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August 28, 2007 | Posted by Roberta at Asia-Pacific, Culture, Featured Photo, Philippines

Bloggers Try Out Theater for a Day

The Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) recently hosted a group of bloggers, taking them on a tour of its new facility at Eymard Drive, New Manila, and organizing an interactive workshop that tapped the inner thespian in them. The “complete theater experience” that PETA president Cecille Garrucho promised was capped by the play, Batang Rizal.

The blogging group included Arpee Lazaro, Martin Malabanan, Kai Nicolas, Jun Somoza, Diego Maranan, Melissa Rosello, Carla Mejia, Benj Espina, Cielo, Jeff Villafranca, Joe, Coy Caballes, Chris Lagman, and Faith.

The bloggers also checked out the PETA library, which holds a collection of some 300 Filipino plays, including their scripts and costumes, the studios, the 400-seat theater, and the backstage and dressing rooms.


The mini workshop by Dudz Teraña and Lotlot Bustamante allowed the bloggers to unearth their creativity by exploring movements and characters, and integrating costumes and props in their spiel. The bloggers had their 15 minutes of fame when they were asked to go onstage in character (see above photo).

We figured it would be best if the bloggers were to talk about their experiences firsthand. Here are their stories. We’ll continue to update this page as each post comes in.

PinoyCentric will be giving out a reporter Moleskine to the best post. The winner will be announced on September 3, Monday.

Our thanks to Gibbs Cadiz for organizing this event.
Photo credit: Gibbs Cadiz
More photos here.

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13 Comments »

  • August 28, 2007 @ 1:33 am

    Thank you for letting me in on this project, Karla! :)

    And oh…

    She has money?!
    haha

    Ang daya mo, di ka sumama sa theater exercises. :p

  • August 28, 2007 @ 9:30 am

    @You’re welcome, Benj! Sa uulitin! :)

    Lord, I will forever be remembered for that faux pas! We don’t have money too! LOL

  • August 28, 2007 @ 11:00 am

    thanks karla for making the event possible. really enjoyed it! sa uulitin hehe!

  • August 29, 2007 @ 10:11 pm

    Hay….sayang di ako nakasama. Sana may susunod pa. :)

  • August 30, 2007 @ 8:26 pm

    hey karla (and gibbs), thanks again for sponsoring/organizing this event! i’m writing my blog entry right now.

    (by the way, the link to my blog is inaccurate. it should be http://www.diegomaranan.com/blog :)

  • August 30, 2007 @ 11:17 pm

    Isang hirit pa.. SHE HAS MONEY?!

    I’m writing my entry now as well.

    Faith Salazar

  • August 31, 2007 @ 5:58 am

    that. was. so. much. fun. i enjoyed it a lot! =) maraming salamat!

    will be posting my entry anytime today :D

  • August 31, 2007 @ 9:33 am

    Hi! I already posted my entry here. Thanks.

  • August 31, 2007 @ 12:24 pm

    yippee tapos narin ako! :D just click on my name na lang :D

  • August 31, 2007 @ 6:34 pm

    finished my entries too. :)

  • August 31, 2007 @ 11:32 pm

    [...] to Pinoycentric’s cash stores and represented by Karla (who rolls on a bed of money herself, I heard) with [...]

  • August 31, 2007 @ 11:43 pm

    I have mine in! here :-P

  • September 1, 2007 @ 9:31 pm

    Hi Karla! It was great meeting you. :)

    Have you seen my entry? It’s right here: http://cokskiblue.blogspot.com/2007/08/episode-20-teatro-unfinished.html

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