Imagine you are an actor arriving at an audition. You enter a waiting room and see all these people who talk like you, look like you, and are auditioning for the same part as you. Would you still have what it takes to show someone how you are different? Theatre has been apart of education in schools since 1965. It has helped guide people and it has given the world great entertainers. A survey suggested that one in eight schools is reducing their arts, drama, and music programs. Many schools already have cut these subjects. Schools should consider the benefits of theatre education for kids. First off, self expression is a very important thing for kids to learn. It teaches them how to be themselves. It can also show them who they one day hope to be. Lin Manuel-MIranda is an actor, songwriter, and playwright. He has written two Tony Award winning hip-hop musicals. Before Lin came along, theatre never really had been introduced to hip-hop musicals. Lin Manuel-Miranda was able to express himself into a record breaking Tony Award winning hip-hop musical about our founding father Alexander Hamilton. When writing the musical he struggled in trying to pick what part he wanted to play when the show hit the stage. This was his response: “... I got to play all the parts. I got to be Angelica and be as …show more content…
Acquiring confidence for who you are is extremely important. If you are confident in yourself then you will have confidence in whatever you do. A children's theatre called Compass Creative Dramatics installed a project telling people to send in comments about how theatre has helped them or has helped out their children. A women named Leona described how her daughter was more confident in being herself because theatre taught her that being yourself is cool. Kids learn to trust their own instincts and their own ideas. That is a personal quality they can carry with them for the rest of their