In Mesoamerica performances involved religious elements and a mean of social integration. These performances were also necessary to sustain the universe and their place within it. Why does religion seem to be commonplace in most early drama and theatre?

Being that telling stories about ourselves, our communities, and our place in the world allowed an entirely new way of understanding and representing reality. How can written communication affect the way in which these stories are told, can it be just as effective as oral communication, and be understood in the way it’s meant to represent reality? It’s possible that a story may lose an important aspect and  made clearly through oral communication.