One of my co-workers once asked what’s good for theater? Why do I even like to sit alone for a performance? In a short monologue, I told him what theater meant to me, and I thought I would share that with you now.
For me, theater is relaxing, recharging, fun, yet thought-provoking and soulful. Everyone else is turned off. Some play sports, some shine, some paint and some go to the theater. For me, it works in several ways, depending on what season it is and how my wallet is. I usually go to the theater and zumbaze from fall to spring, and from spring to fall I go hiking and attending outdoor events. In recent months, this has overturned properly. I wasn’t bored of being able to fill my vacated free time, but somehow none of the pursuits had the effect of theater or zumba.
When I sit down for a performance, it’s always a kind of complete relaxation for me. As the curtain goes up, the world outside the theater disappears. In that about 2 to 2.5 hours, I can almost always be part of something special. The effect usually varies depending on the genre. With a good musical play, the overture already sniffed. Plus, if both the lyrics and the choreography are percussive, I feel like I’m drawn with it all and most of all I’d love to dance and sing too. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want to be on stage at all, just the music has an effect on me that feels good and recharges. What I still really like are the comedies, the farce. My favorites can even boost the stretchy, tired period. I don’t know, you know this feeling when nothing is going home the way it should, you already have many problem days in the job and you know the next few days will be similar because there are still a few things to solve. At such times, those few hours of cloudless laughter can give me as much energy to make my days easier. Specifically, one of my favorites has a scene in which the whole audience laughs so much that their tears run down with laughter. You can normally feel the huge amount of energy that is released from other viewers as well. For me, such an experience is always an energy bomb that I used to spin the next day. Of course, I don’t just go to the theater because of laughter. I love performances that make me think, be it friendship, trust, family, loyalty, perseverance. Things that we were unfortunately a little inclined to forget in the fast-paced world before closing. Between these pieces are some pretty deep-seated ones that I made easy for each scene. This is not a problem at all for me anyway, because I know I don’t work mechanically, I have human feelings. What’s more, it has a special charm when, in a well-timed sentence, there is complete silence in the entire audience at once, the audience’s breath stops, or the air suddenly freezes. I like the effect that some scenes evoke from almost all viewers at once. Be it a thought, laughter, sadness or applause. Anyone who goes to the theater knows what I'm talking about.
In addition, you can meet interesting people. If I might sit alone for a performance, I usually never come out alone. It is seldom the case that there is no conversation partner between those sitting next to me or in front of me. In fact, it was the case that the spectator sitting next to me at one performance sat completely in front of me at another performance the following month and we paused to discuss which piece I like better.
By the way, I go to several theaters, but of course I also have my favorites: Veres1Theater, Playground, József Attila Theater, Madách Theater, Downtown Theater, Győr National Theater and I'm sure I missed something from the list.
