I thought that this was a great conference, but when the Threshold Ensemble brought us all together at the end, any remaining walls came tumbling down. A superb experience, all in all.

Conference attendee "Storytelling for Prevention, Building Wellness in Our Communities"

I liked the opportunities for the externalization of the internal process. The authenticity, spontaneity and respect you bring make it a powerful medium. It gets to the deeper human issues that are relevant to all of us.

Connie Hine, Educational Consultant & National Trainer

The Playback performance by your group helped to bring staff concerns out into the open. It also validated their ability to take personal control of their situations, and to begin to trust the new administration to listen and respond to questions and suggestions.

Abel Hewitt, Regional Manager
Office of Child Care Policy - DSHS

Threshold Ensemble was the perfect closure for our conference…their performance wove together the experiences of everyone who attended. Let me share some of the feedback: ‘…when the Threshold Ensemble brought us all together at the end, any remaining walls came tumbling down.’ ‘Playback Theater was the best part of the entire conference.’ ‘Threshold Ensemble was a fabulous closing and resolution…’ ‘…exquisite…I was motivated, excited, touched…’

Allison Cox, Tacoma-Pierce Co. Health Department, conference organizer

Threshold Ensemble was excellent! Very captivating ...highlight of the whole conference, ...incredibly powerful.”

from conference evaluations, Sherry Anderson Kimbrough, Lanstat Resources

The experience was powerfully moving, and participants were especially struck by the actors’ incredible ability to listen, which is a central theme for our grant project.

Alexandra Hepburn, Project Director

“Faces of our Community: Connecting through Story,”Shoreline Community College ...truly wonderful performances. You can be sure that I’ll be back at you again when I start setting up different programs. Keep up the good work. You folks are great!

Dr. Charles DeRidder, Director of Employee Development, U.S Forest Service

You helped us bring closure to this community of graduate students and faculty, giving us the opportunity to relive the funny events and poignant moments so significant to the life of the group. You captured the essence of our remembered experiences, offering us living portraits of ourselves that are as memorable as the experiences themselves.

Margaret Walker, Ph.D., Faculty, Organizational Systems Renewal Program
Antioch University Seattle

I appreciated the depth of your insights and your gifts of expression. --Ruth You portrayed my life with compassion and insight. You gave me a great gift for which I am grateful beyond words. --Jerry You were able to communicate in a way that I’ve never experienced and never imagined. I’ve been able to retain so much of what you gave because of your honesty and the seamless representation of what you heard. --Laurie The acting was of a caliber I have rarely seen. I had no idea that such a healing and release was possible inside of acting and music. --Julie

From workshop evaluations, submitted by Jane Holmes, NCAC II, CCDC II: