Question and Answer
How do you think being a theatre arts major affected the way that you perceive your ordinary life? I think being in theatre, like being any other kind of artist, gives you a set of special lenses with which to view the world. You no longer look at things as they are, but as to what they could possibly be and what they hint at being and what they might have been in different circumstances. You associate colors and numbers and feelings and environments with the perception of someone looking for clues towards a greater meaning and intention, and you gather these things like a detective. But any one can do that without the education. It's only that pursuing a degree allows you to be part of an environment where everyone also has a pair of these special lenses, so you don't get bogged down with so many other people telling you to see things how they see them- as they "are".