Original Performance with the use of Media

• Philippine Theater and Performing Groups


  • Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA)
  • Tanghalang Pilipino
  • Repertory Philippines
  • Trumpets
  • New Voice Company
  • Philippine Opera Company
  • Theater Down South
• PETA


  Founded in 1967 by Cecile Guidote-Alvarez
• Tanghalang Pilipino


  Resident theater company of the CCP founded in 1987
• Repertory Philippines


  Company established in 1967 by Zenaida Amador and Baby Barredo that staged English-language plays with musicals year-round and trained actors and actresses
• Repertory Philippines Productions


  • Les Miserables in Manila with an all-Filipino cast and production team (1993)
  • A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino (2009)
  • Little Women (2010)
  • Alice in Wonderland (2013)
  • The Producers (2013)
• Trumpets


  Theater group in the 1990s that mounted grand productions of originally-written musicals with a slant towards good values for children and the whole family
• Trumpets Productions


  • Joseph the Dreamer
  • The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1997)
  • Little Mermaid
  • N.O.A.H. (2009)
  • The Bluebird of Happiness (2013)
• New Voice Company


  Established in 1994 by Monique Wilson (also a Repertory Philippines' protegee) to stage thought-provoking productions on daring and deep topics
• New Voice Company Productions

  • Aspects of Love (2006)
  • The Male Voice (2009)
  • My Name is Rachel Corrie (2010)
• Philippine Opera Company


  Founded in 1999 by a group of dedicated classically-trained singers, led by soprano Karla Gutierrez as artistic directress, to develop performers and audiences for classical music performances, both foreign and Filipino
• Philippine Opera Company Productions

  • Harana (2009)
  • Master Class (2010)
  • The Mikado (2013)
• Theater Down South


  Founded in 2007 with Michael Williams as artistic director, with the vision to widen the reach of stage productions beyond the traditional centers within Metro Manila, and therefore develop a broader audience base
• Theater Down South Productions

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream (2007)
  • The Red Carp (2009)
  • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (2010)
• Roles in Stage Productions

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Playwright
  • Set Designer
  • Lighting Designer
  • Costume Designer
  • Sound Designer
  • Production Manager
  • Technical Director
  • Choreographer
  • Makeup Designer
• Producer


  The person who takes the play from a mere concept to an actual finished presentation, chooses all team members and assigns them their functions, decides on major logistical matters, and finances all the production costs or else sources the funds needed
• Director


  The overall artistic coordinator of the entire production, with the vision of the total effect and impact of the performance, who instructs and guides the actors and coordinates closely with the set, lighting, sound, costume/makeup designers, and the choreographer to create the envisioned total effect
• Playwright


  The writer of the script, which forms the basis of the entire production
• Set Designer


  Responsible for the concept and creation of the physical stage setup, building the set that will stimulate the world the play's characters are supposed to live in
• Lighting Designer


  Responsible for planning the lighting that is critical in creating the mood of each scene in the play, highlighting dramatic moments, signaling character entrances, focusing attention, and providing darkness for set and prop changes
• Costume Designer


  Studies the general setting that the play is meant to take place in, as well as each character in the script, and decides on attire that will give the audience a clear sense of the setting and express each character's personality and distinct qualities
• Sound Designer


  Responsible for sourcing music both on stage and as background to suit the general time and place of the play
• Production Manager


  Tasked with overseeing crews for the sets and props, the sound and music, the lighting, and the costume
• Technical Director


  Shadows the play's director throughout the entire production process, carefully noting how each actor and every member of the stage, sound, lighting, costume crews need to be coordinated to bring the director's vision to life
• Choreographer


  Plans out all the dance steps to suit the music and rehearses the actors until they are able to perform the dance skillfully
• Makeup Designer


  Brought in to plan the hairstyles and makeup to complement the costumes, based on the characters' age, personality, and the time and place of the story