Theater is an art that should never die. It is a prevalent form of entertainment around the world and has been around since people were able to communicate and share stories with one another.

Evolving from storytelling to the big screen, theater will always take its rightful place on stage.

Some argue movies are better because there are cool effects and no waiting for scene changes. But the imperfection and the freedom of interpretation is the beauty of theater. It requires the audience to use its imagination to create the rest of the world not given by the set pieces.

“I find theater to be more personal than movies. Even though it is lower tech, the passion is much more real; therefore, the message is receive loud and clear and uninterrupted,” said senior economics major Cameron Dill. “(It is) one of the finest expressions of art man can convey while entertaining a large group of people.”

No matter how many times a show is done it changes based on the audience. In theater it may seem like it is only the performers who are the characters, but the audience takes on a role as well. They are the spectators, conscience, friend and possible enemy to all the actors on stage.

The actor-audience relationship is one of the most important aspects about theater. Those on stage are feeding off of their energy to give a personalized performance.

Some of the best actors started their careers in theater. Hugh Jackman, who played Wolverine in the “X-Men” series has received a Tony Award for his “Best Leading Actor in a Musical” in “The Boy From Oz.”

Samuel L. Jackson has returned to the stage and is staring opposite Angela Bassett in the Broadway production of “The Mountaintop,” a play about the life of Martin Luther King. Beloved animation god, Seth MacFarlane has a master‘s in musical theater.

If more people went to see theater there would be less of an obsession with celebrities. People would be able to see performing is a line of work. It is not the most glamorous job but the audience only sees the end result.

While they should be admired for their talents, idolatry is a bit excessive.

However, there will always be critics and people who believe theater arts are not important.

It’s sad when schools start to make budget cuts it is usually the arts to go first. Theater is often disregarded because it is seen as fun. Those people probably only look at the actors.

They don’t see the stage managers, stage hands, costumers, light operators, sound operators and other people involved with putting on a show. All of these people work together to tell a story so at least one audience member can walk away with a new story to pass on.

Everyone involved in theater should be recognized for their drive and sheer will to continue giving life to an art form that is slowly dying.

Because it is easier to download a movie or get Netflix, most theaters are losing their audiences to a couch. Although the size of the audience will dwindle, the motto of the theater will always be “The show must go on.”