Wazzup Pilipinas!
The Teatro Kolehiyo ng Miriam (TKM), the official theatre organization of
Miriam College, showcases its first-ever musical production billed Sinagtala. The
original musical, penned by Soc Delos Reyes and set into music by Krina
Cayabyab, traverses the worlds of reality and fantasy tackling parallel issues
that pervade the two domains. Sinagtala, the second production of the group for
the school year, will be staged on May 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 at the Mini Forest area
within the school campus at 6:30 p.m.
Delos Reyes made his
playwriting debut at the 2016 Virgin Labfest, a venue for “untried and untested”
theatrical pieces at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), with his
work Dahan-Dahan ang Paglubog ng Araw. Cayabyab, singer, songwriter and music
teacher, composed the music for the full-length musical, Ang Huling Lagda ni
Apolinario Mabini, staged at the University of the Philippines - Diliman in
2014.
The three themes running
through the good versus evil set-up of Sinagtala include familial relationships
focusing on the sacrifices made by family members in expressing their love for
one another, the alarming rate of environmental destruction and its adverse effects,
and the consequences brought on by an oppressive regime.
Sinagtala is directed and choreographed
by Ricardo Magno with the overall production supervised by Opaline Santos. Magno
– who was with the Actor’s Company of Tanghalang Pilipino, the CCP’s resident
theatre arm – is also a dance artist. He essayed the role of Aguinaldo in the
restaging of Ballet Philippines’ La Revolucion Filipina. Santos, an actor and a
cultural worker, is the moderator of TKM since 2014. She is also a lecturer at
Miriam College. Magno and Santos were the Philippine delegates to the Asian
Performing Arts Forum in Tokyo, Japan in November 2016 where they collaborated
with other artists from participating countries and collectively produced seed
pieces.
The other members who compose
the artistic team are lighting designers Tagay Galit and Geri Regondola with consultant for technical direction and lights D
Cortezano; sound designer Monica Mendoza; video designers Mendoza and Kristine
De Leon; set and shadow puppetry designer Patricia Resuta with consultant Sig
Pecho; propmakers Cha Roque and Jolina Capadocia; costumer Marga Tulaylay with
consultant Trency Caga-anan; and makeup artists Cho Fernando and Chi Wasan.
TKM alumnae Peachy
Policarpio and Jovic Cadungog respectively helmed the marketing and publicity efforts
of the musical.
The main cast members for
Sinagtala include TKM alumnae Annika Gamo as Tala, Mindy Ordoñez as Danggoy,
Monique Laurel as Agila, and Maan Dela Paz as Aswang. Guest actors invited to
the production are Gino Ramirez as Edgar and Daluyong, Hazel Maranan as
Corazon, Ren Medina as Alejandro, and Noel Blanco as Lakay. Student-actors in
the musical are Thene De Guzman as Lualhati, Jascha Sarmiento as Hukluban, and
AC Vergara as Alitaptap.
Ticket is priced at P300
with discounts for Miriam College students and senior citizens at P250.
Students from other schools could avail tickets at P280 each. For ticket
inquiries and reservations, please call or text Kristine De Leon at (0927)
451-9602.
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