Success

As the school year started, our Filipino teacher told us about our Drama fest. It was already not new to us for we have seen the drama fests of the fourth year students ahead us. We were unconscious with the time and we realized that it was already January and that event is fast approaching. We then organized the committees for the drama fest. All of us voted for Razel Paldo to be our production manager and Artsron Sumabong as our director. Sunshine Enriquez was responsible for the script, Carla Erike Lagrana for the management stage and Jeraline Gumalal for the stage design. April Gamboa was the director the lights, Czarina Bayani was responsible for the dialogs of the actors; Bernalene Vidal and Jessa de Erio were the directors for the music. I was assigned with the props needed in the play, Christille Gultiano was for the costumes and make-up and Nathaniel Gopinathan was for the Production Album. We also chose the main characters for our play. John Paul Catubig played the role of Rene, Joseph Esteban as Don Ramon, Gayle Lorraine Tallo as Donya Chedeng, Shallunah Faith Leopardas as Marilou and Nico Antonio Sagun as Tasyo. For the supporting characters, Byron Enriquez played as Antonio, Janua Quilo as Mario, April Rhiz Dichos as Leony and Shydel Raya as Theresa. For the squatters, Richard Rey Caminade, Mary Lyndel Amora, Jezza Lagura, Reniel Pañares, Nathaniel Gopinathan and Novelyn Lao played the roles. Lorenz Gideon Esmero, Eldee Balolong and David Aiello Zamora played as the police.

When we were done with assigning, Czarina and Razel directly started with the practicing of the lines. On the other, Jeraline and I started making the playbills, posters and the frame for the props. April also started her work on the lights (the connections, the foot lights and head lights needed) and Christille was busy looking for the costumes. All of us were very focused on the assignments we need to accomplish. We go home very late just to practice because we also need to practice the lights as well as effects of the light during the play. Arstron see to it that the actors would portray the characters well and there would be no blocking in a certain scene. Before the judgment day, we had the “critique’s night”. In it, our teacher invited critiques such as Ma’am Rabago-Visaya, Mdm. Montaño, Kuya Chamy and and Kuya….and we are very thankful because with them, we were able to know what are our flaws and what we need to pratice.

The judgment day came and unfortunately, the wiring of the lights was destroyed but it was not a hindrance in our presentation. We finished our play successfully and section Gonzales followed. The awarding was done after some production numbers performed by the UPSTAGE members and the interpretative dance of Christine Nolasco and Lorem Mendoza. We won the “best playbill”, best actor” which was John Paul Catubig, “best actress” which was Gayle Lorrine Tallo, “best supporting actor” which was Nico Antonio Sagun, “best director” by Artsron Sumabong and “best production” by Razel Paldo.