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Title: | Play Directing and Directors: An Evolutionary Documentation in the Nigerian Theatre |
Author: | Musa, Rasheed A. |
Year: | 2002 |
Periodical: | Humanities Review Journal |
Volume: | 2 |
Issue: | 1 |
Pages: | 46-56 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Nigeria |
Subjects: | theatre Architecture and the Arts |
Abstract: | The character of the theatre director in the theatre is always a subject of controversy. While the theatre director can be seen as the 'god of the theatre', he/she can also be seen as a priest and a carrier who must coordinate human and material resources, a master and a messenger. Drawing from the above, this paper traces the evolution of play directing and the theatre director in different theatres of the world. It also critically evaluates the art of play directing and the theatre director in Nigeria. Six categories of theatre director have dominated the history of play directing in the Nigerian theatre: the community-traditional theatre director, the actor-manager theatre director, the playwright theatre director, the literary or academic theatre director, the student or apprentice director, and the professional theatre director. Bibliogr., online sum. [Journal abstract] |