The Drama Therapy Fund
is a Not-for-Profit
Charitable Organization.
Drama Therapy is the intentional use of drama processes and/or theatre productions to achieve therapeutic goals.
Drama therapists use improvisation, theatre games, role play, storytelling, puppetry, masks, psychodrama, sociodrama, therapeutic performance, and many other active, embodied, experiential techniques to access and address clients’ needs and therapeutic goals. Drama Therapy is used for prevention, intervention, and treatment in a wide variety of settings. Most Drama Therapists work with groups, but some also work with families, couples, and individuals.
The North American Drama Therapy Association, created in 1979 as the National Association for Drama Therapy, is the professional organization for drama therapists in the U.S. and Canada. NADTA also has many international members. For more information on NADTA, visit their website at: www.nadta.org
The British Association for Drama Therapy, created in 1976, is the professional organization for drama therapists in the U.K. For more information on BADth, visit their website at: www.badth.org.uk
The Drama Therapy Fund was organized in 2003 and received IRS approval as a not-for-profit charitable organization in 2004 to support the development and growth of drama therapy.
Priorities of the Drama Therapy Fund include:
- Raising awareness of the value and uses of drama therapy with the public and with mental health, medical, and education professionals.
- Promoting research on the efficacy of Drama Therapy as a therapeutic modality.
- Promoting educational and professional development opportunities for students of Drama Therapy and for practicing professionals.
- Sponsoring meetings, conferences, seminars, and publications in the area of Drama Therapy.
Please visit pages found under the Grants and Scholarship menus detailing various funding opportunities available this fiscal year:
- Scholarships to this Year’s North American Drama Therapy Association Conference
- Graduate Student Empirical Research Grant (for funds while doing your research)
- Graduate/Post-Graduate Research Grant
- Continuing Education/Professional Development Grant
- Expanding the Field Grant
How Can You Support the Drama Therapy Fund?
Volunteer to be a board member.
Drama Therapy Fund operates through a 100% volunteer board. Committees review all requests that come in for approval or denial. Terms range from 2-3 years. To learn more about opportunities email: dramatherapyfund@gmail.com or fill out the inquiry form on the website.
Open positions for FY 25 (Starting July 2024): Office Manager, Treasurer, Submission Review Committee Member
Consider making a tax-deductible donation to the Fund to help support our funding projects and further our work.
There are FIVE Ways You Can Do This!
1. Click on the Donate button above the menu on the left-hand side to donate through PayPal.
2. Send your donation by check to:
Send to in electronic form to: dramatherapyfund@gmail.com
3. Checks can be mailed out to Drama Therapy Fund and mailed to:
The Drama Therapy Fund
2731 SW Santa Fe Dr
Topeka, KS 66614
3. Buy Drama Therapy T-Shirts, Mugs, and other “Swag” by clicking the Shop for DT Items link and a portion of your purchase will be sent to The Drama Therapy Fund.
4. Purchase DVDs of Past Conference Panels and Keynote Addresses by clicking the DVD Store link.
5. Buy tickets at the Raffle at the National NADTA Conference.
The Drama Therapy Fund is a 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit organization (as of 2004), incorporated in the State of Kansas in 2003. The fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30. Donations made to The Drama Therapy Fund are tax-deductible as approved by law.