2009 GLOBAL PLAYBACK EVENT
“Human Rights: Stories of Resilience and Hope”

Dear friend of Playback Theatre:

Playback companies around the world are invited to participate in the Fifth Annual Global Playback Event, during the week of November 9-15, 2009. As in the past, many companies will offer performances under the same title. This year we return to the theme of Human Rights, adding the subtitle “Stories of Resilience and Hope”.

In your community, what do you think of as “human rights”? What rights are given freely, and what must be fought for? Is the struggle for human rights a personal or a group effort? Is it a daily practice? In pursuing human rights, what keeps us going, expands our human circle and connections, and our capacity to meet the next challenge?

Please consider joining the network of participating companies in planning a Global Playback performance. We have found linking your local performance to the world-wide event is a powerful opportunity to promote your company as well as international playback recognition.

Please let us know of your intention to participate by September 11th, and then send us the following details about your performance when you have them: date, time, location, contact person (email and/or phone), ticket price (if any), and website (if any). Send this information to info@globalplayback.org. We will link to your information from www.globalplayback.org so everyone will know when and where global playback performances will be taking place.

We hope to be able to follow up with shared reports after the event. Thank you for your interest!

From the Global Playback core team
Raphael Peter, Mountaine Mort Jonas, Deborah Scott


P.S. And on another note, we would also like to encourage you to join the global movement promoted at www.350.org, in educating people about the need to reduce carbon to 350 parts per million in the atmosphere. October 24th is a day of global education and action. Consider scheduling a second playback show around that date, on the theme of sustainability Let us know at info@globalplayback.org if you are interested. Ideas for how to organize such a show will be provided to those of you who respond with interest.