SOLO DRAMA AND THE ETHOS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN 21 CENTURY NIGERIA: A FOCUS ON MBAJIORGU AND BINEBAI

Abstract

Solo drama as a subgenre of drama is different from stand- up comedy, performance poetry and monologue in poetry. It is usually a full-fledged drama. It is one- actor oriented where the lone actor takes the risk of taking up all the roles in the theater and still achieves the total effects of theater on the audience. The above is nothing but a sole proprietorship situated in the ethos of entrepreneurship for self-survival. The solo actor as an entrepreneur takes all the decisions in the whole performance all alone and in addition to the functions of art guns for self-preservation especially in this 21 Century Nigeria where corporate existence is facing bleak future. This paper focused on Mbajiorgu and Binebai as examples.