There are a million reasons why I love theatre. Two of the big ones that really stood out to me tonight are the collaboration and community that forms on a production, and the never-ending learning that theatre people go through. Thosse are two of my favorite things about people.
The community is so important, and I think that it's really hard to find in other professions. You're placed in a show with a lot of people who, for the most part, are strangers, at least in the beginning. Over the rehearsal period, you need to learn how to work together, and through that time learn to trust and rely on everyone involved in the production to make it happen successfully. You learn to work with different types of people in different capacities, and that's a skill I think everyone should have.
Learning is something I never want to stop doing. Actors, especially, are lifelong learners. So many different character types, so many different plays and time periods and situations that you have to discover and learn about in order to portray your characters believably. Tonight, I was out to dinner with some of my theatre friends, and my friend Russell listed off a slew of things he needed to learn for the shows he had been cast in this summer. Juggling, using a firearm, playing guitar, how to play a Navy whistle, cracking a bullwhip... These were just a few of the things on his list. How awesome is it, that in your profession you get to experience and learn how to do such a wide variety of things?
I think that theatre people are some of the smartest people I know. Not only do they know such a wide array of information and skills, but it's part of their job to continually go out and expand on that knowledge in order to be able to continue doing their job. Theatre people are ALWAYS learning, always curious, and always finding ways to share those experiences with others.
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