The aim of this thesis was to explore a theatre hobby as a promoter of a young person’s psychosocial well-being. The thesis presents the point of view of amateur youth theatre directors. The thesis studied youth theatre directors’ views and experiences on the effects that theater has as a promoter of a young person’s psycho-social well-being.

The theoretical background of the thesis examined the theory of youth, the psycho-social well-being of young people, effects of culture on well-being, and amateur theatre. The research was conducted as a qualitative study, which focused on the effects of theater on the wellbeing of young people. The data were collected by thematic interview. The interview was conducted with two carefully selected youth theater directors.

The results show that an interest in the theater has many positive effects on young people’s well-being. Theatre hobby teaches teamwork, self-confidence, develops self-esteem, teaches social skills to keeps you on the straight and narrow and prepares for the future. The results show that the theater hobby is a very good way of promoting young people’s psycho-social well-being, and that it would be good to involve young people in theater activities.