Basic readings

The best way to learn about Playback Theatre is to attend a performance or participate in a workshop. The following resources can also provide you with basic background.

Improvising Real Life, by Jo Salas

Acts of Service, by Jonathan Fox

Performing Playback Theatre (DVD)

Day, Fe.  How do I know who or where I am until I hear what I say?  1999.

Katzenbach, Mimi.  The Face of the Story:  A Unifying Psychology for the Art of Playback Theatre. 1994

Plotkin, Joel.  Theater that Keeps Darkness at Bay:  Arts Now Conference Presentation. 1999.

Interplay, newsletter of the International Playback Theatre Network (IPTN)

You can also check out YouTube for clips of Playback Theatre in action.

Want more? See our full resource list.