This theater company is Marikina’s premiere community theater. It stands for social relevance in the Filipino community through their theater plays. Their theater plays revolve around cultural value and social awareness in our country.
GMG Productions
This theater company is dedicated to showing performances from Asia Pacific in the country. In this company, the elites in the entertainment industry join forces in the fields of production, marketing and design to produce prestigious performances. Some of the performances brought by the company to be presented in the country include: Matilda, The Lion King, Les Misérables, Wicked, and more.
9 Works Theatrical
This theater company aims to make the theater a stable working environment. They train those who want to become professional performers, crew, and creative designers to be able to produce the finest plays and musicals. These theater performances may be original or adapted from Broadway and West End.
Repertory Philippines Foundation, Inc.
Repertory Philippines wants to produce live theater that is entertaining but also shows the cultural aspect of the country. Other than producing theater performances, they conduct workshops and programs for young artists so that they can be immersed in the field of theater and arts. Apart from that, this company wants aspiring artists to fulfill their desire for theatre, which is why they take time to foster them.
Philippine Educational Theater Organization
This theater company wants to engage and develop people and society regarding social issues. Originally, this PETA was formed by people to use theater plays to empower people especially those who are marginalized against Martial Law. Now, they are partnering with schools, parishes, and communities to produce educational performances regarding issues faced by the country through theater plays for Filipinos.
Antonio “Tony” Mabesa
Considered one of the founding fathers of Philippine university theater and one of the most prominent theater directors in the country. Anthony Mabesa has a career spanning over 70 year as a stage director, film and television actor, and professor. For his work, he was called “Lion of the Theater”.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Mabesa#Filmography
http://www.rappler.com/entertainment/news/241823-tony-mabesa-legacy
Lino Brocka
Lino Brocka was an eminent film, television, and stage director who paved the way for socially oriented Filipino films in the seventies.
He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and significant filmmakers in the history of Philippine cinema. He co-founded the organization Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP), dedicated to helping artists address issues confronting the country, and the Free the Artist Movement. He was a member of the Coalition for the Restoration of Democracy.
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Rustica Carpio
Rustica Cruz Carpio was a Filipino actress, scholar, playwright, philanthropist, and public servant. Most notably an actress, she performed on stage, film, and television. She received acclaim for her role as Lola Puring in Grandmother , a film by Filipino director Brillante Mendoza which was selected to compete in various international film festivals, including Venice and Dubai. For her acting work in the said film, she was critically well-received, earning nominations and awards, winning the Gawad Urian for Best Actress, the Crystal Simorgh for Best International Actress at the Fajr International Film Festival in Iran, and the Las Palmas International Film Festival Best Actress award in Spain.
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http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n85230888/
https://teamvalnat.wordpress.com/
https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/396996/curtain-call-for-rustica-carpio/amp/
https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/396996/curtain-call-for-rustica-carpio/amp/
The Shanghai Of My Past and other essays
Dramatic poundal
Life is a Stage
Cynthia Onrubia
Cynthia Onrubia is a dancer and choreographer. At the age of 15, she was cast in the Broadway production of A Chorus Line, becoming the production’s youngest cast member. She then went on to originate the role of Victoria in the original Broadway production of Cats.
She is the daughter of Cely Carrillo, who is credited as the Philippines’ first Broadway star. Cynthia also appeared as a dancer in the 2002 film Chicago, for which she choreographed Richard Gere’s tap steps.
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https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Cynthia-Onrubia/
https://catsmusical.fandom.com/wiki/Cynthia_Onrubia
Cats:
Patrick Adiarte
Patrick Adiarte is a Filipino-born American theater, film and television actor and dancer. He is known for his portrayal of foreign or Asian characters in many different roles in film and television. His roles have included Prince Chulalongkorn in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I, Wang San in Flower Drum Song, college student T.J. Padmanagham in High Time, and Ho-Jon in the television series M*A*S*H. He was a regular dancer on Hullabaloo.
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