Live theatrical performance, though used as political commentary across many cultures for millennia, has been less researched by social scientists in its potential impact on voting and civic life. Many often view theatre and its participants as leaning to the left of the American political spectrum. However, this assumption does not account for the wide array of theatrical performances in the United States. This study asks what are the demographic, social, and political factors associated with attending live performances. In turn, the research asks how live theatrical performance may influence the tendencies of theatergoers to be civically engaged or engaged with a particular political ideology or party. Using theoretical frameworks of media and politics research as well as the social capital literature, the research design employs surveys of United States residents from Pew Research Center (2018) and the General Social Survey (2016). Findings reveal that audiences in the United States are politically diverse with both Democrats and Republicans appearing regularly in audiences. Theatergoers tend to be higher socioeconomic status and are more likely to be involved in their community than non-attenders. While the types of productions attended by Democrats and Republicans may differ in context, Democrats and Republicans alike attend theatrical performances to engage in political commentary and other social capital building. Overall, results are suggestive that theater attendance is one of many important contributors to civic involvement and socioeconomic class, rather than politics, is the primary differientiator in who attends theater.