Gamers and Theatre: Is There a Connection?

[DrunkonDuty]

I answered "none" on account of I have no interest in acting.
Reading other responses I suppose I didn't have to be quite that literal about it.

I work in film/tv (although my current area is particularly tech heavy it is by no means the area I want to be in.) I'll pleed guilty to writing and am even shooting a short movie I wrote this weekend. I'll edit it later.

As a gamer this translates into an interest in story and "fluff" much more so than mechanics.

 

[Pinotage]

None personally. But a guy I game with is an theatre/stage actor that's actively doing various plays. He is one of the better RP'ers I've ever gamed with.

Pinotage

 

[Hairfoot]

I've got an extensive theatre/broadcasting background and, while it dovetails with my enjoyment of RPGs, I wouldn't say that one leads to the other. I like the gamist elements of RPGs - dice, numbers and stats - but wouldn't enjoy a purely narrative/roleplaying campaign.

 

[Silver Moon]

My wife has been an active player in our group for 26 years - she has a degree in theater and is active in community productions. About half of our current gaming group has done theater work, the other half haven't (back in college the theater ratio was higher).