Class Details
Date: Every Sunday starting February 22, 2026 and ending April 26, 2026
Times: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM & 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Location: Second Baptist Church – 6109 Chicago Avenue, Lubbock, Texas
Cost: $50* per person for all 20 classes (only $2.50 per class), however you are not obligated to come to or pay for all of the classes.
*Full and partial scholarships are always available, please contact Sean at (323) 542-6485 to discuss or just show up to class.
Class Overview
Drama Class for Individuals in Recovery, now celebrating its tenth session, was originally designed for people in recovery from substance use disorders. The current classes include people in recovery from eating disorders, trauma and other mental health issues, as well. The classes meet every Sunday from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM and 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM at Second Baptist Church located at 6109 Chicago Avenue in Lubbock. Classes begin Sunday, February 22, 2026 and run for 10 consecutive weeks ending April 26, 2026.
In the first half of Drama Class for Individuals in Recovery titled The Recovery Play on the Edge, students will create plays dealing aspects of recovery (or lack thereof) from substance use, eating disorders, trauma and other mental health issues.. The “recovery” play will be approximately 30 minutes and will be written and performed by all students sharing their combined experiences, strengths, and hopes for invited guests.
The second half offers students the opportunity to create original monologues and scenes based on their personal journey in recovery. Drama techniques used in class are scene setting, improvisation, movement, role playing, and mirroring. Students write and perform monologues about their worst day, their best day in recovery, and a monologue from their Higher Power to them.
Facilitator/Instructor Background
Sean Allen Jones (BFA, 1998; MA, 2022) is a well-loved personality in the Texas Tech University (TTU) School of Theatre & Dance alumni community and a founding member of The EDGE: A Company of Fine Artists, one of Lubbock’s newest and most exciting non-profit theatres. Among the Lubbock addiction recovery community – which is much larger than you might expect – he has also developed a reputation as a generous and giving person who is incredibly open about his own journey.
While working on a Master of Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at TTU, Jones is leading the Drama Class for Individuals in Recovery at The EDGE. Employing skills developed during his undergraduate education and career as an actor with his ambition to help others who struggle with substance abuse disorders, Jones is breaking new ground by creating a safe space for healing and recovery by way artistic expression.
Jones sees a bright future for the program. Once licensed as a professional counselor, he intends to offer the course from a drama therapy perspective. And eventually, he would like for The EDGE to create an Expressive Arts Therapy Center complete with classes in drama therapy, music therapy, dance therapy, and art therapy for the Lubbock community and surrounding areas.
If you would like more information about the Drama Class for Individuals in Recovery, contact Sean at (323) 542-6485 or edgetheatrelubbock@gmail.com