WHAT ever happened to DRAMA?

Question

every one on hear are either obsessed with musicls like "greese" and singing traa la la like every body before them and those after them.
and the outher side are arty farty dancers, all thinking therele be backing dancers, not realiseing the reality of 1 injury and thats and you've ****** it.
what happened to acting, drama?
it wouldnt be to bad but we are surrounded with the latest reality "x-factor" or reality danceing. how about the fact that millions all over will be glued to the telly watching some compleate stranger for months on end just sitting down and being bord
WHAT HAPPEND TO THEATRE?
IS IT DEAD?

I Thought it was the atmosphear of the place, that certain magic in the air, the smell. it just seem those who would benafit most from what theatre can offer, shun it, and wouldnt give it a secand thought about going ever in there intier lives. unless that is if they take there kids to see pantomime at crimbo. it once seem to be a use full tool to use to talk to the masses, the working class.

infact theatre not only fails to guid or instruct, it barely even entertains...

Answer 1

Real drama allows us to enter the world of other people. So what happened to it? Well, a lot of people seem to be so self-centered that even the notion that other people's lives or experiences are different from their own is a foriegn concept to them. What that leaves us with, basically, is that we can't enter the world of other people anymore because we are far too focussed on our own world and day-to-day problems. We have become Willy Loman, decaying away before our very own eyes, and not even being aware of the fact. If we can simply nurse the seeds that Willy failed to see grow, perhaps theatre and drama will return. Until then, we're stuck with scripted "reality TV" passing off as entertainment.

Answer 2

Theatre is not dead, thank God, but it is quickly diminishing.

It makes me absolutely SICK that there are now reality shows to get people on Broadway. No. You get on Broadway by working your butt off. You don't get on a reality show and let "America decide."

Theatre still holds a place in peoples' hearts. Great plays will never die. Shakespeare lasted this long. So can some of our other writers (Williams, Ibsen, Chekov). Community theatres are still doing well. Broadway is becoming much more commercial. It's nice that we're getting noticed... but at a high price (Rosie O'Donnel? Fiddler on the Roof? Dear God that was awful).

Theatre will never die. It originated around a fire in a cave somewhere when three hunters brought back the biggest animal they had ever brought back. They reinacted the battle for their tribe. That's theatre. It's been with us for millenia and it will never ever leave. It's simply changing... perhaps for the worst.


In response to your additional details: I highly disagree. Theatre is very entertaining. It's one of the most influential and entertaining things on the planet if done correctly. It's real people playing out scenarios that yes, are sometimes larger than life and farsical such as "The Vagina Monologues, "Talking With," and "Waiting for Godot" but other times very real and very touching. Look at "The Heidi Chronicals," "True West," "The Glass Menageri," "The Seagull," "The Three Sisters," and "The Laramie Project." This is saying nothing about the magnificant pieces Shakespeare gave us.

Theatre is extremely entertaining... the public has been "dumbed down" I suppose with television.

Answer 3

If it helps with anything from where I come from working in a theatre means to be poor, to work all day and often during the night, to be underappreciated, to sometimes not be able to buy food with the money you gain and still every year over 1000 young people, including me, work their but of to get inside the National Theatre University although we rarely get a fair chance with all the corruption of the system (I won't go into details now). Many people all around the world love theatre and are willing to devote their life to this art but not all of them navigate the internet! There is a chance you have looked in the wrong place becouse as far as I'm concerned drama still has a far way to go and there is no reason to panic yet but maybe we should look further than our noses to see it! Best of luck!

Answer 4

I completely understand what you mean. All that "X Factor" rubbish is taking over the globe. Acting is a wonderful art, i think it is the best of all. I t requires great analysation of the spirit and it opens your heart and mind to so many things. There are still people out there who appreciate the art of acting, but the number is decreasing every day. People are no longer looking for natural talent, they're looking for long legs and pretty eyes and i personally find that disgusting. I will be truly amazed if in a few years time, an actress with REAL stupifying talent is discovered.

Answer 5

Theatre hasn't gone anywhere, and people who ask "Is theatre dead?" aren't really paying attention.

The biggest mistake is in assuming that theatre is an EITHER/OR proposition relative to musicals, or movies, or TV, or any other entertainment opportunities. Live theatre is a totally different experience from any of those, and people will either take advantage of it or they won't.

ANY show that gets people out of their living rooms and into a live performance environment should be supported and applauded.

Answer 6

I don't know but when you find it let me know! I am so sick of these reality shows that have no purpose or point to them. I don't care for musicals, dancing, or any of that crap. I like solid dramas, true life stories, etc.

Answer 7

um, in case you haven't noticed, we are in the 21st century where theater (unfortunately) isn't "cool" anymore, which is a pity.