Conference Calendar
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UTC -5 through March 12, then UTC -4 starting March 13 because of Daylight Savings Time
On this page you will find all of the events you can join over the course of the Conference! We recommend that you take time ahead of the Conference to select your sessions, RSVP, and add them to your own personal calendar.
Once you have RSVP’d for events,
you can view a list of all of your RSVPs on this page.
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PRE-CONFERENCE White Affinity Group: Racial Harm – An exploration of how to avoid doing it, how to disrupt it, how to take responsibility for it when called on it.
PRE-CONFERENCE White Affinity Group: Racial Harm – An exploration of how to avoid doing it, how to disrupt it, how to take responsibility for it when called on it.
PRE-CONFERENCE Moving Mindfulness for BIPOC Folx: Breath, Motion & Embodied Listening
PRE-CONFERENCE Moving Mindfulness for BIPOC Folx: Breath, Motion & Embodied Listening
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Opening Gathering
Opening Gathering
4 events,
Voice and Singing in Playback: What About Joy?
Voice and Singing in Playback: What About Joy?
Moving Mindfulness: Breath, Motion & Embodied Listening with Wayne Smith
Moving Mindfulness: Breath, Motion & Embodied Listening with Wayne Smith
BIPOC Open Space
BIPOC Open Space
White Identites Affinity Space
White Identites Affinity Space
3 events,
TransFORMation: A Canadian Playbacker Affinity Space
TransFORMation: A Canadian Playbacker Affinity Space
Improving Troupe Artistry: using constructive feedback and Zoom recordings
Improving Troupe Artistry: using constructive feedback and Zoom recordings
Multiracial Playback Affinity Space
Multiracial Playback Affinity Space
4 events,
The Disabled Experience in Playback Theatre Affinity Group
The Disabled Experience in Playback Theatre Affinity Group
Partnerships: Building Ongoing Community Partners and Conducting Stronger Community Shows
Partnerships: Building Ongoing Community Partners and Conducting Stronger Community Shows
The Playback Monologue
The Playback Monologue
Building Troupe Leadership: Support & Sustainability
Building Troupe Leadership: Support & Sustainability
3 events,
CANCELLED: Unfolding Ancestral Stories
CANCELLED: Unfolding Ancestral Stories
Understanding JABSS in Playback and in Life.
Understanding JABSS in Playback and in Life.
For those of us not in a troupe…
For those of us not in a troupe…
3 events,
One-on-One “Coffee Hour”
One-on-One “Coffee Hour”
Stories of Rising Strength in Solidarity with the People of Ukraine – A Show with the Thunders & the Heartsparkle Players
Stories of Rising Strength in Solidarity with the People of Ukraine – A Show with the Thunders & the Heartsparkle Players
People to Remember: A People’s Playback Show
People to Remember: A People’s Playback Show
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Getting and Giving Support: Past, Present and Future – a Living Mirror Playback Theater Show
Getting and Giving Support: Past, Present and Future – a Living Mirror Playback Theater Show
Reaching Across Ideological Differences: Why Try and What You Might Gain – a True Story Theater Show
Reaching Across Ideological Differences: Why Try and What You Might Gain – a True Story Theater Show
Trauma and Resilience – A World Playback Theater Show in Solidarity with Ukraine
Trauma and Resilience – A World Playback Theater Show in Solidarity with Ukraine
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Missing Peaces… Personal Stories About Peace, Conflict and Reconciliation – a Perspektives Show
Missing Peaces… Personal Stories About Peace, Conflict and Reconciliation – a Perspektives Show
Connections Between All Beings – A Thursday Zoomers Show
Connections Between All Beings – A Thursday Zoomers Show
Breaking Out of the Box: Creating Change in Ourselves and Our Communities – a Bay Area Playback Theater Show
Breaking Out of the Box: Creating Change in Ourselves and Our Communities – a Bay Area Playback Theater Show
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The International Playback Theatre Network Shares Africa Connect: Connecting Playback in Africa
The International Playback Theatre Network Shares Africa Connect: Connecting Playback in Africa
Creating Verbal Engagement Among Actors Online
Creating Verbal Engagement Among Actors Online
Performance of Trauma in Playback Theater (2 parts)
Performance of Trauma in Playback Theater (2 parts)
BIPOC Open Space
BIPOC Open Space
White Identites Affinity Space
White Identites Affinity Space
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Secrets of a Long Life: an Elder Affinity Space
Secrets of a Long Life: an Elder Affinity Space
Performance of Trauma in Playback Theater (2 parts)
Performance of Trauma in Playback Theater (2 parts)
Envision the Future and Expose the Present: Bring Social Forces Into Your Playback (With a Focus on Patriarchy)
Envision the Future and Expose the Present: Bring Social Forces Into Your Playback (With a Focus on Patriarchy)
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New Troupes & New Playbackers
New Troupes & New Playbackers
Hosting a Playback Workshop
Hosting a Playback Workshop
Under the Splashless Moon: Metaphors for What’s Emerging in Your Life: A Creative Writing & Playback Workshop
Under the Splashless Moon: Metaphors for What’s Emerging in Your Life: A Creative Writing & Playback Workshop
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Embodiment on Stage: Vozdukh Center Approach
Embodiment on Stage: Vozdukh Center Approach
Adapting Playback in Work With Vulnerable Communities
Adapting Playback in Work With Vulnerable Communities
Queering Playback: an LGBTQQIP2SAA+ Affinity Space
Queering Playback: an LGBTQQIP2SAA+ Affinity Space
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One-on-One “Coffee Hour”
One-on-One “Coffee Hour”
Unpacking Treasure: PNA’s Books
Unpacking Treasure: PNA’s Books
Closing Gathering
Closing Gathering
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Frequently Asked Questions
For visual help, watch this step-by-step video demonstration.
Conference Pass or Festival Pass
- Go to the registration page: https://playbacknorthamerica.com/conference-pass-festival-pass-registration/
- Create a Conference account
- Select either a Conference Pass or a Festival Pass. Type the price you would like to pay within the price box.
- What’s the difference between the passes?
- A Conference Pass includes Conference Sessions and all 8 Shows. It is for PNA members only. Become a member here.
- A Festival Pass includes 8 Shows — no Conference Sessions. PNA Membership not required.
- What’s the difference between the passes?
- Complete your payment.
- Go to the Conference Calendar to RSVP for specific events.
- This is how you will get the zoom links to attend each Sessions and Shows.
For visual help, watch this step-by-step video demonstration.
Once you have registered for the conference, you will be able to RSVP for events. To do this, you will go to individual events pages (found on this calendar: https://playbacknorthamerica.com/conference-pass-calendar/) and click RSVP.
After you RSVP, you will receive an email with the zoom link. The zoom link will also appear on the event page itself after you RSVP.
You can see a list of all of the events you RSVP’d for on this page: https://playbacknorthamerica.com/account/
We wholeheartedly welcome you to pay what you can afford!
Simply email clarissa@playbacknorthamerica.com and tell them what amount you would like to pay (even $0!). You do not need to give a reason, we will grant you the discount no questions asked.
You will then receive a discount code that will allow you to register at that rate.
There are so many forms of accessibility to consider — this conference has only been able to proactively accommodate a few. Here, we will name these as well as the gaps in accessibility.
What we will have:
- All sessions will be hosted virtually on zoom.
- All sessions will have the live auto-transcription enabled.
- The website was built with the intention to have strong enough color contrast (though it could be improved)
- Sessions are priced on a sliding scale.
What we will not have:
- We will not have live ASL interpretation.
- We have not trained facilitators to use simple language, or to ensure that their materials are shared ahead of time and accessibly made.
- The conference will be conducted in English. There will not be built-in translation to other languages.
If you have questions about any accessibility concerns, you can reach out to clarissa@playbacknorthamerica.com.
It is our intention to further develop our accountability to accessibility. In the mean time, we acknowledge our limitations and regret the impact these missed opportunities may have.
The most likely reason that you cannot see your emails is because they were sorted into your spam folder or your promotions folder.
If you cannot find them, you can contact clarissa@playbacknorthamerica.com for help.
You can easily view the list of events that you have RSVP’d on your account page: https://playbacknorthamerica.com/account/
After you RSVP
- the zoom link will appear on the event page (after you refresh)
- you will also be emailed a confirmation with the zoom link
If you have any issues, contact clarissa@playbacknorthamerica.com or allison@playbacknorthamerica.com
Many of our community are striving to be in solidarity with the people of Ukraine, and specifically the Ukrainian Playback Community. To this end, we uplift the efforts of the PT Responds: Peace Please Solidarity Playback Festival. One show in our festival is also a part of this solidarity festival — you can find it here. The amount raised will be donated to the Playback school in Ukraine.
The following is language taken from the Playback Theatre Around the World Group on Facebook.
“Playback Theatre Festival of Solidarity
Video: How to Register
A Step-by-Step Demonstration
of How to Buy a Conference Pass & RSVP for Sessions
This video will show you every step to registering for the Conference and then RSVP-ing for events. You can skip to 2:25 to view the RSVP section.
To purchase a Conference Pass or Festival Pass, visit this page.
If you have already purchased a Conference Pass or Festival Pass, skip to 2:06 in the video to watch how to RSVP for specific events.