Ukrainian School of Playback Theater (USPT): Year of Foundation: 2019 Area of Practice: Playback theater for personal and community development, with a focus on wartime, integration of IDPs and refugees, and engagement with ethnic, religious, and national minorities. Playback Theater in Action: The USPT community utilizes playback theater as a transformative tool in various sectors, including civil, business, and community development. It serves as a means for teaching dialogue, communication, active listening, and team interaction. The school actively engages in events such as corporate functions, professional gatherings, and festivals, contributing to the creative development of communities and innovative companies. Values and Mission: Mission: To initiate, develop, and support playbackers and playback teams, fostering the integration of playback theater across diverse Ukrainian communities. Values: Acting: Vitality, Energy, Productivity, Creativity, Joy Uniting: Honesty, Trust, Connection, Gratitude, Communication Healing: Awareness, Wisdom, Balance, Resilience, Independence, Understanding, Realism Courses Offered: Basic Course: The three-part Basic Course imparts fundamental playback skills, history, and functions. Participants experience short forms of playback, stepping onto the stage as playback performers for the first time. Advanced Course: Comprising nine two-day sessions, the Advanced Course explores diverse roles within playback theater, deepens theoretical understanding with Narrative Reticulation, and fosters a supportive community for participants’ journey as playbackers. Specializations: The USPT offers specialized programs in Working with Communities, Conducting, Playback Theater for Business, Online Playback, and Body and Character Consciousness. These three-part trainings allow participants to deepen their knowledge and earn required hours for the Playback Practitioner certificate. Leadership Course: Playback theater’s team-oriented nature necessitates leadership skills. The 7-day intensive Leadership Course equips participants with the knowledge to create, develop, and lead playback teams. Community: The USPT community, comprising over 200 diverse practitioners, is united by a common mission to develop the playback movement in Ukraine. Playback Theater in Times of Crisis: In the context of the ongoing war, playback theater assumes a crucial role in creative rehabilitation, alleviating psychological stress, and fostering resilience and a zest for life. The school collaborates with diverse professionals and aims to extend its impact to small towns and villages, seeking financial support for this expansion or offering training to those unable to pay. Humanitarian Support: The USPT Foundation, initiated with the onset of the war, operates on two fronts—providing humanitarian aid to playbackers and supporting creative projects and social activities. The foundation has garnered over 1 million UAH from international contributors, aiding over 100 events and individuals affected by the conflict. Board: Roman Kandybur (Dnipro): Founder, Head of Dnipro Playback Theater “Neighbors,” Accredited Trainer (Center Playback Theater USA), Ethnodrive Movement Co-founder, Development Director (NGO Power of the Future), Facilitator, Story Therapist, and Anthropologist. Olena Kalashnykova: Vice President at Neformalaus Ugdymo ir Konsultacijų Centras “Prosperis,” Accredited Trainer (Center for Playback Theater, New York), Actress, Conductor of Playback Theater “Vakhtery.” Andriy Utenkov (Odesa): Founder of playback theaters “Like at Home,” “Shades of Blue,” “Everything Can Be,” Clinical Psychologist, Artist, Performer, Actor, Conductor. Nata Vaynilovich (Kyiv): Accredited Playback Theater Trainer (Center Playback Theater, New York), Conductor, Actress, Leader of Na Varti Playback Theater, Head of ART-Playback Public Organization, Performer, Director of Documentary Theater, and Organizer of Festivals and Workshops. Website and Social Media: Website: https://playback.org.ua/en/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/playbackschool Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playback.school.ua/?hl=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@user-yg7ok5fu7f/featured Contact Information: info@playback.org.ua ; playbackukraine@gmail.com