Big Apple Playback Theatre serves a number of populations and organizations. The form is used for entertainment, as well as a tool for mediation, dialogue, and self/community reflection. A list of partners we collaborate with are:
• Colleges and Universities
• Elementary, Middle, and Secondary Schools
• Conferences
• Festivals
• Community Centers
• Homeless and Youth Shelters
• Prisons
• Hospitals
• Staff Development Programs
• Pulblic Theatres
• Birthday Parties, weddings, religious functions
• Corporations

Playback Theatre as a Tool for Dialogue
The Playback Theatre technique is used widely in both therapeutic and artistic settings. Although it is unique in its ability to serve both arenas simultaneously, Playback Theatre is fundamentally about creating dialogue and connection through the telling and re-witnessing of our life experiences. These stories may be about trauma, family, work, love, hopes, fears, regrets, dreams or desires-- regardless, every story deserves to be listened to with an open ear. In Playback Theatre we attempt to honor our differences by celebrating our commonalties. “People need to tell their stories,” writes Jo Salas, co-creator of Playback Theatre, “It’s a basic human imperative. From the telling of our stories comes our sense of identity, our place in the world, and our compass of the world itself.”

Partnerships:

Early Childhood Education Diversity Network, Ocean Grove, NJ

Hunter College "Undoing Racism" Day, NYC
Fanwood Memorial Library Fanwood, NJ
Free Arts Day NYC, NY
Center for Remembering & Sharing NYC, NY
Lower East Side Tenement Museum (6 weeks) NYC, NY
Palestinian/Israeli Dialogue Group Bronx, Brooklyn, NYC
Manhattanville College Purchase, NY
Rosh Hodesh-It’s a Girl Thing New York, NY
Palladia-Starhill Treatment Center Bronx, NY
Columbia Teachers College NYC, NY
Bronx Society for Ethical Culture Bronx, NY
PS 29-The Melrose School Bronx, NY
Little Red School House NYC, NY
Fordham Univ. Arab/Israeli Student Organization NYC, NY
NYC Public Safety Training Program (Americorps) NYC, NY
Galapagos Arts Center NYC, NY
Coachman Family Shelter-Teen workshop White Plains, NY
THAW /Rally Central Park NYC, NY
School Of Philosophy NYC, NY
International Rescue Committee/ Youth Program NYC, NY
Americorps /Redhook Community Justice Brooklyn, NY
Hurricane Katrina Benefit/Bluestocking Bookstore NYC, NY
Rivington House/Aids Residential Treatment Center NYC, NY