theater oldest forms performing stone ages women telling stories enacting language existed ancient greek theater inspires continue staged languages world ancient hindu scriptures regard text theory performing arts natya shashtra veda pancham veda greek theater ancient indian sanskrit theater highly developed advent film television theater facing uphill battle pull crowd playwrights theater companies groups reinvent ways occasionally successful long technological advances film television media attracting audience glitz glamor fail realize theater charm thornton wilder famous playwright regard theater greatest forms human share sense human supremacy theater derives fact 'now stage magical watching ensemble actors performing stage front telling story share room full people arthur miller feeling people group masse watching react differently profoundly living rooms watch live theater stage feel watch good theater life changing experience power stage enormous real fake movies thornton wilder puts live find thousand ways face great theater strengthens faculty face theater days million people visited broadway shows york million people broadway theater good quality regional theaters you'll find difficult ticket purchase advance neglected theater community theater hard pressed good audience depend minuscule grants donations sponsors ethnic theater groups theater regional languages limited audience face challenge fill theaters audience problem plays produce fail connect people feel electrifying experience watch revivals classics bengali theater nostalgia plays invoke issue productions star power pull audience groups bring actors directors india order attract audience solution finally lack production funds required rent theater space create gorgeous stage market show popular media television bring audience condition people event inexpensive marketing methods online marketing print media fliers posters reach limited number people bring audience country thing develop theater connect easily people develop produce plays reflect lives stage people interested coming watch plays ethnomedia center theater arts time partially successful enad theater group area adopted philosophy long guess start establish steady database theater lovers watch plays finding means reach email snail mail creating subscriber base standard practice community theaters regular schedule shows planned ahead difficult audience members plan schedule finally audience feel urge theater person feel excited theater experiencing life enacted live front listening experiencing stories work theater mirror muster courage face enjoy heartedly 