Public Performances
Come see Synergy In Action: A Playback Theatre Company. Performances
are generally monthly and held at Pyramid Art Center. Check
out our calendar for upcoming events.
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