Contents // Foreword by Roberto Gutiérrez Varea: Who has the next story} // Introduction 1 1. The Beginnings 5 2 . The Sense of Story 17 // 3. Scenes and Other Forms 31 // 4. Being a Playback Actor 45 // 5. Conducting 65 // 6. Music for Playback 83 // 7. Presence, Presentation, and Ritual 97 // 8. Playback and Healing 111 // 9. Being in the Community 131 // 10. Growing in the World 145 // Glossary 162 Appendix 164 // References and Resources 165 Index 169 Afterword 172 Acknowledgments 177 About the author 178