Eguria

THE DIVINER (A STORY) BY EGURIASE S. M. OKAKA Once upon a time in the village of Edel, things were booming, life was fair to the formers and the entire villagers. The rains were falling as at when due. The villagers were all happy and friendly with each other. The King and his elders in council were having a good time; as tubes of yams, bush meats, and other items were coming in great quantum.   But suddenly there appears a DROUGHT in the land. What happened? Some say it was the handiwork of the devil. Others said the monkey has just given birth to a human being. Well, this is an unusual occurrence that needs explanation. The rains ceased as the heavens withheld its showers. What went wrong nobody knows not even me telling the story. The villagers did not know what to do. Plants cannot grow as crops were dying off because of the drought. They were patient and expectant for two seasons. All the grasses became desert, this made the animals grow thinner and thinner and fin

THE VOICE AS AN INSTRUMENT The human voice is the most important channel of communication therefore a clear voice in any communication is usually brought about by a clear voice and articulation. That is why we must follow the under listed exercises keenly. A fully opened and relaxed mouth in the following combinations (repeat each line four times):                         Fah, fah, fah, fah, vah vah vah vah                         Pah, Pah, Pah, Pah, bah, bah, bah bah                         Mah, mah, mah, mah, nah, nah, nah, nah   Moving the lips from a closed position to an exaggerated smile position and remembering to move nothing but the lips, repeat rapidly four times each:                                     Me-me-me-me                                     Pree-pree-pree-pree                                     Wee-wee-wee-wee Whisper the following words three times each to exercise lazy lips:        Ontological, anachronistically, ecumenical, supe

HUBERT OGUNDE – WHO IS HE? Hubert Ogunde was born in 1916 in the village of Ososa four miles from ijebu-Ode in western state of Nigeria. He worked as a teacher before joining the Nigeria Police Force. He later left the police force to join the theatre world with his first play titled: “THE GARDEN OF EDEN” and later followed by “THE THRONE OF GOD” in 1944. These plays launched him into active theatrical productions. His play The Garden of Eden and The Throne of God were commissioned by the church of the Lord Cherubim and Seraphim based in Lagos Nigeria. The performance was in aid of the church building fund but later grew into a big theatrical venture for him. The huge success of the foregoing productions spurred Ogunde on to writing more operas until he decided to leave, quite unlike his contemporaries, his amateur status as an artist and turn professional. By this act Ogunde began the rise of modern professional theatre in Nigeria: a movement in which he remains the supreme a