Social functions of theatre amateurs

Amateur theatres play an important role in the community life. The task of our research was a state social function of theatres and how to give sence to it. The basic of methodological research is a social - cognitive theory wich put stress on constant link between individual and sorrounding, that theatre meets different problems, such as: its position in local community and in the society of Lithuania, lach of understanding of its significance, low financial support for creative work.Horewew we think, that the bigest problem for amateur theatres is recogniting and development intercultural relations, social activity, possibilities of comunications links, human recourses in the society,work with children's and teenager's audience.The problem appears to very big because there are many ameteurs theatres in Lithuania wich do not understand their mission.Švietimo akademijaVytauto Didžiojo universiteta