Sanitas
Playback Theatre
Reflecting the Heart of Your Story
Public Performances
Sanitas Playback Theatre honours people's real-life experiences and serves to bring people closer together.
In our performances, stories are told live by volunteering audience members and then immediately re-enacted through the artistry of the ensemble's actors and musician.
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Saturday, November 12, 2011 ...
Stories of Sacrifice
Our Theme of Enquiry:
Stories of Sacrifice
Our Theme of Enquiry:
Stories of personal sacrifice for the benefit of others can be writ large, small or anywhere in between. Acts of sacrifice may be:
Our Invitation to You:
So, in consideration of our show's theme, we invite you to think of some moments and stories from your life, times when you may have been:
You may also choose to simply sit back, listen and bear witness to other people's stories and discover where they resonate with you. Either way, this special evening of playback theatre is sure to engage you and enrich your connection to the community.
When:
- performed together by many or by an individual,
- of benefit to all living creatures or to just one,
- witnessed by millions of people or by no-one, and
- of immediate benefit or towards a distant, future benefit.
Our Invitation to You:
So, in consideration of our show's theme, we invite you to think of some moments and stories from your life, times when you may have been:
- the sacrificer,
- the beneficiary of sacrifice, or
- an affected witness to sacrifice.
You may also choose to simply sit back, listen and bear witness to other people's stories and discover where they resonate with you. Either way, this special evening of playback theatre is sure to engage you and enrich your connection to the community.
When:
- Saturday, November 12, 2011
- 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- Natalie Stern Studio Theatre
- @ OSSD ~ Ottawa School of Speech and Drama
- 294 Picton Avenue (Richmond & Churchill)
- For a map, just click here.
- Pay-parking, approx. $4
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Cash at the door ...
Regular Price = $10 to $20 (pay-what-you-can)
Student Price = $5 to $10 (pay-what-you-can)
Food for Thought:
"Sacrificing your happiness for the happiness of the one you love is, by far, the truest type of love." ~ Unknown
"The sacrifice which causes sorrow to the doer of the sacrifice is no sacrifice. Real sacrifice lightens the mind of the doer and gives him a sense of peace and joy."
~ Mahatma Gandi
"The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one." ~ Spock
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Previous Public Performances:
Just click on the show title for more detailed information!
~ Stories of Night & Light
(August, 2011)
~ Stories of Love
(April, 2011)
~ Stories of Belonging
(January, 2011)
~ Stories of Body, Mind, Spirit: What Sustains You?
(November, 2010)
~ Stories of ARTicipation: Exploring Your Personal Engagement with the Arts (September, 2010)
