THEATER Reviewer

• Philippine Theater Groups


  • Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA)
  • Tanghalang Pilipino (TP)
  • Repertory Philippines
  • New Voice Company (NVC)
  • Trumpets
• PETA


  • More than a theater company; an innovative theater group cultivating a modern perspective on Philippine art and society
  • Moves toward issue-based theater and helps bring about social and political awareness and change through its programs, performances, and workshops
  • Founded in the late 1960s by Cecile Guidote, evolved as one of the most organized and successful theater groups in the country
• Tanghalang Pilipino (TP)


  • Working under the umbrella of the Cultural Center of the Philippines
  • Known for its production of original Filipino plays, its effort to develop and train Filipino actors, playwrights, and designers through stage plays from Philippine past, and at times, plays from other countries that were translated or adapted to Filipino setting
  • Part of TP's mandate to educate and awaken the cultural consciousness of the Filipino audience
  • Organized in 1987, another leading exponent of Philippine theater
• TP Productions


  • ZsaZsa Zaturnah Ze Musikal
  • Ibalong Muzikal
  • Walang Sugat
• Repertory Philippines


  • Foundation, Inc. began in 1967 when two women, Zenaida Amadorand Baby Barredo, dreamed of giving Filipinos a chance to watch a world-class play, Miss Julie, in their own country
  • They have contributed immeasurably to the world-class quality of Repertory Philippines' productions over its more than 45 years of existence in their capacity as director, actress, costume and set designer, and musical director
• New Voice Company (NVC)


  • Internationally acclaimed theater artist, Monique Wilson, founded the NVC to help expose Philippine audiences to an awareness of the many social and political concerns in the country through theater arts
  • Continues to be one of Asia's leading theater companies producing diverse shows-from a theatrical piece on the plight of street children to activism, to revolution, and to nationhood
  • Its production of The Male Voice, an innovative musical exploring the roots of violence in Filipino men, was its most recent contribution to Philippine contemporary theater
• Trumpets


  • Asia's first professional gospel theater group
  • Known for wholesome family entertainment musicals such as The Little Mermaid, Joseph the Dreamer, and The Blue Bird
  • Unlike other English theater companies who get their performing rights from Broadway materials, this create new musicals for emerging Filipino talents whose passion is to make their dreams of performing for hundreds and thousands of people come true
• Roles in a Theater Production


  • Director
  • Stage Manager
  • Set Designer
  • Production Designer
  • Costume, Mask, and Accessories Designer
  • Makeup Artist
• Director


  The key figure in theater production, whose principal aim is to reproduce the playwright's intentions as faithfully as possible
• Stage Manager


  The architect of the performing arts, responsible for structuring lights and the overall look
• Set Designer and Production Designer


  • Provide the set, including all the sceneries, furniture, and props that the audience sees on stage
  • Give the audience an idea about the concept of the production
  • Provide the space that will fulfill the requirement of the script
  • Ensure a safe workplace for actors and crew
• Costume, Mask, and Accessories Designer


  • Costumes aid in creating visually pleasing and effective performances
  • They help create atmosphere and define character for actors and actresses so that their performances would seem real for their audience
• Makeup Artist


  • Makeup accentuates normal features so that they can be clearly projected to the audience
  • It helps to create a character
  • It also counteracts the undesirable effects of artificial illumination
  • Amateurs are also often more comfortable onstage if they can lose their own identity under face paint or makeup
• Production Designer


  Meets with the design team to discuss the details of the set and the director's interpretation, vision, and feel of the production
• Design Brief


  Also called as program, contains the broad objectives of the project, the expectations of the user (director), and the purpose of the design
• Elements of Arts as Applied to an Original Performance


  • Theme
  • Plot
  • Characters
  • Script or Libretto
  • Music or Sound
• Theme


  The central idea of the production
• Plot


  The storyline of an Original Performance, what is happening
• Characters


  The actors and actresses, each with a personality and responsibility of bringing the character to life
• Script or Libretto


  The story of any play, taken forward by means of the libretto or script
• Music or Sound


  • Natural Sounds
  • Music
  • Dialogue
• Natural Sounds


  Give a scene in a play a feeling of authenticity, picked up by the audience as they occur
• Music


  Adds a new dimension to a performance, affecting emotions and involving the audience more deeply
• Dialogue


  Music composers and lyricists collaborate to compose music that will go with this of the play, impacting the audience better if accompanied by a suitable piece of music