Director - Meritorious Artist Do Thanh Hai has been associated with the Tao Quan program for a long time, he has been the general director since the program aired for more than 20 years.
Previously, director Do Thanh Hai and a cast of actors such as People's Artist Cong Ly, People's Artist Tu Long, People's Artist Xuan Bac, Van Dung, Meritorious Artist Quang Thang, People's Artist Quoc Khanh, Meritorious Artist Chi Trung... also worked together to create a brand for the program "Meeting at the End of the Week".
When asked about director Do Thanh Hai, veteran artists such as Van Dung, Tu Long, Quoc Khanh, Quang Thang all affirmed that they are as close as family. The artists always express their feelings, love and respect for the General Director of Tao Quan.
On the evening of September 12, sharing with Lao Dong reporters, artist Huong Tuoi (Meritorious Artist Thu Huong) said that she and Meritorious Artist Do Thanh Hai have known each other for more than 30 years, when the male director was still a student at Hanoi University of Theater and Cinema.
“When Hai graduated from university, NSƯT Huu Muoi and I participated in his graduation film. At that time, Do Thanh Hai assigned me a very interesting villain role.
In the movie "Phía trước là bầu trời", Hai invited me to play a hotel owner, and many people still remember that role. When working, Hai is a professional and talented person," Hương Tươi said.
When artist Huong Tuoi was attached to some VTV programs such as "Meeting at the End of the Week", "Meeting at the End of the Year", she had many opportunities to work with male directors and was assigned many special roles.
We are assured of any program Hai directs. In "Tao Quan", I acted with colleagues such as: Van Dung, Tu Long Xuan Bac...
Hai is also a close observer to make every detail of the program script better. Later, the crew invited me, but because my child was still young, I could not participate in night practice, so I missed Tao Quan for many years," Huong Tuoi confided.
Few people know that NSND Cong Ly and director Do Thanh Hai are the same age (both born in 1973), so they were classmates from elementary school, middle school to Hanoi University of Theater and Cinema.
With "Co Dau" of "Tao Quan", Meritorious Artist Do Thanh Hai is a talented person, always wholeheartedly dedicated to his work.
When participating in "Tao Quan", NSND Cong Ly faced a lot of pressure but was always encouraged a lot by director Do Thanh Hai. It was Do Thanh Hai who "molded" Cong Ly with the image of "Co Dau" to make a strong impression on the audience.
I have repeatedly asked director Do Thanh Hai not to take on the role of Bac Dau because... it's too tiring, but it didn't work. Do Thanh Hai told me to just act as Bac Dau, he doesn't need my "flirting" but needs the spirit of Cong Ly.
So I was free to create with my role without much dependence on the script," NSND Cong Ly recounted.
Co Dau" added that the script of "Tao Quan" is very specific and detailed, and the cast of artists is easy to improvise and create.
The script of "Tao Quan" includes many scriptwriting groups writing, recording social life of the past year and director Do Thanh Hai is the one who strings those scripts into a series of situations linked together.
I always admire Hai because he is a meticulous worker with a lot of creativity," NSND Cong Ly said.
Meritorious Artist Quang Thang - who has played the role of Economic Tao of "Tao Quan" for many years - commented that Do Thanh Hai has a very accurate eye for actors, and every role assigned to actors is carefully calculated by the male director.
Hai is like "tailor-made" for each role of our crew. I have many years of experience as Tao Kinh Te, every line and gesture is also advised by Hai to be both humorous and most insightful...", Quang Thang confided.
