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Capital Campaign
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Theater - A Human Resource
By Robert Rechnitz
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 ike a town hall, a church, a sports arena, a theater is a gathering place. Within its walls, a collection of individuals can be forged into a community, a congregation. One takes his seat, the house lights dim, and one surrenders his individuality for a time to respond in concert with his fellows to the ritual of the play. Deeply akin to the ritual of religious ceremony, the great plays are woven of man’s ultimate concerns, his explorations of the past, his profoundest aspirations for the future.
Theater instructs, it challenges, it entertains; it makes us laugh, tap our feet, weep, and long for other times. But, beyond laughter, beyond tears, the theater at its greatest brings us consolation It feeds the heart’s desires, speaking to the heart in the heart’s own language, beyond words. And it inspires us with intimations and affirmations of life we never knew were hidden in us.
The theater building—the building itself—has its own significance. It becomes a place to hang out. The lights will always be on. People of all ages and means will find the place intriguing, a place of opportunities where they may learn, explore, and exercise their own various talents in the theater’s professional environment. Young men and women, particularly those lonely ones whose hearts ache for meaning, whose minds hunger for a deeper direction, just may find comfort here.
Through their contact with the art and the artists and their dedication to excellence, they may begin to discover pathways to the answers they seek. Just the physical fact of the building, then, will serve to bring a sense of order and meaning and purpose to the lives of many in our community.
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