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The Unscripted Heart: Using Play and Drama Therapy to Navigate Grief
Grief doesn't follow a script. In this experiential workshop, you'll use the tools of drama therapy to explore your relationship with loss.
Time & Location
Sep 17, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
GW Leggette Room (Smith Hall of Art), 801 22nd Street, NW, Room 304, Washington, D.C. 20052
About the Event
The Unscripted Heart: Using Play and Drama Therapy to Navigate Grief
Grief doesn't follow a script. In this experiential workshop, you'll use the tools of drama therapy to explore your relationship with loss: past, present, and still unfolding. Through theater exercises drawn from psychodrama and expressive arts, you'll work toward a more integrated sense of your grief. The work will happen in a spirit of play and supportive community. All types of loss welcome.
When: Thursday, September 17, 2026
Time: 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Where: GW Leggette Room (Smith Hall of Art) | 801 22nd Street, NW, Room 304, Washington, D.C. 20052
Facilitator: Jodi Kanter, LGPC, Grounded Grief Associate Counselor · Professor of Theatre, George Washington University
Jodi holds a PhD in Performance Studies from Northwestern and a master's in counseling through Lesley University's expressive arts therapies program. She is the author of Performing Loss and serves as drama therapist at St. Luke Institute in Silver Spring, MD.