Acts of Service: Spontaneity, Commitment, Tradition in the Nonscripted Theatre

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  • ADAM BLATNER Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12926/p4qkeg34

Keywords:

Nonscripted

Abstract

In this newly published book, the founder of Playback Theatre presents his most comprehensive overview of the nature of this important method and its place in the sociocultural realm of dramatic activities in general. I have been impressed with the excitement about Playback Theatre and how it has been taken up by people in drama therapy. It is being used internationally, and it seems to respond to that hunger for community that is a natural response to the postmodern condition.

References

Jonathan Fox (1994). Acts of Service: Spontaneity, Commitment, Tradition in the Nonscripted Theatre. . New Paltz, NY: Tusitala Publishing. 276 pp.

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Published

2026-01-23

Issue

Vol. 48 No. 2 (1995): Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama, and Sociometry

Section

Book Reviews

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