Improv SpringBoard presents Playback Theatre
By Improv SpringBoard
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Company Name: Improv SpringBoard
City/State: Kansas City, MO
Genre: Comedy, Improvisation/Sketch, Theatre
Ratings: Parental Guidance
Venue: Whim Space
Show Times:
6:00 PM Tuesday, July 23
7:30 PM Wednesday, July 24
6:00 PM Thursday, July 25
9:00 PM Friday, July 26
3:00 PM Saturday, July 27
Description:
You know those ordinary nights that turn magical when you start sharing stories and reliving memories with your friends? And then your friends get up and reenact the stories you just told? No? Well, that’s exactly what happens in Playback Theatre!
Improv SpringBoard and drama therapist Emily Bartlett (b. Hive theatre) are excited to bring this innovative improv format to KC Fringe! In each performance, a talented group of improvisers will try to recreate stories told by audience members. And here’s a big twist: The audience members will tell the improvisers how well they did. Then the improvisers will try again! Unlike traditional improv formats, Playback Theatre tries for authenticity, leading to sets that can be as powerful and poignant as they are funny! Another twist - all of the improvisers are women or nonbinary folks!
Cast/Crew:
Directed by Emily Bartlett Produced by Marian McClellan
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Absolutely hilarious and heartwarming! Such talent!
Thanks Carol!
This show was so great! Watching the audiences’ stories played back to us was so fun. Not only is it fun to hear the audience members tell their stories, but the vastly talented cast of woman and nonbinary performers does a fantastic job of listening intently and interpreting our stories with hilarious results! Very good job!
This show was such a treat. Highly interactive and the cast is spectacularly funny. It’s like improve but with compelling stories shared by you… the audience. Worth seeing!
What a fun concept! Highly interactive with all the audience participation sharing their stories. The cast is phenomenal and does a fantastic job playing back the stories with ever-heightened wonderfulness. It’s a delightful and unique experience that’s as heartwarming as it is entertaining. Loved it!
Loved this show. The actors did so great with the funny stories from the audience. I was laughing all night! McKenzie is great too, proud sister plug
SO PRRRROOOOOOOOOOUD!
We all agree. McKenzie is awesome to play with.
GREAT SHOW
A completely different type of improv. It elicited so many emotions… from tears to laughter. So much respect to the stories from the players. A great experience!
This group takes personal stories from the audience and acts them out in an Improv exercise. I had so much fun watching this show!! Just a really great group of talented people.
You’ll laugh if you come to this one! I’m telling everyone I know to come watch!!