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}} Oloye Hubert Adedeji Ogunde (31 May 1916 – 4 April 1990) was a Nigerian actor, playwright, theatre manager, and musician who founded the Ogunde Concert Party in (1945), the first professional theatrical company in Nigeria. He has been described as "the father of Nigerian theatre, or the father of contemporary Yoruba theatre".〔"Ogunde, Chief Hubert (1916–90), in Martin Banham, Errol Hill, George Woodyard (eds), ''The Cambridge Guide to African and Caribbean Theatre'', Cambridge University Press, 1994, p. 76.〕 Ogunde starred in ''Mister Johnson'',〔 the 1990 motion picture that also featured Pierce Brosnan. The movie was shot on location in Toro, near Bauchi, Nigeria. == Background == Ogunde was born in Ososa, near Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria.〔(Subair Mohammed, "Hubert Ogunde, father of Yoruba Theatre" ), ''Daily Newswatch''.〕 He worked as a teacher before joining the Nigerian police force. Like many of his theatre contemporaries, such as A. B. David, P. A. Dawodu, Layeni and G. T. Onimole, his theatre career began under the patronage of the Church. In 1944, he produced his first folk opera, ''The Garden of Eden and The Throne of God'',〔 commissioned by the Lagos-based Church of the Lord founded by Josiah Ositelu. The performance was in aid of the Church building fund. The huge success of the production spurred Ogunde on to writing more operas until he decided to leave his amateur status as an artist and turn professional. He founded Ogunde Theatre – the first contemporary professional company in Nigeria. By this act Ogunde began the rise of modern professional theatre in Nigeria, a movement in which he remains the supreme artist and father figure. He is regarded as the doyen of traditional Nigerian drama. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hubert Ogunde」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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