Document Type
Freshman Seminar Essay
Publication Date
1985
Excerpt
When cast members commit themselves to a play, the depth of their self-investment directly reflects the depth of their relationships with one another. Investment involves sacrifices of time, responsibilities, social activities apart from the play, and personal interests. As if these sacrifices were not enough, cast members sometimes experience emotional roller-coaster rides in trying to meet the demands of their director. When the pressure mounts, they begin to re-evaluate their "love" for theater: "Was it for this we wanted to be in a play?" No, theater is not merely the discipline of acting; if this were the case, no actor could survive. When actors truly love the theater, they are in essence loving and caring about the people involved in it, because people are at the heart of theater.
Recommended Citation
Light, Meghan, "People Who Need People (1985)" (1985). The Valpo Core Reader. 519.
http://scholar.valpo.edu/core_reader/519