Diana E. Windhorst
Drama Therapy
Why I chose this graduate program:
It is both personally warm and academically rigorous. The program and its director, Robert Landy, are pioneers in the field
A book from class I would never sell back:
Persona and Performance by Robert J. Landy
Something I collect:
Rocks from the shore.
Why I went back to graduate school:
I was tired of the "business" of theatre. I wanted to do something more in alignment with the healing, illuminating roots of theatre. I had also become interested in psychology through my own therapy. When I discovered drama therapy existed, it united all my passions into one field. I needed to study and train in this pioneering field in order to heal others through drama, so I went back to school.
The best gift I’ve ever received:
My fiance.
The longest it took me to write a paper:
A week.
The professor who influenced me the most:
Robert Landy
My favorite place to have coffee around NYU:
Think Coffee - no question!
If I could take a year off, I would:
Travel and live in Chile, where my mother is from.
My secret (academic) passion:
I love theory, and I love writing papers.
The best invention in the last 10 years:
The Food Network
My inspiration:
My heart and my imagination.
After I graduate, I:
Want to do drama therapy with at-risk/incarcerated youth, get a PhD, contribute to the advancement of drama therapy, and someday teach.
Background Information
Where you grew up:
Minneapolis, MN
Community service/ work experience:
Program Coordinator and Senior Mentor for the Builders of the New World, an after school theatre and education program for homeless children at The Actors Theatre Workshop for three years. Also a Senior Staff member. Both are volunteer positions. Waitressed, bartended and assistant managed busy Village bistro for five years.