ABSTRACT
Chapter 5 takes a close-up look at scenes in drama therapy, beginning with varying degrees of structure within improvisational scenes. The author examines the drama therapist’s therapeutic directions and interventions within both fictional or imaginary scenes and those pertaining directly to real-life issues. Interventions aimed at facilitating behavioral change, at heightening and containing emotional expression, at exploring the meaning of a fictional role, and at developing an internal nurturing parent are described in detail, along with clinical examples.
Specific tools and techniques in scene direction such as role reversal and Doubling are outlined, along with tips on how, when, and why to use them. The latter part of the chapter articulates how an aesthetic sensibility augments therapeutic potency in scene direction, and concludes with considerations for endings or resolution of scenes in drama therapy.
