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Thursday, March 11, 2021
‘Theatre for One’ demands undivided attention between actor and audience member
Chicago Sun-Times: Anyone yearning for a live theater experience, or the closest you can get to one in these COVID times, will want to check out “Theatre for One: Here We Are,” offering a digital connection which brings together one audience member and one actor for an intimate virtual performance.
This honestly sounds awful. One of the things I love most about theater is sitting in the dark and being able to focus my full attention on whatever's on the stage. I feel like being stared down by an actor for a full five minutes would really take me out of the show. I would probably start focusing on trying to look like I was paying attention, and not actually paying attention. I would probably also try to make sure I was reacting appropriately. I just don't want that kind of pressure of policing myself like that. In the dark I am free to be as reactive as I want. But once the actor is staring you down and you have to watch how you behave, you're not just an audience member, you're an actor as well. Most of the time, I just want to see actors interacting with actors. I want to stay immersed in the world. Personally I would feel very distracted by this type of performance.
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This honestly sounds awful. One of the things I love most about theater is sitting in the dark and being able to focus my full attention on whatever's on the stage. I feel like being stared down by an actor for a full five minutes would really take me out of the show. I would probably start focusing on trying to look like I was paying attention, and not actually paying attention. I would probably also try to make sure I was reacting appropriately. I just don't want that kind of pressure of policing myself like that. In the dark I am free to be as reactive as I want. But once the actor is staring you down and you have to watch how you behave, you're not just an audience member, you're an actor as well. Most of the time, I just want to see actors interacting with actors. I want to stay immersed in the world. Personally I would feel very distracted by this type of performance.
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