Members of "Kartoshkes" ensemble are professional actors and musicians who have been working together 15 years.  

"Kartoshkes" is currently composed of 11 members, graduates of acting and music schools in Israel, UK, Moldova and US; with additional expertise in specific domains including dancing, opera, classical music, ethnic music, jazz, group processes, psychodrama and scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science. The group brings diverse theatrical, musical, dance and mind disciplines. All are trained in playback theater techniques to improvise real-life stories drawn from the audience's experiences with honesty and humor and without prejudice or stereotyping.

At the Kartoshkes ensemble playback theater In each performance our team is composed of 4 actors/singers, a musician or two, and a conductor of the performances, who conduct the energy from the audience to the stage and back again, the audience speaks of their personal stories, moments and experiences from the past and present thus creating a circle of listening, respect for the audience and the stories told, creativity and hopefully, a theatrical catharsis. Everyone who is involved in this interactive ritual- the story teller, the audience and the performers are given a unique opportunity to take part in a ritual that will bring them closer together and leave them imprinted with empowering gifts.