Arts

• Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA)


  founded in 1967 by Cecile-Guidote Alvarez
• Tanghalang Pilipino


  resident theater company of the CCP founded in 1987.
• Repertory Philippines


  a company that not only staged English language plays and musicals year-round but trained actors and actresses founded by Zenaida Amador and Baby Barredo.
• Trumpets 


  a Philippine theater group began mounting grand production values for children and the whole family in the 1990’s
• New Voice Company


  established in 1994 by Monique Wilson (a Repertory Philippines’ protégée who went on to star on the international stage)
• Philippine Opera Company (POC)


  was founded in 1999 by a group of dedicated classically trained singers, led by soprano Karla Gutierrez as artistic directress
• Theater Down South


  founded by Philippine theater mainstay Michael Williams as artistic director
• Producer

  • who takes the play from mere concept to actual finished presentation
  • chooses all the team members and assigns functions
  • oversees the casting of the actors and actressses
  • decides on major logistical matters
  • finances all the production cost or else sources the funds needed
• Playwright

  • writer of the script
  • collaborates with director to adjust script to better achieve the desired effect
• Director

  • overall artistic coordinator of the entire production
  • ensures that each one "hits all the right notes" to create a cohesive, seamless performance that will engage the audience
  • instructs and guides the actors to the delivery of lines; blocking; thoughts of feeling, facial expression and gestures
  • coordinated with set, lighting, sound, costume, makeup designers and choreographer to create the envisioned effect
• Stage Manager

  • total control of the visual aspects of the performance
  • architect of the performing arts
  • cover the kind of lighting, music, and sound effects that the director wants
• Set Designer


  concept and creation of the physical stage setup
• Costume Designer

  • studies the general setting (time and place) that the play is meant to take place in, as well as each character in the script
  • collaborate with hair stylist, wig master, or makeup artist
  • works alongside the director,scenic, lighting designer, sound designer, and other creative personnel
• Lighting Designer

  • 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 a blanket of darkness for set and prop changes
  • colored lights as well as special effects such as gradual dimming and brightening, a speckled effect like sunlight through leaves, or flickering lights
  • plans all these and adds detailed notes on the script for the lighting crew
• Sound Designer

  • creating and enhancing the atmosphere of the performance
  • music that suits the general time and place of the play
  • sfx like thunder, birds chirping, rushing water, gunfire, passing cars, approaching footsteps
  • to support the action and interaction taking place on stage
• Production Manager

  • tasked with overseeing the crews for the sets, music, lighting and costumes
  • ensuring all the needed elements, facilities and equipment are available, in good working order, properly catalogued, labelled, safely stored
• Technical Director

  • shadows the play's director throughout the entire production process
  • takes over to closely monitor the individual details to ensure that these work together seamlessly in the actual performance
• Dress Rehearsal


  also called technical rehearsal, performed in final costume and makeup
• Choreographer

  • when a play involves dance in scenes
  • plans out the dance steps to suit the music, rehearses the actors until they are able to perform the dance skillfully
  • for fight scenes, moves are executed believably but safely
• Makeup Designer

  • plan the hairstyles and makeup to complement the costumes