What do you think about theatre?

I'll use your spelling of theatre here. The more I see of TV and movies lately, the more I long for a return to clean theatre. So I am writing plays and learning more on my own. I think it is a shame that the Golden Age of musicals in Hollywood was so limited. We have the technology and creativity and talent to write more fun musicals, but in general it seems that Hollywood wants to turn out stuff you can't let children see. In Utah it seems more than half of the plays that are put on are tried-and-true favorites, or light parodies of other works, but there is also a huge Shakespeare Festival every year that lasts most of the summer in Cedar City. I am also interested in message theatre, or using theatre with teenagers to portray serious issues affecting the teenagers by using their own peers. I think theatre can help everyone develop social skills if they participate in any aspect of it. For now I am writing a western melodrama for a place that deals with heritage of the West. On a smaller scale, I think that puppetry is another positive aspect of theatre that also appeals to children.