“The energy of live theater is indescribable. You are just in the moment for an hour and a half.” MomentsEnergyHoursHalfTheaterIndescribableLive Theater Author:Adrianne Palicki
“This sounds so bogus, but I would love to, at some point when my kids are in college, is just go do a whole season at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and do a year of plays. Most actors miss the days of live theater.” YearsPlayWholeKidsActorsSoundMissingCollegeSeasonsTheaterFestivalsOregonLive Theater Author:Donal Logue
“My preference is live performance, because you get the feedback. There's an energy. It's live theater. That's why I think actors like that.” ThinkingActorsEnergyPerformancesTheaterPreferenceFeedbackLive PerformanceLive Theater Author:Robin Williams
“Pen-and-paper role-playing is live theater and computer games are television. People want the convenience and instant gratification of turning on the TV rather than getting dressed up and going out to see a live play. In the same way, the computer is a more immediately accessible way to play games.” PeopleWayWantPlayGamesRolesTelevisionTvsPaperComputerTheaterInstantPensGoing OutGratificationConvenienceDressed UpInstant GratificationGetting DressedComputer GamesRole PlayingLive TheaterGetting Dressed Up Author:Gary Gygax
“My preference is live performance. Because you get the feedback. There's an energy. It's live theater. That's why I think actors like that. You know, musicians need it, comedians definitely need it. It doesn't matter what size and what club, whether it's 30 people in the club or 2,000 in a hall or a theater. It's live, it's symbiotic, you need it.” PeopleThinkingKnowsNeedsMatterActorsEnergyMusicianPerformancesTheaterSizeClubsComedianHallsPreferenceFeedbackLive PerformanceLive Theater Author:Robin Williams
“As a student studying acting, I was always broke, so going to see any live theater was almost impossible.” ActingStudyImpossibleStudentsTheaterBrokeLive Theater Author:Jesse L. Martin
“I want to be back on Broadway one day. That's a dream of mine. There's nothing like live theater, and I think it's so important for me to be able to be on stage with an audience that responds.” ThinkingWantImportantDreamAbleAudienceStageMinesOne DayTheaterBroadwayLive Theater Author:Naturi Naughton
“So I've done my fair share of theater. I have also been very fortunate in that I've been able to come to New York two or three times a year just to see as many shows as possible. I think the live theater culture here is incredible.” ThinkingYearsTwoDoneShowsAbleCultureThreeShareNew YorkFairsTheaterIncrediblesFortunateThree TimesFair ShareLive Theater Author:Neil Patrick Harris
“Learn as much as you can about performing. Live theater, improv classes, music, stand up comedy, dance, anything to make yourself confident and comfortable in front of an audience. It'll all come in handy when auditioning for producers and performing with other actors. The best voice actors all have a live performance background. And are competent, fearless, incredibly creative actors.” ActorsVoiceClassAudienceCreativeComedyFrontsComfortablePerformancesTheaterBackgroundsProducersFearlessPerformingCompetentHandyStand Up ComedySelf ConfidentLive PerformanceLive TheaterPerforming Live Author:Rob Paulsen
“I love live theater; I like the relationship between the show and the audience. That's my comfort zone, but more than anything, it's what makes me happy.” ShowsAudienceComfortTheaterZoneComfort ZoneMake Me HappyLive Theater Author:Kristin Chenoweth
“If I had to pick one form of acting, it would be live theater. That's where I started; that's where I became a man, I think I'm still finishing up that job.” IfsThinkingMenStillsWould BeJobsFormActingPicksTheaterFinishingLive TheaterFinishing Up Author:Nick Offerman
“You want people to think. You want people to be emotionally moved. And there's a theory behind that in terms of storytelling. It has been around for thousands of years. And that's where something like live theater or a live performance is something that is very valuable because you get instant feedback from your audience and you kind of know the things that work and the things that don't work.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantYearsKindHas BeensTermBehindsAudienceTheoryPerformancesTheaterMovedValuableStorytellingInstantFeedbackLive PerformanceLive Theater Author:George Lucas
“I really wanted to go back to the theater, the live theater. That was the thing I had never had a chance to do, even though I had trained to be a stage actress.” WantedChanceStageTheaterActressesLive Theater Author:Angela Lansbury
“The discipline of live theater - doing the same perfect thing night after night, eight times a week - never ceases to amaze me” NightPerfectWeekDisciplineTheaterEightCeasePerfect ThingsLive Theater Author:Neil Patrick Harris
“We're trying to get as many people to become interested in seeing it, but if you like the theater and you're interested in seeing what live theater looks like in New York, you probably already set your DVR. It's gonna be a hard ask to get a bunch of college-basketball fans to tune in for three hours to watch the Tonys.” PeopleIfsTryingLooksHardThreeAsksHoursWatchesSeeingFansNew YorkCollegeBasketballTheaterBunchTunesCollege BasketballLive Theater Author:Neil Patrick Harris
“Good live theater disturbs molecules. You create an energy source around yourself and it alternates between you and the audience. Anybody who sees live theater should come out a little rearranged.” ShouldLittlesEnergyAudienceSourceTheaterMoleculesEnergy SourcesLive Theater Author:Glenn Close
“There's just something about getting up, putting it out there, and getting this exchange of energy. Whether your audience is a camera lens, or live theater, or whatever it is, just putting that out there and getting it back is just an honor.” EnergyAudienceHonorTheaterCamerasLensesLive TheaterCamera Lenses Author:Lauren Bowles
“Performing in a live theater is absolutely unbeatable. It is something I have done my entire life and have a gift, it seems, for sharing thoughts live.” DoneSeemsTheaterPerformingUnbeatableLive Theater Author:Val Kilmer
“I'd done table reads for my own screenplays, and I always thought they were so much fun. Why couldn't we do these for other classic screenplays and bring them to life? You can experience live theater, where you get to see plays produced by different directors and different casts, but there's really nothing like that for movie scripts.” DifferentDonePlayFunMy OwnDirectorsTheaterTablesScriptsCastsClassicScreenplaysLive Theater Author:Jason Reitman
“That's why I love doing live theater more than anything: You get an immediate reaction, whether it's good or bad.” TheaterReactionsLive Theater Author:Jane Krakowski
“I went to a theater arts school, so I'm interested in many different projects, whether it be film, television or even live theater. I'm a performer. That's what I do. That's what I want to do.” WantArtDifferentSchoolFilmTelevisionProjectsTheaterPerformersArt SchoolLive Theater Author:Derek Hough
“I like roles that are on the extreme ends of the spectrum, and there's special appeal in exploring these slightly forgotten plays that people might think of as subjects for academic term papers instead of live theater.” PeopleThinkingEndsPlayMightTermRolesSpecialSubjectsPaperTheaterForgottenExtremesAppealsAcademicExploringPapersSpectrumLive TheaterTerm Paper Author:Geoffrey Rush
“I love flexing theater Muscles. Television has merits as well, but there's no substitute for live theater.” WellsTelevisionTheaterMeritMusclesSubstitutesLive TheaterFlexing Author:Eddie Cahill