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    Theatrical performances are events in which someone makes... — Carmelics
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    Theatrical performances are events in which someone makes something worth watching

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    A substantial literature has developed concerning the question whether the presence of an audience is necessary for a theatrical event. Paul Woodruff defines theatrical performances as events in which someone makes something “worth watching” (Woodruff 2008: 18). He also claims that nothing is a theatrical event—although it may be a performance—unless there actually is someone watching. However, one could define theater as the making of something worth watching even if no one is watching it; and

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