In today’s world our entertainment industry is dominated by pre-recorded theater like television and movies. The necessity of Theatre, the real time performing art, is beginning to be questioned. Despite the claims of the theatre being obsolete, it’s influence penetrates deeper into our existence than many would suspect.
Theatre’s social footprint is one of its most recognizable factors; according to the 2012 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA), forty-nine percent of adults that recorded some involvement in the arts sat in on either visual or performing arts (USDC, pg.8). With such a large percentage of people remaining involved in the performing arts it is very difficult to say that theatre is irrelevant in our modern times. The statistic is just one example of the kind of impact the theatre has on society.
By supporting the dramatic arts, communities grow closer together. The performers and audience members pass the energy back and forth, springboarding off of each other until, “that moment where we get so immersed… where all the people in the audience and the production come together,” James Houghton says in an …show more content…
An actor’s career is a repeating process beginning with creating a character to portray. This character needs to have their own voice and motivation. Although actors often build these characters off of their own feelings and experiences, the character will most likely have their unique way of communicating with people. Like how every person, living or otherwise, does or did not have the same situations as anyone else. The character wants the audience to know their story and will share it through their words and actions, how they react to other performers, props, and situatuions. If an audience pays attention to each character there is no reason that they should leave the production without having felt a connection or gained some understanding of what was
Theatre’s social footprint is one of its most recognizable factors; according to the 2012 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA), forty-nine percent of adults that recorded some involvement in the arts sat in on either visual or performing arts (USDC, pg.8). With such a large percentage of people remaining involved in the performing arts it is very difficult to say that theatre is irrelevant in our modern times. The statistic is just one example of the kind of impact the theatre has on society.
By supporting the dramatic arts, communities grow closer together. The performers and audience members pass the energy back and forth, springboarding off of each other until, “that moment where we get so immersed… where all the people in the audience and the production come together,” James Houghton says in an …show more content…
An actor’s career is a repeating process beginning with creating a character to portray. This character needs to have their own voice and motivation. Although actors often build these characters off of their own feelings and experiences, the character will most likely have their unique way of communicating with people. Like how every person, living or otherwise, does or did not have the same situations as anyone else. The character wants the audience to know their story and will share it through their words and actions, how they react to other performers, props, and situatuions. If an audience pays attention to each character there is no reason that they should leave the production without having felt a connection or gained some understanding of what was