Summary
Highlights
Sir Harold welcomes students and outlines the competencies they will learn, including designing visual elements, choreographing movements, improvising sounds, performing in a group, analyzing performances, and identifying western influences on Philippine theatrical performance.
A game called 'Guess the Theatrical Form' is played to recap previous discussions. Students identify different theatrical forms based on descriptions, categories, or eras, with answers revealed after 10 seconds. Forms include Seder play, Morality plays, Comedy play, and Tragic play.
Students participate in a word puzzle called 'Loop Offered' to find 14 words related to the working teams in theater production, such as the production team, technical team, and casting team. The words include 'director', 'casting', 'invitation', 'music', 'advertisement', 'accessories', 'production', 'costumes', 'programs', 'lights', 'technical', 'sounds', 'makeup', and 'props'.
An activity to identify famous Filipino playwrights and directors. Students are shown images and guess the names, including Francisco Balagtas y de la Cruz, Severino Reyes, Dr. Ricardo G. Abad, and Salvador F. Bernal.
The video delves into the life and works of Francisco Balagtas y de la Cruz, known as Francisco Baltazar. It covers his birth, death, education, famous work 'Florante at Laura,' his imprisonment, and the origin of 'balagtasan' in his honor.
Severino Reyes, known as the 'Father of the Tagalog Zarzuela,' is discussed. His biographical details, founding of 'Gran Compañia de Zarzuela,' his play 'Walang Sugat,' and his series of fairy tales 'Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang' are highlighted.
The biography of Dr. Ricardo G. Abad, a faculty member, artistic director, and actor/director involved in many productions, including adaptations of Western dramas with a Filipino sensibility, is presented.
Salvador F. Bernal, known as the 'Father of Theater Design in the Philippines,' is introduced. His contributions to developing theater design as a profession, his education, extensive work in various productions, and his recognition as a National Artist awardee are mentioned, along with examples of his designs.
The history of Philippine theater during the Spanish regime is discussed, specifically the use of zarzuelas and comedias (moromoro) as tools for influencing and teaching Christianity. The characteristics and duration of comedias, and the introduction of zarzuela to the country are explained.
The video explains the comprehensive process of theatrical production, from finding a script and figuring out the 'nitty-gritty' (budgets, venues, artistic vision) to casting auditions, rehearsals (read-throughs, blocking, special rehearsals, dress rehearsals), and finally, publicity and opening night.
The various roles and responsibilities within a theatrical production's staff organization are detailed. This includes the director, stage manager, production team (costumes, make-up, stage decor, props, advertisement), technical team (lights, sound), and casting team.
Students are assigned to group work for a culminating activity, choosing among production, technical, or casting teams. They are to collaborate, plan, and create a performance, with specific tasks outlined for actors, production, sound, advertisement, and the director. The video concludes with an assessment activity where students arrange the steps of producing a play in the correct sequence.
An assignment is given for students to compare and differentiate famous Philippine plays and operas with Western theater, focusing on similarities or differences in performance, costumes, and props. Sir Harold closes the session with a quote from Victor Hugo.