ARTS

• CECILLE ALVAREZ


  Founder of Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA)
• LEA SALONGA


  Multi-awarded theater actress; began career as child lead in Repertory production
• PRODUCER


  Chooses all the team members and assigns them their functions, oversees casting of actors and actresses
• PERFORMERS


  Actors on stage presenting the characters in dramatic action; must be believable as the characters they are portraying
• FORM


  Creates the atmosphere or setting where the stage action happens, using objects with three dimensions (height, width, depth)
• SPACE


  Encompasses the stage area where the production takes place; can determine the whole set's appearance
• SHAPE


  Involves every physical object positioned on stage to create or enhance the overall effect; even the physical characteristics of the characters can be used
• TRUMPETS


  Asia's first professional gospel theater group, known for wholesome family entertainment musicals
• REPERTORY PHILIPPINES


  Company that staged English-language plays and musicals year-round, and trained actors and actresses
• TANGHALANG PILIPINO


  Organized in 1987, another exponent of Philippine theater, working under the Cultural Center of the Philippines
• COSTUME


  Clothing worn by actors to portray a definite type of character, including other props which complete the total wardrobe
• CHOREOGRAPHER


  Plans out all the dance steps to suit the music, rehearses the actors until they can perform the dance skillfully while remaining "in character"
• DIRECTOR


  Overall artistic coordinator of the entire production
• PLAYWRIGHT


  Contains the exact lines of dialogue that each character will memorize and deliver on stage, often with notes on tone of voice, facial expression, and movement or blocking
• STAGE PLAY


  Productions usually done by professionals who are inspired and enthusiastic about their work and make their living on the stage