About
What’s With All the Drama?
The Art of Dramatic Living is about going deeper with your creativity and enjoying your multi-talented nature. The articles and resources here will deliver creative inspiration and call on you to expand the boundaries of your self expression. We will explore methods for harvesting a continuous flow of ideas and sustaining creative productivity.
The Art of Dramatic Living presents a new way of thinking about creativity based on the work of Dr. Jacob Levy Moreno. Moreno is the founder and creator of psychodrama, an action based and experiential form of group therapy. The Art of Dramatic Living adapts psychodrama and blends it with life coaching as a method for creative development. Read The Imagination in Action for an example.
Resident Drama Queen
Kirsten and Emma at opening night of Dragon Ribbons
Kirsten Olson is an actress, director and writer. She is a passionate student of psychodrama having trained in the method for over eight years at the Psychodrama Training Institute in New York City. She earned her Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Acting from Pennsylvania State University and her B.F.A. in Theatre Arts from Stephens College. Kirsten is currently studying for her Ph.D. at the University of Missouri where she is employed full-time in the Office of the Provost.
Kirsten is on the Board of Directors for The Columbia Entertainment Company (CEC) where she has directed several productions including The Laramie Project, Strange Snow and When the Reaper Calls. She is a member of the Play Selection Committee at CEC and has assisted with the season selection for the last three years of her involvement.
Kirsten is passionate about fostering creative audacity and helping aritists of all kinds attain and surpass their dreams. She blends a unique combination of life coaching, psychodrama and personal experience to foster the creative development of her readers and clients.
