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since then, the nature of this early ritual remains the essence of theatre today—it satisfies the need to gather and to share.
“Theatre should be one of our last passionate reserves,” Whiteman stated. In society we are often forced to sacrifice passion to co-existance, but ultimately man cannot bury his sensual nature—business persons will enter the rush hour and rant and blast their horns at other motorists after eight hours of discussing stocks and bonds in hushed tones; the hockey game is made a touch more exciting by the spilling of a little blood.
Theatre, Whiteman says, should be the place to vent those feelings where it’s safe; however, he pointed out that the most frequent worldwide complaint about dramatic art is that “the passion is leaving the theatre.” Wouldn’t it be wonderful, he asked, if as many people came to a play
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