[NEOPAL]Fear of possible dissolving of theatre in the U.S.

[Miles Dolby]

I think theater is dissolving because the people who should be out creating 
it are instead spending their time reading inane banter like this.

> > From: Ken Milota <kmilota66 at yahoo.com>
> > To: neohiopal at lists.fredsternfeld.com
> > Subject: [NEOPAL]Fear of possible dissolving of
> > theatre in the U.S.
> > Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 11:54:23 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> > I am an active performing in community theatre in
> > this area and I don't know if this is just me or if
> > somone else has been seeing signs of this also.
> >
> >   I have noticed ever since I started performing 5
> > 1/2 years ago, each year there seems to be less
> > people interested in theatre around here.  With all
> > the new forms of entertainment that exist today, it
> > seems as theatre has been pushed aside, and is made
> > to be a game people play when they can't think of
> > anything else to do.
> >
> >   Throughout the performances I have been in, I have
> > noticed that well over 65% of the audience are
> > senior citizens, and I believe that they are
> > enjoying the kind of entertainment they had when
> > they were young, and it is rare you see teenager
> > attending musicals unless they have a friend
> > appearing in one.
> >
> >   I have also noticed the disappearing of men in
> > shows.  The past 3 shows that I have been in we had
> > to go out of our way and ask men to perform, and
> > even get some to do it when they didn't really even
> > want to, and some who couldn't sing and just mimed
> > it.
> >
> >   I am wondering how much further this pattern will
> > go, and will musical theatre still be around once
> > the elderly that attend musicals and plays today
> > around around many years from now, who will be
> > viewing the shows?  Who will be performing in the
> > shows?
> >
> >   As technology increases, theatre seems to
> > dissolve.  It seems as if people have too much now
> > days to entertain themselves that they see no need
> > or desire to see a live show.
> >
> >   I hope this is just me and somone else has a more
> > positive opinion on the future of live theatre.  I
> > would like to hear your theory because I hate mine.
> >
> >   Thanks,
> >
> >
> >
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