Attitudinal reorientation towards production design and construction
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2017
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Society of Nigeria Theatre Artists (SONTA)
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The normal goal of any theatrical production should be to entertain, educate and inform. However, some of these goals may be defeated due to poor technical input, particularly in the area of scene design and construction. This paper, therefore, addresses this technical failure, with the intention of suggesting the right attitude to technical conception for production. The descriptive and diagrammatic methodologies are employed to illustrate our proposition. The paper, however, makes references to books, published articles, unpublished theses, and materials from the internet to further strengthen our argument. Also, the theory of due diligence which demands that every step in a given process be followed if the end result will be successful was utilised. We have discovered that while the lapse may be due to a factor like laziness by some artistic directors, there are some others like complacency and lack of expertise. The paper, therefore, proposes an approach, which comprises defining the stage, setting the scene and preparing all necessary working drawings and models to scale. It concludes that given a good accompaniment by other elements of the theatre, this will ensure a reliable approach to performance culture and a robust theatre practice.
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This paper seeks to be instructional in the area of theatre technology.
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Agboola, M. O. (2017). Attitudinal reorientation towards production design and construction. Scene Dock: Journal of Theatre Design and Technology, vol. 2: 75-93. Nigeria: Society of Nigeria Theatre Artists (SONTA).