Why does theatre survive?
3rd term acting studies essay by Ralph Gassmann

"All the world's a stage…" to quote the world's most famous playwright William Shakespeare who rose to prominence in the 16th century during the reign of Elizabeth I, and who's plays have excited and obsessed the generations since and will doubtless continue to do so as we approach the 2nd millennium. On this stage the actor represents the symbol of man with all his imperfection and weakness, with all his morals and ideals.
Theatre provides us with a mirror of the society within which we live in and where the conflicts we experience in life are acted out on stage before us. In the space of a few hours, we participate in a story where the facets of life unfold before our eyes and anything can happen, be it tragic, serious or hilarious! On the stage real people take on characters and we can identify with the emotions and actions as they happen and share the experience in real time. When this miracle......

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