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Theater is an amazing and influential thing. It helps people express who they are in a modern way and never stops changing. Theater in the 21st century is unlike any other century and has a major role on who people are. The event of 9/11 and the following events rattled the theatre community, but with the help of theatrical movements, such as The Phantom of the Opera, spirits were lifted and smiles were once again created.

September 11, 2001, was a day many of us would not fathom forgetting. On this day, the nation watched in horror as not one, but two planes intentionally flew into the World Trade Center towers in New York City, killing more than three thousand people (Torres).

Once this tragic moment occurred, a toxic cloud containing particles of asbestos, tiny pieces of different glasses and other toxins filled Ground Zero (Torres). After the collapsing of the paired towers, policemen, firefighters and other emergency responders and volunteers hurried to Ground Zero to try to rescue anyone still living underneath the rubble (Torres).

When the United States of America experienced this tragedy, they wanted to take action against the attackers, who belonged to the group Al-Qaeda. Al-Qaeda has been known to preside in Arab countries, specifically Afghanistan. So on October 7, 2001, the United States and NATO invaded Afghanistan (Most Important). They overthrew the Al-Qaeda-supportive Taliban government (Most Important). Troops for America and NATO began to institute democracy like in their country (Most Important). They also fought off insurgents and began the long search for Osama bin Laden, who had taken responsibility for the attacks on 9/11 (Most Important).

On May 2, 2011, Osama bin Laden was killed. “American troops kil...

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... chandelier took four weeks to be made and was made by five trusted individuals (Champion).

It might surprise some people how big of an impact theatre can make in a person’s life. “Standing Tall is a multi-faceted project focus on embracing the future. Creative drama, movement, storytelling and improvisation activities build to a sharing of student’s original stories and the subsequent development of these stories into a one-act play.” (Ebert). Standing Tall is a program that uses theatre as therapy, especially with the attacks on 9/11 (Ebert). The program lets the young people who witnesses 9/11 to explore their feelings and emotions (Ebert). This program helps young people learn how to correctly express themselves in a positive way. The Standing Tall project is an accurate representation of how theater can change people forever and help them get through anything.