ORIGINAL PERFORMANCE

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02/14/2023
 AGENDA
PRESENTATION

• Philippine Theater and

Performing Group

• Roles in a Stage Production

PHILIPPINE THEATER
AND PERFORMING
GROUP
Theater is the one major art
form that brings together all
the other art forms—from
painting and sculpture, to
installation art, to music, to
dance, to literature, even to
computer arts—in a single
production.
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Philippine Theater
•The Philippines has a rich and thriving
theater industry that you may be interested to
venture into in the future. Productions range
from original plays with Philippine themes
and settings, to renowned theater classics
from past centuries, to contemporary
musicals from Broadway or London’s West
End.

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Philippine Theater :
Performing Group

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PETA and Tanghalang Pilipino
• Philippine Educational Theater Association
(PETA), founded in 1967 by Cecile Guidote-
Alvarez, and Tanghalang Pilipino, the resident theater
company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, founded
in 1987.

• The productions of these groups span the range from daring new
presentations of classical works, to the spectacle of Philippine
myths and legends, to commentaries on current social and
political issues.

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PETA and Tanghalang Pilipino

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Repertory
• In 1967, theater director Zenaida Amador fulfilled her
dream of bringing the best of Broadway and London’s
West End to Filipino audiences. Together with actress
Baby Barredo, Amador established Repertory
Philippines, a company that not only staged English-
language plays and musicals year-round but trained
actors and actresses as well. The company continues
with this vision to this day.

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Repertory
• Multi-awarded theater actress
and singer, Lea Salonga, in fact,
began her career as a child lead
in productions of Repertory
Philippines.

• Also among Repertory’s many

notable achievements was the
1993 staging of the international
hit musical Les Miserables in
Manila with an all-Filipino cast
and production team.

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Repertory
• In its 2009 season, Repertory
added a Filipino classic in
English to its productions—A
Portrait of the Artist as
Filipino, by National Artist
Nick Joaquin. To date, it
continues to offer a mix of
productions ranging from
literary classics to
contemporary satires,
comedies, and musicals.

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Trumpet
• In the 1990s, the Philippine theater group Trumpets
also began mounting grand productions of originally-
written musicals with a slant towards good values for
children and the whole family.

• The intention of Trumpets is to provide wholesome

theater experiences for Filipino youth while also
building up the Philippine theater-going public.

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Trumpet

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New Voice
• Making its own distinct contribution to the Philippine
theater scene is New Voice Company, established
in 1994 by Monique Wilson—also a Repertory
Philippines’ protégée who went on to star on the
international stage.

• New Voice has earned a reputation for staging thought

provoking productions on daring and deep topics

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New Voice

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Philippine Opera
• The Philippine Opera Company (POC) was founded in
1999 by a group of dedicated classically-trained
singers, led by soprano Karla Gutierrez as artistic
directress. The POC seeks to develop performers as
well as audiences for classical music performances,
both foreign and Filipino.

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Philippine Opera

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Theater Down
• In 2007, Theater Down South was founded, with
Philippine theater mainstay Michael Williams as
artistic director. The vision of the company is to widen
the reach of stage productions beyond the traditional
centers within Metro Manila, and therefore develop a
broader audience base.

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Theater Down

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Roles in a Stage
Production

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Producer
In a professional stage production, this
is the person who takes the play from a
mere concept to an actual finished
presentation. He or she chooses all the
team members and assigns them their
functions, and oversees the casting of
the actors and actresses for the different
roles. He or she also decides on major
logistical matters like when and where
the play will be staged, the production
schedule, and in most cases either
finances all the production costs or else
sources the funds needed.

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Director
The director is the overall artistic coordinator
of the entire production. Like a conductor of
an orchestra, he or she has a vision of the
desired total effect and impact of the
performance.

With the play’s script serving as a “musical

score,” the director ensures that each one in
the production “hits all the right notes” to
create a cohesive, seamless performance that
will engage the audience.

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Playwright
For a script intended for stage
performance, the writer of the script is
more specifically called a playwright.
The initial concept or plot may be
original, and then developed into a play
script. Or it may be based on an existing
story or another play which the
playwright will then adapt to present in a
new way.

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Set Design
The concept and creation of the physical
stage setup is the task of the set designer.
He or she builds the set (or sets) that will
simulate the world that the play’s
characters are supposed to live in. The
set may be realistic and filled with
authentic details; or it may be minimalist,
merely suggesting the setting with a few
pieces of furniture or props and a simple
backdrop.

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Lighting Designer
Coordinating closely with the set
designer is the lighting designer.
Lighting is critical in creating the mood
of each scene in the play, highlighting a
dramatic moment, signaling the entrance
of a character, focusing attention on a
specific spot on stage, or even providing
the blanket of darkness for set and prop
changes.

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Costume Designer
The actors and actresses must look
believable in their roles, and much of
this is owed to the costume designer. He
or she studies the general setting (time
and place) that the play is meant to take
place in, as well as each character in the
script

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Sound Designer
Similar to the lighting designer, the
sound designer serves a vital role in
creating and enhancing the atmosphere
of the performance.
Sound, in this case, includes music both
on stage and as background, which the
sound designer may need to source to
suit the general time and place of the
play, as well as particular scenes.

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Production Manager
Coordinating all the complex
behind-the- scenes details of
staging a play is the
production manager. He or
she is tasked with overseeing
the crews for the sets and
props, the sound and music,
the lighting, and the
costumes.

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Technical Director
The technical director shadows the play’s
director throughout the entire production
process. From the time the director
presents his or her vision for the play and
issues instructions at every rehearsal, the
technical director carefully notes how
each actor and every member of the
stage, sound, lighting, and costume crews
need to be coordinated to bring the
director’s vision to life—ensuring that
every instruction is properly executed

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Choreographer
In cases where a play involves dance in
certain scenes, a choreographer is
included in the production team. He or
she not only plans out all the dance steps
to suit the music, but also rehearses the
actors until they are able to perform the
dance skillfully—while remaining “in
character” on stage.

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Makeup Designer
As the costume designer deliberates on
the characters’ main attire, the makeup
designer is brought in to plan the
hairstyles and makeup to complement the
costumes. The work of the makeup
designer may be as simple as making the
actors look natural for their respective
roles— based on their characters’ age
and personality, and the time and place of
the story

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WHAT TO UNDERSTAND
ANSWER THIS QUESTIONS IN A ONE WHOLE SHEET OF PAPER.

1. What is your impression of the theater industry in the

Philippines?
2. Would you like to attend a stage production of the various
theater groups? What type of play most interests you, and why?
3. How do you feel about the Philippine theater performers who
have become stars on both the local and international stage?
4. Can you envision yourself being involved in the theater arts in
some way?
5. Would you consider a full-time (or part-time) career in this
field?
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