The Drama Hive: A Public Practice Drama Therapy Intervention

This research paper proposes a drama therapy intervention, the Drama Hive, using both an integrative literature review (Whittemore & Knafl, 2005) and the theoretical components of intervention research (Fraser & Galinsky, 2010). This paper intends to articulate / identify the ways in which public drama therapy practices may be used to reduce social isolation in community settings. The core processes of drama therapy (Jones, 2007) and the Art Hives network guide (Timm-Bottos & Chainey, 2015) have informed the development of this theoretical intervention. The Drama Hive draws attention to possibilities for drama therapists to expand their personal therapeutic practices and consider how to make their services more accessible in community settings.