Christine Kalb is an actor, teacher, director, and co-founder of the Living Arts Playback Theatre Ensemble. She has collaborated with Armand Volkas for over 30 years producing, acting in, and conducting public performances for the company. She has trained with Jonathan Fox and Jo Salas, co-founders of the Playback Theatre form, and other highly regarded teachers from the international Playback community.

Christine admires the qualities of Playback that distinguish it from other theatrical forms. Because the stories shared during a playback performance can have a familiar emotional core, she believes playback can strengthen our interpersonal connections and increase our capacity for empathy. Over the years, Christine has taught improv and playback to people of all ages, including summer “KidProv” workshops for children.

She currently performs regularly with the Living Arts Playback Theatre Ensemble and serves on the Board of Directors of the Center for the Living Arts.

Contact: cjkalb@hotmail.com

About Playback Theatre

Moments of our lives can be touchstones, full of power and significance.

Playback Theatre transforms personal stories told by audience members into theatre pieces on the spot, using movement, ritual, music, and spoken improvisation. Sometimes a story becomes a myth, sometimes a realistic enactment. Some stories are tragic, others are funny or illuminating.