Ready for a playful, supportive and connecting improvisation experience?
Jump in to learn expressive, playful and profound ways of embodying empathy as we share stories and watch them take shape and transform through the ritual art of Playback Theatre.
Saturday, June 14, 2025
9 am – Noon and 1-4 pm
Join us just for the morning or all day.
Susquehanna Waldorf School
15 West Walnut St., Marietta, PA
Learn a connection-building improvisation.
Discover shared stories.
Hone your intuition.
Play!
Come for a taste in the morning or join us for the entire day and deepen your experience, skills and connection!
9 AM – Warm Up and Playful Connection Making
10 AM – Listening to Empathize – with the Body
11 AM – Short Forms of Playback Theatre
Noon – Light Sandwich Bar Lunch (provided!)
1 PM – Reclaiming Storytelling
2 PM – Theory to Practice: Playback and the Citizen Actor
3 PM – The Long Form of Playback Theatre
4 PM – Hasta la proxima!
A light sandwich bar lunch and drinks are provided as part of the registration. Feel free to bring your favorite fixings, sides, sweets or snacks.
Register by Saturday, June 7th using credit card or PayPal:
In this workshop, participants warm up their intuitive capacity with playful games and ensemble exercises before learning basic forms and principles of Playback Theatre through telling of our own stories and playing them back in respectful and often surprising ways.
The workshop is both a welcoming space for your creative self, and a great first step to learn more about the practice and performance of Playback Theatre. Might you want to do it more? Additional workshops are slated for 2025-2026!
The workshop is led by Chris Fitz and other members of the River Crossing Playback Theatre ensemble. Chris is a graduate of the School of Playback Theatre with more than 20 years in the craft, informed by other methods of applied theatre and facilitation including Contact Improvisation, Improv Theatre, InterPlay, Mediation and Restorative Practices, Outdoor Education, Theatre of the Oppressed and more. A graduate of the William Penn Performing Arts Institute (York, PA), he holds an MA in Peace & Development Studies and a BA in Conflict Resolution/Transformation.
See more about about the River Crossing ensemble here.
Questions? Call us at: (717) 571-5285 or email chris@rivercrossingplayback.org.