A.1 - Theater Groups

Acting

Acting

- phase in theater; the craft of their work

Staging

- phase in theater; the impact of the product to the audience

Production

- phase in theater; how they construct or build the theater project

Methods

- phase in theater; the strategy they use for their work to be enthusiastic and good

Directing

- phase in theater; leading or conducting a theater project

Theater Groups

- are known for commercial enterprise and mainly for the benefit or large audiences

Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA)

- found in 1967 and is more than just a theater company but an Innovative theater group

- shows modern perspective on Philippine art and society because it flows through issue based theater as well as helps people to become aware in our social and political issues

Ms. Cecile Guidote Alvares

- directress of Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA)

Tanghalang Pilipino (TP)

- organized in 1987 and is under the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP)

- known as the resident drama of CCP

- known for its production of our very own Original Filipino Plays

- train Filipino actors, designers, and etc. to play from other countries that adopted to Filipino setting

Walang Sugat and Ibalong Muzikal

- examples of plays by Tanghalang Pilipino

Repertory Philippines (RP)

- incorporation that started in 1967 because of Zenaida Amador and Baby Barredo, wanting to give the Filipinos a chance to watch world class plays

- this group production is in more than 45 years of existence because of the quality of their plays and capacity as director, actress, designers, and musical directors

- shape and develop the talents of Filipinos and acting and gave them recognition

New Voice Company (NVC)

- an objective of this group is to help in exposing the Awareness of Political and social concerns in the Philippines

- became famous in 2001 because of their play entitled The Vagina Monologues, and also produced a play entitled “The Male Voice”

- known as one of Asia’s leading theater companies because of their diverse shows

Trumpets

- one of the premier theater companies established in 1994

- Asia’s first professional gospel theater group known for wholesome family entertainment musical plays

- create new musicals for Filipino talents whose passion is to make their dreams of performing in a large audience

Local Performing Groups

- small groups of amateurs who produce plays largely for the benefit of small audiences

- non-professional

Director

- key figure in theater production

- their aim is to reproduce the playwright’s intentions as faithfully as they can, and they must discover the values and meanings of the play

- the person upon whom the success and failure of the production most largely depends

Stage Manager

- the architect of the performing arts. The tasks are about structuring lights, structuring a look, and is also about coordination

- their role is a marriage of all elements needed

- set designer, costume, mask and accessories designer, and makeup artist

Theme

- element of art that is the central idea of the production

- can be clearly stated through dialogue, bodily movements and gestures or kinesthetic movements (dance), songs, or can be inferred after watching the entire performance

- may touch on any aspect of life

Plot

- element of art that is the story line

Characters

- element of art that has actors and actresses interwoven with the plot and the play

- each _____ has a personality of its own and has responsibility of bringing the character they are playing to life

Script/Libretto

- element of art where the success of the play depends

Music/Sound

- element of art where natural sounds give a sense in a play a feeling of authenticity

- music composers and lyricist collaborate to compose music that will go with the dialogue of the play