What the media is saying
American Theatre Magazine
By Mark Dundas Woods
“Life Theatre’s way of engaging the audience by enacting situations with professional actors enhances the comprehension and retention of the information in a way that online training or other rote training methods simply cannot do.”
Bay Area BusinessWoman
By Kristin Butler
“Welcome to Life Theatre Services, a reality-based theater company that offers corporations and organizations an interactive way to educate their employees about sexual harassment and other social and business concerns. Part entertainment and part drama therapy, this woman-owned”
Oakland Tribune
By Aaron Tassano
“Tired of turning on television talk shows and hearing about nothing but cheating spouses and oil wrestling? Cynthia Cristilli is too, and she’s taken the matter into her own hands. On “Talking Back” which airs at 6:30 p.m. Saturday on KGO-Channel 7, topical subjects are acted out in front of a live studio audience. But then the action stops and audience members ask questions of the actors, who remain in character when they answer.”
San Francisco Examiner
By Lisa M. Krieger
“Life Theatre teaches sensitivity and compassion, not fear. Its tools are dramatic improvisations that tug at the heart, rather than boring flip charts, videos or textbooks that dull the mind.”
Bay Area Reporter
By Mary Ann Swissler
“Life Theatre offers companies an interactive alternative to training videos. Rather than being taught by an omnipotent person, audiences walk away with a very personal view.”