Research of theater audiences and the role of theater in the younger population

Ovaj istraživački rad bavi se analizom stavova kazališne publike, odnosno ulogom kazališta kod mlađe populacije. Prije svega, bilo je potrebno postaviti neke teoretske temelje vezane uz kazalište samo, a onda i publiku i kazalište zajedno. Različiti aspekti kazališta bili su veoma proučavani kroz prošlost, no, tema publike je sve do devedesetih godina bila prilično neistražena. Cilj istraživanja bio je uvidjeti razloge udaljavanja srednjoškolaca i studenata od kazališta, odnosno njihov sve rjeđi odlazak u isto, a metodologija koja se primijenila jest online anketa u kojoj su ispitanici precizno odgovarali na pitanja, a onda su ti rezultati prikazani u obliku grafa i detaljnije obrađeni. Rezultati ankete su pokazali što bi to mladi uveli da poboljšaju kazalište općenito, ali i da ispitana skupina želi da kazališta uvedu više predstava prilagođenih njihovom uzrastu i interesima.This research work deals with theater audiences and the role of theater in the younger population. First of all, it was necessary to lay some theoretical foundations related to the theater itself, and then the audience and the theater together. Theater itself has been highly studied through the past, but the theme of the audience was unexplored until the 1990s. The aim of the research was to see the reasons for the separation of high school and university students from the theater and their increasingly rare departure to the same, and the methodology used was an online survey in which respondents answered questions precisely, and then these results are presented in graphs and processed in more detail. The results of the survey showed what young people would introduce to improve theater in general, but also that the surveyed group wants theaters to introduce more plays tailored to their age and interests