What: Created by Dr. Laura Wood and Dave Mowers, the CoATT model occupies a transformative space at the intersection of therapeutic and community theatre.

Who: For theatremakers and dramatherapists to learn a manualized process for devising that centers care and can be molded to different types of production.

When: August 27-30, 2026 from 10:00AM-6:00PM

Where: Guzzetta Hall, 228 E Buchtel Ave, Akron, OH 44325

Please email recoverytheatreohio@gmail.com for scholarship and housing opportunities. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.

Interested in dramatherapy but unable to attend the residency?
Witness the culmination of four days work with presentation of a fully-devised play!

August 30 @ 12:30 PM in Guzzetta Hall
Suggested donation: $20 or Pay-What-You-Can at the door