Welcome to Portland Playback Theater!

Celebrating real stories..Building community..Acting, music, dance..Visceral, authentic, immersive...

Theater that Connects!

What is Playback, you ask?

Playback Theater is an improvisational form of theater whereby audience members tell stories from their lives and watch them enacted on the spot by actors and musicians. Playback is a vehicle not only of personal expression, but a way to create a future – It is powerful and creative, allowing diverse voices to be heard and respected. For more info, click here.

“A Man who has a vision is not able to use the power of it until after he has performed the vision on earth for people to see.”

-Black Elk

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