THEATER

Theater is a space or venue where public performances, such as

plays, musicals, and other dramatic presentations, take place. It
serves as a platform for artists to showcase various forms of
artistic expression, connecting with audiences and conveying
stories, emotions, and cultural narratives.
 THEATER ARTISTS
Someone who is involved in the process of enacting,
rehearsing, conceptualizing, assisting in rehearsing, penning
down, directing and staging a play. They usually use the stage
for their performance, based on a real or fictional story, which
takes place before a live audience.
6 National Artist of Theatre in the
Philippines
 Daisy Avellana
1917-2013 Year of Conferment: 1999

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• Daisy Avellana is considered to be the First Lady of
Philippine Theater.

• Born in Roxas City, Capiz in 1917, Avellana was not only

a notable actress but was a passionate director and writer.

• Her directorial credits include Diego Silang (1968),

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and Walang Sugat (1971). Among her screenplays
were Sakay (1939) and Portrait of the Artist as
Filipino (1955).

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• Her performances were exquisite and alluring, taking roles in
production such as:

• Othello, Macbeth in Black, Casa Bernarda Alba, and Tatarin

• She is best remembered for her portrayal of Candida Marasigan in

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the stage and film versions of Nick Joaquin’s Portrait of the Artist
as Filipino.

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Rolando S. Tinio
1937-1997 Year of Conferment: 1997

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• Rolando Santos Tinio was director, actor, educator, critic,
translator, poet and a dramatist.

• This national artist was also known for translating western

classics into Tagalog, including works of Shakespeare (The

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Merchant of Venice), Arthur Miller (Death of a Salesman),
Samuel Beckett (Waiting for Godot)

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• The highlight of Tinio's colorful career was when he became the
artistic director of the CCP's resident theater company,
Tanghalang Pilipino.

• His famous artwork is "Sitsit sa Kuliglig" (Whistling at Cicadas)

or (Shusshing Cicadas) (1972) "Dunung-Dunungan" (Pedantry)
(1975) "Kristal na Uniberso" (Crystal Universe) (1989) "Trick

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of Mirrors" (1993) "Ang Burgis sa Kanyang Almusal"(1970)

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Wilfrido Ma.
Guerrero
1910-1995 Year of Conferment: 1997

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• He was considered as a talented writer, director, educator, and an
artist who wrote a number of outstanding plays, 41 of which were
circulated.

• At young age of 14, Guerrero wrote his first play entitled No Todo

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Es Risa in Spanish.

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• Guerrero's greatest contribution to arts is his introduction of the
concept of a theater campus tour.

• This revolutionary outreach program staged over 2500

performances in almost 2 decades of runs.

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Honorata "Atang
Dela Rama
1905-1991 Year of Conferment: 1987

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When the Philippines was under American rule, Atang
Dela Rama battled for the supremacy of the Kundiman.

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• In 1987, President Cory Aquino declared her as national
Artist for Theater and Music.

• She has been crowned as the queen of Kundiman, as

she began her career in music and performance at the

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early age of seven.

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• She starred in zarzuelas such as Marina Mascota, and
Sueno de Un Vals.

• For Atang, the zarzuela and kundiman "express the

best Filipino soul."

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Salvador F. Bernal
1945-2011 Year of Conferment: 2003

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• In 1969, he began his career in theater. He was part of
over 300 productions in art, fil, and music.

• Bernal's style is known for maximizing the use of raw

materials in theater production.

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• He uses native Filipino materials in theater such as
bamboo, abaca fiber, and the basic gauze cacha.

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Severino Montano
1915-1980 Year of Conferment: 2001

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• He is named as one of the "Titans of Philippine
Theater." This national artist was an exceptional poet,
director, actor, and theater organizer.

• He is both a playwright and an educator, and thus

pursued the establishment of "legitimate theater" in

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the country.

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• He trained and directed a new generation of artists such
as Joonee Gamboa and Behn Cervantes.

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Lamberto Avellana
1915-1991 Year of Conferment: 1976

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• Avellana's Barangay Theater Guild propagated many
dramatic and theatrical performances of foreign and
local plays, from the readings of Shakespeare's trategies
to Nick Joaquin's A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino.

• His contributions to film started early on, and he was

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dubbed as "The Boy Wonder of Philippine Movies"
in 1939.

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Amelia Lapeña-
Bonifacio
1930-2020 Year of Conferment: 2018

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• A playwright, puppeteer and an educator, she was
the founding artistic director of Teatrong Mulat ng
Pilipinas, a children's theater and puppet theater
company established in 1977.

• Among her most notable works, were 6 na Dulang

Filipino Para Sa Mga Bata, 1976; Tat-lu-han (Three

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Plays), 1975; Ang Paglalakbay ni Sisa: Isang Noh Sa
Laguna, 1998; Isang Kyogen sa Pritil, 1977; Sepang
Loca, 1957; and Abadeja: Ang Ating Sinderela, 1977.

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• Among her works were 10 books, 16 plays, 30 plays for
children and more than 130 short stories for children
published by the Philippine Journal of Education. She
has also produced a number of poems, short stories and

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essays.

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 QUIZ
1. This theater is considered to be the First Lady of
Philippine Theater.
2. This theater is considered as a talented writer, director,
educator, and artist.
3. This theater has been crowned as the queen of
Kundiman.

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4. This theater uses native Filipino materials in theater
such as bamboo, abaca fiber, and the basic gauze cacha.
5. This theater was the founding artstic director of
Teatrong Mulat ng Pilipinas.
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