World Kindness Day Playback Performance

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Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 23:52:50 -0500From: Randy Mulder <rm794NYU (DOT) EDU>Subject: Hope for a weary world... Acts of KindnessSunday, November 13, 7:30 - 900pmUNDER st. Marks94 St. Marks Places (1st Ave & Ave A)New York CityIn recognition of World Kindness Day, Village Playback Theatre and Sakura Playback Theatre Company join forces to present an evening of improvisational theater and music based on experiences provided by the audience. 70 Playback Theatre companies on 6 continents will celebrate this day with coordinated productions sharing the common theme of kindness.The event will mark the first coordinated playback performances on a global scale. "The title, 'Acts of Kindness' invites stories of affirmation to create hope and healing," says Raphael , a moving force behind the event, and founder of Ashville Playback Theatre in North Carolina, USA. "Hearing these stories and seeing them enacted will remind audiences of the power an act of kindness has to transform our lives, our communities, and our world."Come and tell us your stories. When have you received, given, needed, appreciated or declined kindness?Admission: $10 Adult $5 ChildThe act or absence of kindness has provoked many:We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give-Winston ChurchillHow far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world.- ShakespeareWise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away.-Sir Arthur HelpsFor more information: www.globalplayback.orgContact: villageplaybacktheatre@... or miho@...Directions: Take the F train to 2nd Ave, 6 to Astor Place, N/R to 8th St, or L to 1st Ave.