Why is theater important to society?

Question

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Answer 1

So we can have people grow up and be actors and actresses, to make billions of dollars and put financial backing behind conspiracy theories!

Answer 2

Theater is not important to society. It is not important enough at least. Theater certainly should be important to society, but it is lower on the artistic hierarchy than it should be, probably for financial reasons. Compare a play to a movie, the play is a much more intimate and personal experience.

Answer 3

Drama is a reflection of humanity. It is a mirror that reflects our living condition. The best theatre is committed to serious exploration of the world around us.
Theatre is a living art that responds to changing societal norms, values, and mores. The best theatre finds common ground that we all walk, and pulls us into the play. This explains why 400 year old plays are still performed today. The universal themes have resonance across the ages.

Answer 4

It dictates who and what people are. Stop and think about how many movies/plays you have seen in your entire life, and ask yourself how they may have changed your behavior, thinking, ideas. Entire societies have been changed just because of a play's influence. If someone wants to get a message across, the easiest way to do it is with theatre because so many people watch it, whether it is on a stage or in a moviehouse.

Answer 5

Theater is part of the arts, and the arts are very important to society. It expands our horizons, and helps us to understand the world around us.

Answer 6

Because playwrights can present new ideas to us in ways we can understand (usually haha!) They can put into words and actions what may be troubling us and our society that we haven't been fully able to voice until they do so. Theatre is art and communication.

Answer 7

theatre is important to society because it give you a sense of belonging, it teaches you to be trust-worthy, and how to trust, & it is also a great way to learn to socialize & to come out of your shell if you are shy.

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Answer 8

It adds a sense of sophistication and an appreciation for basic simple entertainment. But with the quality of today's shows i don't think it has much impact at all.

Answer 9

Young people who participate in the arts for at least three hours on three days each week through at least one full year are:
• 4 times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement
• 3 times more likely to be elected to class office within their schools
• 4 times more likely to participate in a science fair
• 3 times more likely to win an award for school attendance
• 4 times more likely to win an award for writing an essay or poem
• Read for pleasure nearly twice as often

How does it help socially?
• Theater teaches children how to interact with others (particularly as part of an ensemble)
• Children learn how to trust others
• “Arts education has a measurable impact on youth at risk in deterring delinquent behavior and truancy problems while also increasing overall academic performance among those youth engaged in after school and summer arts programs targeted toward delinquency prevention.” (Americans for the Arts) – Children are able to focus their negative behavior into the positive world of theater and in turn do better in school and life
Young artists, as compared to their peers, are likely to:
• Participate in youth groups nearly four times as frequently
• Perform community service more than four times as often

How does it help interpersonally?
• Children learn self-expression (mentally, physically, verbally, emotionally)
• Theater gives children a positive view of themselves
• Learn who they are at an early age than most through playing different characters and doing acting exercises
• They are generally more extroverted and comfortable with others (as well as themselves)

How does it help creatively?
• Children learn how to apply abstract thinking to other areas of their lives (such as academics and the career world)
• Their imagination develops more rapidly
• The creative process of theater leads children to be more open-minded and acceptable because of the diverse roles they portray

Answer 10

Because it is an expression of human culture. It allows us to release our minds and be somewhere else. All while celebrating and creating art.

Answer 11

Because theater represents a world that is unknown to us.
For example, we have fully appreciated and understood the literary pieces of shakespeare through stage play.