Introduction

Welcome! Here, you will find a brief introduction as to what this community guide will entail and achieve.

Thank you for your interest!

The Chapters

1) A Brief History of Musical Theater

This chapter will cover of the components involving the definition of musical theater, such as where it came from, the major developments, and its importance as an art form.  It will also focus on how musicals build a sense of community among performers and audiences

2) What it Means to Be a Part of Theater

I will elaborate on the different roles that people take on as contributors to this community, such as the actors, creative team, crew, musicians, and audience members.  I will also highlight the culture of this collaboration and highlight the bonds found in this participation through my personally conducted research.

3) The Impact of Theater

Here, we will wrap up with using direct examples and quoted testimonies of how theater builds specific skills, changes in confidence, and contributes to future successes. I will also examine the results of a clinical study, which found that musical theater fosters the development of emotional literacy, and emphasized its importance to a student’s process of growing up.