Here’s a big thank-you to all those who attended “Theater Talk with Floy Quintos” last Saturday. We hope you all went away with a deeper appreciation of the theater and continue blogging more about it.

A special thank-you, of course, should be given to Gibbs Cadiz, whose brainchild it was (the CD sampler you guys brought home was his brilliant idea); to Migs, whose professionalism and organization was really impressive (online registration! how about that?!); to McVie, who was a natural host waiting to be discovered (we should do this again and you get to be host the next time); and to Floy Quintos, who gladly set aside some time to share his vast theater experience with bloggers and encourage them to watch and continue writing about it.

JM, certainly, was most helpful in covering an out-of-town event that I couldn’t go to because I had to stay at the HQ, and Armand in Chicago, but with us in spirit, who’s indulged me this whim. Thank you, thank you!

Of course, not to forget the customary link love:

One of the first to blog was Andrian Bicaldo, who went away with two tickets to Insiang:

Theater is indeed an alternative world, and as an audience, one has to open himself to this world. Learn the craft, learn to appreciate the director’s vision, the actors’ interpretation and attack on their roles. Everything was covered, it was like Theater 101 for me. ["Theater Talk Atbp at PETA Center"]

Mrs. J (aka Jason De La Cruz) writes:

Floy Quintos started a short introduction about theater, how we can appreciate it more . . . the production itself, from the set–how can it help the audience feel the “world” that the director and scripwriter is creating, the actors–every artista has his/her own way of delivering the lines or portraying the roles, up to the technicalities of every theater production . . . he made examples, analogies of plays that really made a good impact and defy why theatre exist. . . Direk even talked about the other types of theatre like the musicals, ballet and opera and also how theatre now a days reach out more that at times it’s becoming so much like the comedy bars– direct and straight to the point! . . . ["Bet ko 2: Theatre Talk with Floy]

Within the week, pending some technical glitches, we’ll try to have the recorded talk online so those who didn’t make it could download and listen to it.

More excerpts of “Theater Talk” in the coming days.

Pinoycentric photos by JM Tuazon
Other photos on Gibbs Cadiz’s Multiply