music arts

• Musical play


  A form of theatrical presentation that is composed of a combination of songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dancing
• How an idea or story is presented in a musical play or video


  1. Idea including emotional content (love, anger, nostalgia, bemusement, humor) is presented through music and drama elements (dialogue, movement, space, stage, scenery, costumes, special effects)

  2. Scenery is presented using props that symbolize locations

  3. Lighting and sounds are added to produce effects

  4. Instrumental music that carries parallel themes is included to establish the play's main theme
• Elements of a musical

  • Score (music for the entire show, composed of songs)
  • Lyrics (words to the songs)
  • Script/Book (dialogue that the actors speak)
• Key organizers of a musical


  • Choreographer (creates dances and manages movements)
  • Costume Designer (decides and oversees costumes)
  • Director (organizes all elements and players into vision)
  • Lighting Designer (sets mood and atmosphere)
  • Musical Director (conducts actors and instrumentalists)
  • Set Designer (plans and oversees creation of illusory world)
• Philippine Educational Theater Association (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
  • One of the most organized and successful theater groups in the country
• Tanghalang Pilipino (TP)


  • Leading exponent of Philippine theater
  • Works under the umbrella of the Cultural Center of the Philippines
  • Known for its production of original Filipino plays
  • 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
• Tanghalang Pilipino (TP) productions


  • Walang Sugat
  • Zsazsa Zaturnnah Ze Muzikal
  • Ibalong Muzikal
• Repertory Philippines


  • Founded in 1967 by Zenaida Amador and Baby Barredo
  • Aimed to give Filipinos a chance to watch a world-class play in their own country
  • Baby Barredo and Zenaida Amador are the two great pillars of Philippine theater
  • They built Repertory Philippines with undying passion, dedication and persistence
  • Contributed immeasurably to the world-class quality of Repertory Philippines' productions over its more than 45 years of existence
  • Shaped and honed the talents of generations of Filipino actors and actresses
• Repertory Philippines productions


  • Les Miserables
  • Evita
  • Jack and the Beanstalk the Musical
  • The Producers
  • Alice in Wonderland
• New Voice Company (NVC)


  • Founded by internationally acclaimed theater artist Monique Wilson
  • Helps expose Philippine audiences to an awareness of the many social and political concerns in the country through theater arts
  • Famous for producing The Vagina Monologues abroad and in the Philippines since 2001 to help change the laws on sex trafficking and domestic violence in the country
  • Continues to be one of Asia's leading theater companies producing diverse shows
• New Voice Company (NVC) productions


  • The Male Voice, an innovative musical exploring the roots of violence in Filipino men
• Trumpets


  • Asia's first professional gospel theater group
  • Known for wholesome family entertainment musicals
  • Unlike other English theater companies, Trumpets create new musicals for emerging Filipino talents
• Trumpets productions


  • The Little Mermaid
  • Joseph the Dreamer
  • The Blue Bird
• Director


  The key figure in theater production whose principal aim is to reproduce the playwright's intentions as faithfully as possible. The director must discover the values and meanings of the play and work to bring out the story through the actors, the choreographer, stage manager, the light and set designers, and other resources at his or her disposal. The director is the person upon whom the success or failure of the production most largely depends and is responsible for the unification of all production elements.
• Stage manager


  The architect of the performing arts who is in total control of the visual aspects of the performance. The stage manager works closely with the crew, oversees all the visual details, covers the kind of lighting, music, and sound effects that the director wants, and handles any emergencies that may arise during the performance. A good stage manager is essential to a smooth production.
• Set designer/Production designer


  • Responsible for providing the set, including all the sceneries, furniture, and props that the audience sees on stage, to give the audience an idea about the concept of the production, provide the space that will fulfill the requirement of the script, and ensure a safe workplace for actors and crew.
• Makeup artist


  • Responsible for accentuating normal features so that they can be clearly projected to the audience, helping to create a character, and counteracting the undesirable effects of artificial illumination. Makeup can also help amateurs feel more comfortable onstage by allowing them to lose their own identity.
• Design brief/Program


  Contains the broad objectives of the project, the expectations of the user (director), and the purpose of the design. It should consider the script of the play, the style and tone of the whole production, the budget, props, work assignment, schedules, venues, the specific time and place of the action, the movement and grouping of the actors, the budget (in both time and money), the workforce (the experience and abilities of the crew), and the inventory of all the things needed for the planned set.
• Theme


  • The central idea of the production that can be clearly stated through dialogue, bodily movements, gestures, kinesthetic movements (dance), and songs, or can be inferred after watching the entire performance. It may touch on any aspect of life.
• Plot


  • The storyline or what is happening in the production.
• Characters


  • The actors and actresses who bring the various characters interwoven with the plot of the play to life.
• Script or libretto


  • The story of the play that is narrated, danced around, or sung through. The success of the play depends on how well the librettist or scriptwriter wrote the dialogue and on the quality of the delivery by the actors or actresses.
• Music or sound


  • There are three basic kinds of sound for plays: natural sounds that give a scene a feeling of authenticity, music that adds a new dimension and affects our emotions, and dialogue-accompanying music that impacts the audience better.