Theater

In times past people took pleasure in cultured activities. Now, we'd prefer watching a Hollywood movie - loosely based on a fantastic book or play- to actually getting out of the house to see some beautiful performance. Theater is slowly slipping away into obscurity as the movie industry continues to tighten it's hold on the depleting IQ of the American population. I know drama never will fully fade away, there will always be patrons thirsty for the actuality that is theater. However, we will continue to be the underdogs below the industries we once lorded over.
It used to be that going to the theater was a massive social occasion, exciting and new. Now, except for the usual faces, it's a novelty and it's decided at the last moment. Many would rather sit in a dark room idling the faces on the screen, the explosions, unwanted sex scenes. Theater has personality but I suppose that counts for very little nowadays.
It's nice, in a way, that the drama scene has become such a small sub culture. It's become a haven for the “outcasts”. Many people, who don't find themselves fitting in with others can usually find comfort in the theater. It's just something about us, we're more in touch with emotions. Of course, we have to be as we must tap into our innermost hidden emotions in order to portray a variety of personalities without the help of special effects.
In the end, we all know theater will never vanish and we'll always have that little local theater with the usual faces to comfort us whenever the world gets too fake.