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2024 In Review

In 2024, our work  highlighted the transformative power of deep listening, creativity, and connection. Through spontaneous storytelling and collaboration, we inspired joy, built resilience, and fostered meaningful relationships, reinforcing the importance of Village Playback Theatre in empowering communities worldwide.

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Below is a curated list of projects produced in 2024.

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United Nations Population Fund

​We're proud to continue our partnership with the prestigious United Nations Population Fund, (UNFPA), an agency dedicated to ensuring universal access to sexual and reproductive health services while promoting gender equality and human rights. In November, we facilitated a workshop for the UNFPA’s Division of External Relations global training, contributing to their vital mission.

Inaugural Bilingual Performance

We’re thrilled to announce our first partnership with Coalicion Mexicana, an agency in the South Bronx dedicated to supporting Mexican immigrants through comprehensive resources and advocacy. In October, we presented our inaugural bilingual performance in celebration of the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos). This vibrant event honored and connected the audience to their cultural heritage, identity,  and to one another.

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Adults with Mental Illness Show

We’re honored to continue our partnership with Citiview Connections Clubhouse in Queens, NY, a psychosocial club supporting adults with chronic mental illness. This collaboration underscores our commitment to using theater as a catalyst for social change, healing, and mental health advocacy. Through Playback Theatre, we provide a safe, empowering space where participants can share their stories, receive validation, and foster resilience.

Public Performances

Motivated by the Surgeon General’s declaration of loneliness as a major epidemic, we advocated for the transformative power of Playback Theatre in addressing this crisis. By inviting audience members to simply share a personal story, they experience connection, empathy, and belonging. Our work offers an impactful way to combat isolation and build meaningful relationships, reinforcing our belief in it potential as a vital tool for improving individual and community well-being.

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Antiracism Training:

3 VPT Artists' Reflections

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"This workshop helped me realize my racial biases. When asking for directions on unfamiliar streets, I tend to approach white women rather than people of color. This shows my unconscious prejudice, but with this awareness, I can change my behavior. It also made me think about Japan, where people often look down on others from different parts of Asia. It reminded me of how some Americans view immigrants and showed me that these cultures have more similarities than I had thought."   -Hisa Viscovich

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"The training really made me think about the power I inherently hold as a white woman in the racist framework of our world. I grew up ignoring my race, thinking, 'We are all the same.' But when they asked us, 'What do you like about being white?' I found I couldn’t answer the question because I’d never really considered my whiteness directly. If I don’t consider it, then how can I acknowledge the way in which it gives me a leg up, consequently oppressing others?"  -Alice Johnson

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"As an immigrant woman from Mexico living in the USA, I thought, 'I belong to an oppressed group and have no role in anti-racist work. During this workshop, I began to recognize the ways in which I had unknowingly or indirectly participated in the oppression of others. I also confronted the reality of racism in my own country. This work starts by actively and intentionally questioning your position in the world." -Paulina de la Parra

(c) 2024-25 Village Playback Theatre

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