Presenters: Gülşen Büyükşahin, MA, PAT, Tele'Drama Associate Trainer; Daniela Simmons, PhD, TEP

Applied Psychodrama Series
A Monthly Exploration of Psychodrama Methods and Techniques

Each month features a different psychodrama technique or application, providing participants with practical skills, experiential learning, and opportunities for reflection and integration.What happens when the thoughts we do not say out loud are finally given a voice?
Long before psychodrama, theatrical traditions found ways to make the inner world visible and audible. From ancient theatrical traditions through European theater and Shakespeare, soliloquy and aside allowed thoughts, feelings, conflicts, and private reactions to enter the dramatic action.
J. L. Moreno recognized these theatrical roots and gave these methods a new purpose. Through his Theatre of Spontaneity and the development of psychodrama, the expression of the unspoken became more than a theatrical device—it became a way of accessing and externalizing the protagonist’s inner experience.
Join us for the next workshop in the:APPLIED PSYCHODRAMA SERIES: ONLINEA Monthly Exploration of Psychodrama Methods and TechniquesWednesday, November 11, 2026
SOLILOQUY & ASIDEPsychodramatic Techniques for Giving Voice to the UnspokenFrom Ancient Theatrical Traditions through Moreno’s Theatre of Spontaneity to Contemporary Psychodrama Practice
In this didactic, experiential and practical workshop, we will explore the journey of soliloquy and aside from their theatrical roots through Moreno’s conceptualization and into contemporary psychodrama practice.Participants will experience and practice how these techniques can help bring unspoken thoughts and feelings into the action, illuminate inner conflict, deepen a scene, and give expression to experiences that may otherwise remain hidden.We will explore the similarities and differences between soliloquy and aside, when and why a director may introduce each technique, and their applications in in-person, online, and hybrid psychodrama.Suitable for beginners as well as experienced practitioners who would like to deepen their understanding and application of psychodramatic methods.
PRESENTERSGülşen Büyükşahin, MA, PATAmerican Board-Certified Psychodrama Practitioner & Applicant for TrainerTele’Drama Associate Trainer
Daniela Simmons, PhD, TEPAmerican Board-Certified Trainer, Educator & Practitioner; Supervisor