TITLE:
On the Contribution of Nigerian Female Dramatists to Indigenous Theatre Development
AUTHORS:
Kyantirimam Riken Ukwen
KEYWORDS:
Nigerian Theatre, Female Playwrights, Development
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.2 No.3,
March
13,
2015
ABSTRACT: Nigeria’s
performance theatre consists of variety of creative works reflecting the
cultural diversity of its people. Many of the written texts and stage
performances are slices from everyday lives of the people, captured by these
playwrights and shown to the audience through live theatre. The paper examines
the contribution of Nigerian female dramatists in the development of theatre in
Nigeria. The paper advances that this group of theatre practitioners
contributed to the overall development of the art of theatre by telling the
stories of the women folk through plays. The works of these playwrights threw
light on the experiences as well as concerns of Nigerian women. Particular
attention is given to the conscious call by female dramatists for increased
inclusiveness and consideration in the social, cultural and political relations
with the male folk. The study adopted an analytical approach of the themes of
selected play texts by Nigerian female dramatists to identify the ways that
were explored.