Scene design and stage construction: Evaluating Paul Ugbede's Our Son the Minister and Ahmed Yerima's Ameh Oboni the Great Productions

Authors

  • Jibril Imam Mohammed-Kabir Department of Theatre, Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, Kogi State, Nigeria.
  • Musa Salifu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.57040/ajtfs.v1i1.400

Keywords:

Construction, Impacts, Scene, Symbol, Theatre

Abstract

Theatre performance is not only meant to entertain, it also passes across important messages and information to the audience. The aforementioned goals of the theatre can only be realised if the mood of the production as well as its theme, historical background, locales, directorial concept and theory are properly defined and interpreted and translated visually by the designer. Symbolically, design and construction are indispensable elements of the theatre. Yet, it has been observed that there seems to be total neglect of this most auspicious aspect of theatre production by practitioners and amateurs. This aspect is most precious that if it is not given attention, the production may be meaningless. It is against this backdrop that this study aims at evaluating the essence of stage construction and design in theatrical performance. The study adopts a content analysis approach of the qualitative research methodology through the analysis of Ugbede's Our Son the Minister and Yerima's Ameh Oboni the Great productions. The findings show that scene design and stage construction are veritable areas in theatrical production. Thus, the study concludes that if attention is given to these key areas, the audience may not have any option than to come back again and again. Thus, the paper recommends among others that scene design and stage construction should be given adequate attention in the process of preparing for theatre productions.

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Published

2023-04-26

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