Welcome

Hudson River Playback Theatre, based in New Paltz, NY, creates dynamic, memorable theatre and music on the spot based on true stories told by audience members.

Artistic director Jo Salas, a pioneer of the original Playback Theatre company, founded HRPT in 1990. Company members have backgrounds in professional theatre and music, social work, and community action.

Our vision:

A society where every voice is heard, every story honored.

Our mission:

To create improvisational theatre and music from stories told by the audience in order to illuminate lives and bear witness to both difference and commonality among people.

Our values:

Social Justice; Artistry; Community.

“The biggest and best part of it was seeing the magic of what you guys do. I saw a flock of birds flying yesterday with just that same synchronicity – so in tune with each other, so fluid. They were like a song. You perform with that same in-tune-ness – it makes one feel good about the potential of human beings.” – Eliza Praetorius, audience member