Strategy and Alignment of Players with Characters Played in the “Sembadra Larung” Play in the Wayang Orang Sriwedari Show

Abstract

The Wayang orang show is a puppet show in which the actors or players are humans. Wayang orang performances have theoretical and concrete teachings and values of life by presenting the lives of the characters as role models. The problem of this research is the difficulty experienced by actors in playing a character in a theatrical performance. For this reason, this study aims to provide information about the player's strategy and the harmony between the players and the characters played by the Sriwedari Wayang Orang performers. Study and performance values as one of the efforts to revitalize the current generation through preservation and local wisdom to maintain and care for noble values. This study uses qualitative research with a case study approach to the Wayang Orang Sriwedari, Surakarta. The theory used in this study is the acting theory of Oscar G Brockett and Robert J. Ball. The technique of data collection in this study is using observation and interview methods. Furthermore, the data were analyzed using the theory of Milles and Huberman including data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results of the study can be concluded that the strategies carried out by actors or performers of Wayang Orang Sriwedari include imagination created and harmonized with the real life of the players, using clothes or costumes that match the characters, dressing up according to the characters, expressions of gestures and voice, psychological preparation and emotional by actors, looking for references by studying with seniors or looking for information on social media.