Influence of the trophic community on the outdoor drama

Abstract

The focus of this study was to access the usefulness of a set of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics which represent the social organization on a county level. The main purpose of this assessment was the identification of a social organization common to the counties which house outdoor dramas. In addition, the study investigated whether social organization was related to outdoor drama success and longevity. Recreational opportunities and population change and repatterning was investigated in relation to a county-wide communities and the outdoor drama in the United States. The sample for this study consisted of counties which house outdoor drama. These counties were selected in stratified random sampling and included only those counties which housed dramas of a historical nature, seating over 1,000 people, in towns or villages of less than 25,000 population. Socioeconomic and demographic data was collected from the U.S. Census Tract reports for decades 1940, 1950, 1960, and 1970, corresponding to the tear each drama started in operation. Since this study was interested in common social organizations that would indicate later success, it was necessary to look at the county statistics at the time prior to the opening of the facility. In addition, a telephone survey was conducted as well as data collection from the Institute of Outdoor Drama, a clearing house for drama information and a consulting agency for outdoor drama planning. ...