A post-intentional phenomenological investigation of inclusivity in a therapeutic theatre production

This article presents a dissertation study that investigated the lived experiences of participants engaged in an inclusive therapeutic theatre production through a post-intentional phenomenological lens, informed by critical dis/ability theory. The study included ten participants aged 14–26 with a variety of dis/abilities. The data were gathered through semi-structured interviews and a focus group and analysed using thematic analysis. The qualitative findings included six themes and fifteen subthemes. These findings suggested that the participants experienced belonging and community, personal growth and insight, feelings of empowerment and the desire to make societal change by being a part of the inclusive production.

#UsToo: A Musical Comedy about Sexual Assault and Harassment

#UsToo debuted at the 39th Annual Conference of the North American Drama Therapy Association. It was written and performed by the author as an autoethnographic therapeutic theatre performance investigating her experiences with sexual assault and harassment perpetrated by members of the drama therapy community. This article includes an annotated version of the script with a discussion on form, content, aesthetic choices and embodiment. This article concludes with a synthesis of authorial learnings and outcomes throughout the devising, rehearsal and performance processes.

The Co-Active Therapeutic theatre model: A manualized approach to creating therapeutic theatre with persons in recovery

Therapeutic theatre is the intentional use of the process and performance of a theatrical piece with specific therapeutic goals and intentions for an identified population. Study and replication of this modality may benefit from manualization. This article presents an outline of a manualized approach called The Co-Active Therapeutic theatre (CoATT) model, which has been used as a successful intervention for individuals post-intensive treatment who are working towards independent recovery from eating disorders, aphasia and substance use disorders. This preliminary instruction of CoATT emphasizes a solution-focused, manualized process to support recovery and operationalize therapeutic theatre in the service of empirical research.