Navigating Integrity on Professional Ethics in Ethiopian Theatre: A Study of Two Prominent Theatre Houses in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

This research article was conducted to explore integrity and measure the level of ethical behavior among theater professionals in Ethiopian Theater, with a particular emphasis on the Ethiopian National Theater and <i>Hager Fkir</i> (Country Loves) Theater Playhouses. To end this study attempted to measure performance show ethics (pre-performance show ethics (rehearsal ethics), backstage ethics, during performance show ethics, post-performance show ethics and the perception of theater professionals toward professional ethics. To identify the respondents ' expectations of theater professional ethics at playhouses. According to methodologically employed mixed methods are quantitative and qualitative approaches, the study is more quantitative than a qualitative approach. Convenience sampling and Purposive sampling techniques were used during questionnaires and in-depth interviews, respectively. The sample sizes were 59 respondents among theater professionals, and the sources of data were primary and secondary. The data collection tools were questionnaires, interviews, observation, and document analysis. Methods of data analysis used during quantitative data analysis were SPSS version 20 for questionnaires based on simple table frequencies, percentages, averages, and to analyze Qualitative data, thematic analysis through narratives, and merged the data. The findings of this study showed that shown data showed the level of professional ethics at performance, with a total mean average below three, which is 2.7. The perception of respondents of theater professional ethics is weak. The playhouses are a commitment to theater professional ethics in poor practice. In addition, data revealed the weak practice of theater professional ethics at playhouses as the respondents responded to it. Its implications playhouses were a lack of standard in the theater professional code of ethics and pieces of training. Finally, based on the findings of the study, relevant recommendations were forwarded. The researcher suggested that guideline documents on theater professional ethics and code of ethics should be formulated by the Ethiopian playhouses and the Federal Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and the Culture and Tourism Bureaus of Addis Ababa. The researcher also recommended that training should be given to the theater professionals by concerned scholars or theater house organizations.