Tusitala Publishing was founded in 1994. It mainly publishes books and other media relating to Playback Theatre, an original form of improvisational theatre for community dialogue where audience members tell real-life stories, then watch them enacted on the spot.

Tusitala books have been translated into seven languages, accompanying Playback Theatre practice and training around the world.

Where does the name come from? The great Scottish poet and novelist Robert Louis Stevenson was called “Tusitala” by the people of Samoa when he lived there in the 1880s and 90s. It means “teller of tales.”

Tusitala Publishing 137 Hasbrouck Road, New Paltz, NY 12561
Jennifer Peirano, operations manager | Tel and fax: 845 626 2216
E-mail: tusitalapublishing@yahoo.com