Eguria

PRODUCTION STAFF BY EGURIASE S. M. OKAKA The director assembles his production staff and team as soon as it is certain that the play will be produced. As a matter of convention this must be done before audition. The director always assisted by the assistant director in the following ways: 1.       Obtain from the director the rehearsal schedule, paste and make it up to date. 2.       He must be the first at the rehearsal before others and make the stage ready for the day’s activities. 3.       Keeping records of all blockings and stage direction and concerning interpretations. 4.       Taking director’s note as he dictated during rehearsals. 5.       Making sure that rehearsal area is clean and in a good order after rehearsal, he put furniture in their place and turn-off light in the theatre. 6.       He should be...

  REHEARSALS AND PERFORMANCE BY EGURIASE S. M. OKAKA Rehearsals are preparatory period for production. This period always come before production. The director is able to familiarize the cast with the mastering of the lines and the interpretation of the play and the characterization of their roles. This is where the various elements of the theater are brought together into a unified whole. Rehearsals are testing ground for production through which play is mime and acted scene after scene or Act after Act on daily basis where both the director and the cast can see the interpretation coming to life. Since we know that emphasis is laid on voice and speech level, emotional latitude, mime and movement (acting) and integration on set, costume, make-up, decor, music, dance, and lighting.             Rehearsals are inevitable to production and all production team must attend all rehearsals regularly and punctual. R...

AUDITION AND CASTING METHODS BY EGURIASE S. M. OKAKA   Audition is the test of a performer’s suitability and ability to perform in a play or other production. There are three methods of casting a play: 1.       PRE-CASEING METHOD: This involves casting actors who have abilities or whom you have seen acted or performed in a play before. They would also be known actors who must have performed on a well known play, this method of auditioning and casting is                             always very effective. 2.         INTERBIEW METHOD: This involves actors you have heard of but never seen performed in your presents. At this interview he explains his role in various capacities. He can be asked to act a sequence or a scene from a play he must have acted. He can be asked to improvise...

FUNCTIONS OF THE DIRECTOR BY EGURIASE S. M. OKAKA There are many functions of the director which includes: 1.       He interprets the play artistically, technically and aesthetically. 2.       He makes final decision on who should participate in the play. 3.       He is the interpreter of the play and it is his interpretation of the play that the actors and other production crew will project. 4.       He summons the meeting of production crew and give them specific responsibility according to their skills or expertise. 5.       Supply scripts to cast and crew for effective execution of the play. 6.       He provides rehearsal time table and he take all manner of blockings and all manner of actions. 7.       The director is always in charge of production till the opening Nig...