Studies on the Ultimate Theatre Poetics of Saviour Nathan Anari Agoro presents the new battleground of crusading, the soul and mind. It is about the instrumentality of theatre in contending for the soul’s salvation. However, the realisation is that the mind will stand in between. For the editors and SNA Agoro, it is the ultimate theatre given its superiority over every other form of the theatrical arts. Its nature as the numero uno of the arts portends that the subject matter of God can be literalised in ways that give mobility to literary concepts, such as the divine afflatus, anagogy, doxological poetics, and other aspects of hermeneutics that have found expression in dramatic literature, theory, and criticism. The 17 chapters in the book are within the cosmic purview of God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, and His relationship to the peoples of the earth; some of them called, others lost and in search of redemption; and some others called but trapped in the vortex of will and indecision. This book is a testament to the collaborative spirit, intellectual curiosity, and passion for theatre that define our community.
Studies on the Ultimate Theatre Poetics of Saviour Nathan Anari Agoro – PDF
Studies on the Ultimate Theatre Poetics of Saviour Nathan Anari Agoro – PDF
Author | Victor Osae Ihidero, Sunday Edum, Osakue Stevenson Omoera, Kenneth E. Eni |
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Publication Date | June 24, 2025 |
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No. of Pages | 268 |
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Author | Victor Osae Ihidero, Sunday Edum, Osakue Stevenson Omoera, Kenneth E. Eni |
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ISBN | |
Publication Date | June 24, 2025 |
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No. of Pages | 268 |
About the authors
Osakue Stevenson Omoera, PhD, Chair Professor of Theatre and Film Studies and Dean, Faculty of Humanities, Federal University Otuoke, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. He is interested in Media Sociology, Nollywood Studies, African Theatre and Performance Studies, Development Communication, African Literature, and Cultural Dynamics.
Kenneth E. Eni, PhD, is a Professor of Theatre and Design Technology, with abiding interests in Tourism and New Media. He currently heads the Department of Mass Communication in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
Victor Osae Ihidero, PhD, teaches Critical Theory, Cultural Studies, and Performance as they intersect with dramaturgy, applied theatre, gender studies, and emerging cinemas. He currently conducts research in the Department of Theatre and Performing Arts at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
Sunday Edum, PhD, is the Associate Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. He teaches and conducts research in Theatre Directing and Film Studies as they intersect with cultural studies and new media in the Department of Theatre and Film Studies at the same institution.
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements i
Foreword iii
List of Contributors v
Introduction xiii
PART I
STUDIES ON SAVIOUR NATHAN ANARI AGORO’S LITERARY OEUVRES
The Thespian, Institutional Concerns and Related Matters: A Historiographic Assessment of Saviour Nathan Anari Agoro’s Works
Emmanuel Ezuwobomude Eweke 1
Saviour Nathan Anari Agoro, the Playwright-Proselytizer: Examining the Use of Dramatic Form for Faith-Based Aesthetics in Odds Against God
Rosemary Ede 15
Igbo Theosophy and Drama: Unveiling ‘Agwu’s’ Manifestation in Agoro’s Odds Against God Ihuoma Okorie 25
Agoro’s Evangelism Through the Ultimate Theatre Option: A Case of Odds Against God Emmanuel Ezuwobomude Eweke 41
The Poetics of Anagogy in Christian-Based Drama and
the Ultimate Theatre of Saviour Nathan Agoro Ebinepre Zibokere 49
A Mother’s Silence, A Daughter’s Pain: Exploring Maternal Neglect in Agoro’s Partners at Large
Prince Nathan Kure & Dingchi Harriet Marfum 61
Examining Patriarchy and its Impact on Family Dynamics in Saviour Nathan Agoro’s The Remnants
Sunday Edum & Joseph Alaibi Nnana 81
Representations of Migration and Transgressing in
S.N.A. Agoro’s The Bond Funimi Tuayemiegha Elijah 97
The Corrupting Influence of Power and Authority:
An Exploration of Positional Pride in S. N.A. Agoro’s Plays Augustina Ashionye-Obah Obamwonyi 109
Cleansing the Augean Stable in Agoro’s A Query for Professor Aburie Emmanuel Iroh 129
Exploring Gender and Vulnerability in Sex Trafficking
Narratives in Saviour Agoro’s Partners at Large Rasheed Oshoke Ogakason 141
PART II
STUDIES IN NOLLYWOOD, THEATRE AND MEDIA
A Critical Discourse on Sexploitation in Nollywood
Cecil Ozobeme 159
Influence of Foreign Films on Acting Styles of Selected Yoruba Films Hameed Olutoba Lawal 173
Lighting Effect and Psychological Presence in the
Production of King Emene Uzoma Thaddeus Nwanaju 191
Media Technologies, Digital Disruption and the Challenges Facing Journalists in Nigeria’s Postmedia Era Christian Tuotamuno Diri 203
PART III
COMMENTARY AND INTERVIEW
A Commentary on Saviour Nathan Agoro’s Off Target
Joyce Onoromhenre Agofure 221
Strides and Legacies of Dramatists in the Niger Delta:
Exploring the Agoroism Paradigm Divine Sheriff Uchenna Joe 225