Original Performance

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Arts 10 – Quarter IV
 ¡Theater!
is the one major art form
that brings together all the
other art forms.
 ¡Theater!
A story is acted out on stage (or other performance area)
by actors portraying
the characters, bringing them to life and developing the
plot through dialogue and actions, and
sometimes through song and/or dance.
Philippine Theater and Performing Groups
PETA and
Tanghalang
Repertory
Pilipino
Philippines

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

● founded in April 7, 1967 by

Cecile Guidote-Alvarez.
PETA Productions
 RAK OF AEGIS
Rak of Aegis features the popular
songs of ’90s band Aegis while
telling the story of Aileen, a young
girl who dreams of becoming a
YouTube sensation. She lives in
fictional Barangay Venizia, which
is submerged in flood water.
 Tanghalang Pilipino

● The resident
theater company of
the Cultural Center
of the Philippines,
founded in 1987.
Tanghalang Pilipino Productions
 PETA and Tanghalang Pilipino

● The productions of these groups span

the range from daring new presentations
of classical works, to the spectacle of
Philippine myths and legends, to
commentaries on current social and
political issues.
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Repertory
Philippines
 Repertory Philippines
● 1967
● Zenaida Amador fulfilled her
dream of bringing the best of
Broadway and London’s West
End to Filipino audiences.
● Baby Barredo
● a company that not only
staged English-language plays
and musicals year-round but
trained actors and actresses
as well.
 Repertory Philippines

Multi-awarded theater
actress and singer, Lea
Salonga, in fact, began
her career as a child
lead in productions of
Repertory Philippines.
Repertory Philippines

Also among Repertory’s

many notable achievements
was the 1993 staging of the
international hit musical Les
Miserables in Manila with
an all-Filipino cast and
production team.
 Repertory Philippines Productions

A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino

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Trumpets
 Trumpets

In the 1990s, the Philippine theater group

Trumpets also began mounting grand
productions of originally-written musicals
with a slant towards good values for
children and the whole family.
Trumpets Productions

N.O.A.H
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New Voice Company
 New Voice Company

● established in 1994 by
Monique Wilson—also a
Repertory Philippines’
protégée who went on to
star on the international
stage.
 New Voice Company

New Voice Company has earned a

reputation for staging thought-
provoking productions on daring and
deep topics.
 New Voice Company Productions

Aspects of Love The Male Voice

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Philippine Opera
Company
 Philippine Opera Company

● was founded in 1999 by a

group of dedicated
classically-trained singers,
led by soprano Karla
Gutierrez as artistic
directress.
 Philippine Opera Company

The POC seeks to develop

performers as well as audiences for
classical music performances, both
foreign and Filipino.
Philippine Opera Company Productions
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Theater Down South
 Theater Down South

● In 2007, Theater Down

South was founded, with
Philippine theater mainstay
Michael Williams as
artistic director.
 Theater Down South

The vision of the company is 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
Roles in a Stage
Production
 Roles in a Stage Production

Director Set Designer

Producer Playwright
 Roles in a Stage Production

Lighting Costume
Sound Designer
Designer Designer
 Roles in a Stage Production

Production
Choreographer
Manager

Technical
Makeup Designer
Director
 Determine who is in
charge of the production
team for each assigned
job.
 DIRECTOR
Throughout the play’s rehearsals, he instructs and guides
the actors to the delivery of their lines of dialogue; their
positions and movements on stage (called “blocking”); the
thoughts or feelings they are to convey through tone of
voice, facial expression, and gestures. By the time of the
actual performance, all these should be second nature to
the actors as they portray their characters on stage. He
coordinates closely with the set, lighting, sound,
costume/makeup designers, and the choreographer (if the
play involves dance) to create the envisioned total effect.
 PLAYWRIGHT
They create scripts. Like other literary
artists, they tell stories through the
words and actions of characters. While
their work can stand on its own as
literature, its potential is fully realized
only when the skills of all the other
theatre artists combine to transform the
script into a production of a play.
 SET DESIGNER
They are assign with the concept and creation
of the physical stage setup. He or she builds
the set (or sets) that will simulate the world
that the play’s characters are supposed to live
in. In either case, they ensures that the set will
enable the actors to move about easily and
naturally to make their roles believable, and
will truly provide the ambiance on stage that
the director and the playwright intend.
 COSTUME DESIGNER
The actors and actresses must look believable
in their roles. He or she studies the general
setting (time and place) that the play is meant
to take place in, as well as each character in
the script. He or she then decides
what attire will not only give the audience a
clear sense of the setting, but will also express
each character’s personality and distinct
qualities.
 LIGHTING DESIGNER
They need to coordinate closely with the set designer. Their
task is critical in creating the mood of each scene in the
play, highlighting a dramatic moment, signalling the
entrance of a character, focusing attention on a specific
spot on stage, or even providing the blanket of darkness for
set and prop changes. Colored lights or filters may be used,
as well as special effects such as gradual dimming or
brightening, a speckled effect like sunlight through leaves,
or flickering lights. He/she plans all these and adds
detailed notes on the script for the lighting crew to follow
during rehearsals and the actual performance.
 SOUND DESIGNER
Similar to the lighting designer, he/she serves a vital role
in creating and enhancing the atmosphere of the
performance. Their task includes music
both on stage and as background, which they may need to
source to suit the general time and place of the play, as
well as particular scenes. Also involved are special sound
effects like thunder, birds chirping, rushing water, gunfire,
passing cars, approaching footsteps, and the like. He/she
works with all these to support the action and interaction
taking place on stage. He or she adds detailed notes to the
script to serve as a guide for the sound crew
during rehearsals and the actual performance.
 MAKE UP DESIGNER
As the costume designer deliberates on the characters’ main
attire, this member is brought in to plan the hairstyles and
makeup to complement the costumes. Their may be as simple
as making the actors look natural for their respective roles—
based on their characters’ age and personality, and the time
and place of the story. But it may also be far more challenging,
such as transforming the actors into mythical creatures,
animals, a different nationality, or futuristic beings. Thus,
he/she works his or her magic through the wonders of
makeup, face and body painting, and hair coloring. Other
accessories may be employed, like masks, wigs and hair
extensions, headdresses, and even prosthetics to alter certain
facial features or body.
 PRODUCER
In a professional stage production, this is the
person who takes the play from a mere concept to
an actual finished presentation. He or she
chooses all the team members and assigns them
their functions, and oversees the casting of the
actors and actresses for the different roles. He or
she also decides on major logistical matters like
when and where the play will be staged, the
production schedule, and in most cases either
finances all the production costs or else sources
the funds needed.
 CHOREOGRAPHER
In cases where a play involves dance in certain
scenes, this person is included in the production team.
He or she not only plans out all the dance steps to suit
the music, but also rehearses the actors until they are
able to perform the dance skillfully—while remaining
“in character” on stage. Should the play happen to
involve fight scenes, the choreographer will likewise
program the moves of the opposing sides so these can
be executed not only believably, but safely as well.
 PRODUCTION MANAGER
Coordinating all the complex behind-the-scenes
details of staging a play. He or she is tasked with
overseeing the crews for the sets and props,
the sound and music, the lighting, and the costumes.
This includes ensuring that all the needed
elements, facilities, and equipment are not only
available, but are in good working order,
properly catalogued and labelled, and safely stored
from one rehearsal to the next, up until the
time of the performance.
 TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
He/she shadows the play’s director
throughout the entire production process.
From the time the director presents his or her
vision for the play and issues
instructions at every rehearsal, he/she
carefully notes how each actor and every
member of the stage, sound, lighting, and
costume crews need to be coordinated to
bring the director’s vision to life—ensuring
that every instruction is properly executed.