A response to drama therapy

The drama therapy class was really fun and relaxing. It was sort of different from what I had thought. I had thought that it was something like the broadway show. However, the class made me realize it could be really flexiable. This session reminded me of my childhood role-play game with my cousin. When I was a little girl, I had a fantasy of becoming a princess and marring a prince. (Maybe I read to many fairy tales.) We wrote scripts together based on princess’s fairy tale then play them. We had a lot fun together through acting.

After this class, I noticed that drama is everywhere and can be casual. When I was volunteering at an afterschool program, I saw two kids were playing role play. One was acting as teacher, the other one was student. No one asked them to play or imitate their teachers, they just played spontaneously. They were imitating what exactly happened in their class that day. How interesting it was! Drama is such a wonderful form. Talking or words can be difficult and complicated for children. But drama or imitating  might be easier and more interesting.