TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rowe,Nick
TI  - Playing the other: dramatizing personal narratives in playback theatre 
SN  - 1843104210
AV  - PN2071.I5 R69 2007
U1  - 792.022 22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - London, Philadelphia
PB  - Jessica Kingsley Publishers
KW  - Improvisation (Acting)
KW  - Drama
KW  - Therapeutic use
KW  - Methodology
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-202) and index; Ch. 1; Setting the scene --; Ch. 2; Openness and ethics --; Ch. 3; Personal stories in public places --; Ch. 4; Narratives and memory work --; Ch. 5; A very different kind of dialogue : the symbolic in playback theatre --; Ch. 6; On 'the narrow ridge' : the performers' response to the story --; Ch. 7; The exploration of occasion : improvisation and playback theatre --; Ch. 8; The ensemble --; Ch. 9; The ethical limitations of playback performing --; Ch. 10; Reflexivity and the personal story : playback theatre as social intervention --; Ch. 11; Concluding thoughts --; App. 1; Playback theatre : a short story --; App. 2; 'Short forms' used in playback theatre
N2  - "This book is an exploration and critique of 'playback theatre', a form of improvised theatre in which a company of performers spontaneously enact autobiographical stories told to them by members of the audience."--Jacket
ER  -