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bullet 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?)

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bullet 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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bullet 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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