Attending Theater to Change Theater

How to make a difference in today’s culture? It might be as easy as seeing a show.
Attending Theater to Change Theater
Times Square on Sept. 7, 2020 during pandemic's closure of businesses.Allen.G/Shutterstock
Robert Cooperman
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Why don’t more people go to the theater?

It’s no secret that theater participation plummeted during the pandemic and hasn’t recovered to its prepandemic level. Recent studies have shown that adults 35 and over are attending theater rarely, if at all. According to a recent article in The New York Times, Broadway attendance is down almost 20 percent from the prepandemic era.

Robert Cooperman
Robert Cooperman
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Robert Cooperman is the founder of Stage Right Theatrics, a theater company dedicated to the preservation of our Founding Fathers' vision through the arts. Originally from Queens, New York, he now lives in Columbus, Ohio, where he earned his doctorate at The Ohio State University.