Keyword: «theatrical activity»

This article describes the concept of deviant behavior and its prevention through theatrical activities. The author presents the results of a study obtained on the basis of the MAOU SOSH and MBU DO CVR MO Krasnoarmeysky district using questionnaires: a questionnaire to identify adolescents prone to deviant behavior (N. S. Svirdlova) and a questionnaire to identify the level of development of communicative abilities (V. V. Boyko). The analysis of the research results allows the author to conclude that teenagers engaged in theatrical activities are more sociable and less inclined to deviant behavior than their peers. Thus, theatrical activity is an important tool in the prevention of deviant behavior of adolescents.