The next PT Leadership course will take place in the winter of 2024 in India.

It will consist of a ten-week online component (in mid 202)4, and two weeks of study with a graduation ceremony at the end.

Eligible participants will be presented with a diploma. Participation in this course requires a serious commitment and prepares you for Playback Theatre leadership in your community.

PREREQUISITES:

Level 4 (Playback Theatre Leadership)

• Has taken Advanced Practice (Advanced Skills or Playback Theatre Practice) preferably taught by an Affiliated School or an Accredited Trainer of CPT.
• Has at least 5 years active experience in Playback Theatre.
• Has maintained respectful, cooperative, and supportive relationships within the Playback Theatre community: e.g. Connection to other Playback practitioners, member of a Playback company, member of IPTN (individual or company), etc.
• Commit to fulfill the independent study project requirements (please scroll down to find out more details).

Students are expected to have completed Playback Theatre Practice or Playback Theatre Advanced Skills, as well as at least 5 years’ active experience.

Playback practitioners with at least 10 years’ active experience, will also be considered, with the recommendations of two senior practitioners (preferably Accredited Trainers).

The depth of the Leadership experience depends on having a diverse and balanced group. Thus, admission includes considerations of demographics and diversity and is at the discretion of the staff.

There is information on our Course Sequence here.

ONLINE STUDY SEGMENT

This will take place over a period of 10 weeks. Each week will focus on a different topic.

Participants will access an online study portal, and will be expected to participate fully by completing the readings, writing reflections, and interacting with the teachers and the students.
The course work will be expected to be completed at your own time within the week, before the new topic is introduced for the next week.

INDEPENDENT STUDY PROJECT

There are will also be an independent study task to be completed before attending the course. Please see the following:

Essay: For the Essay, you want to choose a Playback-related topic and write about it in the most intelligent way you can. Read. Think. Write. Rewrite. The essay will stretch your left-brain skills. Hopefully, it will help you consolidate some aspect of playback theatre in which you have been interested. The length of the essay is not important (students have written from 8-80 pages). Your thinking and writing are Sample essay topics.

In addition to the essay, we ask you to pursue two kinds of additional learning as important background to the course:

Social Awareness: We ask each student to complete some reading, and if appropriate, take some anti-racism training prior to Leadership. Why improve your social awareness?

Psychological awareness: We ask all students to undertake some psychodrama study. Please consult with Jonathan Fox about the appropriate numbers of hours for your background and location. Why study psychodrama?

We expect that you will undertake these tasks over an extended period prior to coming to the School.

Independent study project FAQ