Persuasive Essay On Theater Funding

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Will LaFoe Composition: This I believe Theater should be better funded I believe theater should be better funded. I believe this for many reasons but the first is because I think theater is a much more important skill than learning football or other sports. Theater is a skill that lasts your entire life. Famous actors are still acting into their 90s (betty white) and sports will only get you as far as your forty's, if you're lucky, and that is also if you're good at the sport. Theater spans over many skills like acting, construction, lighting, sound, and many others. Theater and everything involved will most likely not give you concussions or injury's that will last into the rest of your life. I have many friends who have been hurt doing football, Ethan Spires: concession, Jayden Basten: Broken leg, and Cj: Knee sugary because of knee pain. …show more content…

We have won many all-state banners over the years, and just last year Seamus Foley won the Triple Threat Award and received a free trip to New York city and is on track to becoming a Broadway actor all because of his direction in theater. Theater provides so many opportunities for so many people. There are many positions you can take in theater to better yourself in your career. Theater tremendously helps with public speaking and social interactions. If the school provided more funds for the theater department we could have more opportunities to teach kids how to succeed in giving speeches and having more confidence in situations like job interviews or college presentations. Theater prepares kids for the future much more than football ever could. Both activities have similar advantages like teamwork and establishing good relationships but football cannot compare to the opportunities given from