Community Theater Green Room Discussion Board: Benefits of Theatre

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   Rather than reinvent the wheel, I'm asking for your assistance.

I'm putting together a brochure, lauding the benefits of participating in theatre.  Does anyone out there have anything like this already that they would like to share?  

If you don't, please add to my list of "benefits":

improves communication skills 
offers an opportunity to express oneself 
develops the ability to think critically 
encourages cooperation
helps develop values 
develops sensitivity and understanding of the feelings of others 
provides a safe and welcoming environment 
offers 1:1attention for the socially challenged 
fosters peer acceptance, mutual respect, and self-worth 
is rewarding and fun 
builds inner confidence

develops organization
encourages responsibility
teaches self esteem
gives a connection to a community
provides a creative outlet in arts activity
(Did I repeat myself anywhere?)

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Nanette Celebrity Joined: 8/01/06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 399	Topic: Benefits of Theatre Posted: 4/12/07 at 11:35pm
	Rather than reinvent the wheel, I'm asking for your assistance. I'm putting together a brochure, lauding the benefits of participating in theatre. Does anyone out there have anything like this already that they would like to share? If you don't, please add to my list of "benefits": improves communication skills offers an opportunity to express oneself develops the ability to think critically encourages cooperation helps develop values develops sensitivity and understanding of the feelings of others provides a safe and welcoming environment offers 1:1attention for the socially challenged fosters peer acceptance, mutual respect, and self-worth is rewarding and fun builds inner confidence develops organization encourages responsibility teaches self esteem gives a connection to a community provides a creative outlet in arts activity (Did I repeat myself anywhere?)
	In a world of margarine, be butter!

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DramaTrauma Walk-On Joined: 4/12/07 Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Posted: 4/13/07 at 3:02pm
	Great list, Nanette. All of your points focus on how theatre benefits the creative-participants. What about the audience-participants? Theatre also benefits the communtity it serves by providing a genuine form of human entertainment that one cant get anywhere else.
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eagle10 Walk-On Joined: 5/25/06 Location: Hong Kong Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Posted: 4/18/07 at 3:15am
	I guess 'values' is rather big and vague or maybe examples are included with your other items, I've worked with students behind the scenes so I'll add some more from that perspective, actually you got a good list already: COMMUNICATION SKILLS improves communication skills offers an opportunity to express oneself provides a creative outlet in arts activity enables people to use their talents in creative and productive ways e.g. in designing costumes, props, lighting CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS develops the ability to think critically and creatively offers opportunities for developing problem-solving skills offers opportunities to experiment and reflect offers opportunities to develop cultural understanding through research in the background of a historical period or other culture in preparation for example of costumes or scenery SOCIAL SKILLS encourages cooperation develops sensitivity and understanding of the feelings of others offers 1:1 attention for the socially challenged enables the learning of leadership skills like communication, decision-making, delegation, etc. VALUES helps develop values fosters peer acceptance, mutual respect, and self-worth builds inner confidence encourages responsibility teaches self esteem gives a connection to a community brings out the value of team work is rewarding and fun hard work, preparation, rehearsals pays off sense of achievement/success OTHER BENEFITS provides a safe and welcoming environment develops organization
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