ABSTRACT

The acting profession has been treated with disdain especially within the Nigerian society that makes it appear that the profession does not require active and high standard skill; thus every Tom, Dick and Harry want to venture into it without the required dexterity. It is against this background that this research explores the acting techniques of a successful actor, Kola Oyewo with a view to: investigate the acting career of the Nigeria actor under study; examine the acting techniques of the actor under study; identify and analyze the approaches employed for screen and stage by the actor under study; identify the problems and challenges of the Nigerian actors; recommend plausible solutions to solving the problem of poor interpretation of Nigerian actors. This research adopts the qualitative approach and the finding of the investigation of this study reveals that great acting skill are innate, but they require refinement through an apt capacity development/ training process. to blossom. This research therefore recommends that the ambitious Nigerian actors and actresses should afford themselves the opportunity of training and mastering the technique for acting in order to bring out their unique dexterity and prowess.