TribLIVE: When Martha the dog eats a bowl of alphabet soup and starts talking like a person — and when children can see this anthropomorphic transformation on a live stage in the “Martha Speaks” musical — a fantasy comes true, because pets are “so much a part of our family,” says one of the actors in the show.
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Children's theater is a very important part of our industry. It introduces children to theater, and encourages them to keep coming back. Getting children interested in theater also encourages their parents to get involved in theater. If a child begs his or her parents to take them to a show, an adult who normally wouldn't have gone to see a show might be introduced to the world of theater. Martha Speaks seems to be doing just that. It has had a very good response throughout it's tour since the start of the new year. I can only hope it continues to be as successful as it has been.
I definitely agree with what Jess said here. As a kid, I would beg my parents to take me to the theater, and they did. I vividly remember them loving it just as much as I did. I think taking children to see theatre is important for two reasons. The first is that it exposes them to culture, and engages them in art while also usually sending across a lesson or a message for children to take away and learn from. I remember the best plays I saw as a kid being the ones that both I enjoyed, as well as my parents. Part of this is that those plays were simple enough for me to understand and follow, but also had a deeper level to it that my parents understood at the time, but I didn't realize until later in life. Martha Speaks seems to be a really successful piece of children's theatre, and I'm glad to see that pieces like this still exist and are successful in our industry.
I think this is very awesome to have children theatre like this. Not only children are introduced to theatre, but also they learn some kind of moral lesson in the play. I agree with what Jess said about how in this way, it will encourage children to keep coming back to see fascinating shows like this. I think this is another great show for the children because it knows what children wants to hear about: fantasy, and dog. I agree how pet is "so much a part of our family" that children can relate back to their pets and imagine how it would be if they were turned into a speaking animal. This will increase their depth of imagination and also bring greater attention to the production. I hope that children's production can be very successful so that children do not lose interest in the world of theatre.
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