The 8 Benefits of Going to the Theater

The Theater’s Influence on the Audience

The theater is the oldest entertainment medium in the world. For more than 2,500 years we have been fascinated, shaken and impressed by theatrical performances. The plays of Schiller, the tragedies of Aeschylus or the dramas of Shakespeare. They have all become famous around the world for their revolutionary yet captivating and entertaining manner.

Aside from film and television, the theater nowadays tends to lead a shadowy existence in the media world.

And yet a revival makes sense. Because the theater can do more than just bring dusty plays onto the stage. Due to its immediate, direct form of representation, it can have a special influence on us spectators, which all other forms of media cannot achieve in this form. Here is why.

1. Theater Leads to a Better Understanding of the Drama

In a study from 2014 the following was examined:

“Is a film or recording a sufficient educational substitute for live performance? Research suggests not. For secondary school pupils, a visit to the theater provides much more than just entertainment. If students are studying a play at school, for example, they’ll have a much better understanding of it if they see a live performance. “