The Living Arts Playback Theatre Ensemble is a non-profit organization that produces performances, workshops and events for personal, professional and organizational growth. Created in 1986 under the direction of psychotherapist and drama therapist Armand Volkas, The Living Arts Playback Theatre Ensemble has established itself as an innovative local and national resource for transformation. Through its Acts of Reconciliation Project, the organization has received international acclaim for its work bringing together Germans and Jews, Palestinians and Israelis, African-Americans and European-Americans as well as other groups in conflict. At the heart of its work is a profound respect for the power of personal story to build bridges between people and cultures. The Living Arts Playback Theatre Ensemble is a member of the International Playback Theatre Network and performs for corporations, schools, hospitals, community celebrations, conferences and for the general public.
As part of the Healing the Wounds of History, The Living Arts Theatre Lab has received international acclaim for it's work in bringing groups in conflict together: Germans and Jews; Palestinians and Israelis; Korean-Americans and Japanese-Americans; African-Americans and European-Americans. At the heart of Playback Theatre is a profound respect for the power of personal story to build bridges between people and cultures.
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