Mission
The Psych Drama Company’s mission is to examine theatrical works through a psychological lens. We are a theater company that produces powerful, thought-provoking, immersive performances.Each production has a unique immersive concept. This allows the company to explore a range of ways that audiences can be transformed to be both spectators and participants. We select plays that examine the complexities of the human psyche and human relationships. We also encourage audience members to reflect on their own thoughts, feelings, actions and relationships; and to share their observations and curiosities about the human condition during our post-show discussions. The integration of theater and psychology helps the collapsed reflective space of our world to open up and breathe. The Psych Drama Company’s immersive theater and psychology - a marriage that has the power to activate, hold, metabolize and transform.
“ Another motivating factor in founding the company was that as a person who has always been and continues to be deeply ambivalent about technology’s impact on our minds, lives and relationships, I recognized the way technology both opens and collapses space for us. With the pre-COVID world being so fast-paced and technology-driven, I had been very concerned about the collapsing of reflective space in our lives. I wanted to find a way to hold space for the public at large to meaningfully reflect on their lives and relationships in new ways outside of a therapist’s office. I believe the integration of theater and psychology has the potential to create that kind of space. Immersive theater, in particular, can activate particularly powerful emotions and physical reactions in audience members because they are no longer simply spectators, and psychologists are trained to hold space in unique ways that facilitate reflection and processing of those reactions; the result can be transformative. Immersive theater and psychology — a marriage that has the power to activate, hold, metabolize, and transform.” – Wendy Lippe, Ph.D., founder
If you would like to join us in our mission, please Contact Us about volunteer opportunities. See our Donations Page if you would like to contribute financially. Please also consider joining our email list.We look forward to hearing from you and, together, making our vision a reality.
“ Another motivating factor in founding the company was that as a person who has always been and continues to be deeply ambivalent about technology’s impact on our minds, lives and relationships, I recognized the way technology both opens and collapses space for us. With the pre-COVID world being so fast-paced and technology-driven, I had been very concerned about the collapsing of reflective space in our lives. I wanted to find a way to hold space for the public at large to meaningfully reflect on their lives and relationships in new ways outside of a therapist’s office. I believe the integration of theater and psychology has the potential to create that kind of space. Immersive theater, in particular, can activate particularly powerful emotions and physical reactions in audience members because they are no longer simply spectators, and psychologists are trained to hold space in unique ways that facilitate reflection and processing of those reactions; the result can be transformative. Immersive theater and psychology — a marriage that has the power to activate, hold, metabolize, and transform.” – Wendy Lippe, Ph.D., founder
If you would like to join us in our mission, please Contact Us about volunteer opportunities. See our Donations Page if you would like to contribute financially. Please also consider joining our email list.We look forward to hearing from you and, together, making our vision a reality.
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