Abstract:
Theatre practitioners in almost all the eras have been demeaned by most who are "quicky", shabby and jumpy in reasoning when they hear the sound of drums, and ululation that emanate from dancers in expression of their vigour and exhilaration. This quickness, shabbiness and jumpiness in judgment to only fragmentary dancing and drumming for no just cause, aside ignorance, seems to cause myopia in the sight of these ones. It is not only disheartening but surprising that even with the uniquely overwhelming effervescence and a plethora of entrepreneurial opportunities Theatre effuses and offers respectively, some are still misanthropic about her. This research is purposive in terms of enlightening individuals, non-governmental organization and the government on the need to render full and unreserved support to the Theatre through sponsorship since theatre has all the potentials and capacities, even the capabilities put together, to resuscitate our religious, social and most importantly, politico-economic system. One of the major findings of this research paper is that theatre practice has multi-functional entrepreneurial and developmental capacities in contemporary times, especially with the sophistication of technology which has come to stay in the Theatre. This research draw its facts richly from relevant journals and texts, reliable PDFs, participant-observation and interviews with theatre veteran(s). As such, Deconstruction, Reader's response and Utilitarian theories are used to back up the research claims. This researcher therefore recommends that the government and the public in general should put all forms of sentiments and prejudices aside by empowering theatre practitioners and students of tertiary institutions financially, materially and technically nationwide and see whether this nation would remain as impoverished as it is in few years to come |
