IT WAS exhilarating, exciting, but quite nerve-wracking for the theater actors as they returned to rehearsals for the first time in two years, and the ghost light* on stage took its rest.
“During the rehearsals, even until the opening show, somehow, it felt like I’d forgotten how to act and all my onstage fears resurfaced,” said actor and Tanghalang Pilipino associate artistic director Marco Viaña of his experience returning to face-to-face rehearsals after the pandemic lockdowns. “After being isolated and away from the stage for two years, the presence of my co-actors and the live audience was overwhelming.
From June to July, Tanghalang Pilipino, one of the resident companies of the Cultural Center of the Philippines , implemented a hybrid setup for the 17Virgin Lab Festival , a theater festival of brand new one-act plays. The first leg of the festival was performed with a live audience, and its second leg was streamed online on a pay-per-view basis.
As an advocate for safety in the theater and film, veteran theater actor and director Jamie Wilson officially earned his certification as a safety officer from the Department of Labor and Employment two years ago. Similar to when a film shoots, Mr. Wilson coordinates with a play’s creative team — the director, producer, and choreographer — to lessen the risk of injury or spread of the virus.
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