I would say that audience participation has not disappeared, but
has changed from being an integral part of the live performance to a
reactionary affect on the audience.
 
I can remember being in the theater watching Rocky IV and not only myself
(I was pretty young) but the entire audience on their feet cheering as
Stallone mounts his comeback against his Soviet opponent.  The movie had
become reality to the viewers, no longer a movie but an event at which
they could root for their boxing hero.
 
The modern trend of angst towards people talking in the theater does not
extend into areas where the whole audience is affected.  i.e.-no one gets
mad if you laugh when you are supposed to, or tells you to be quiet if
you cry during a highly emotional scene.  As we move into a world where
community no longer means your friends and nieghbors our tolerance of
others changes accordingly.
 
 
 
 
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Andrew Wilcox
U of Colorado
(303)817-1858
 
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