Tragedy
Just a few hours ago, I and my blockmates watched a modern dress bilingual production featuring Shakespeare’s most known masterpiece, Romeo and Juliet.
In the play, it’s not just students who starred, there were also instructors. I can say that the audition must be tough, the actors and actresses were absolutely great especially the Nurse (Juliet’s personal attendant) and Lord Capulet (father of Juliet). Actually, the Nurse had a louder applause over the title holders (Romeo and Juliet) from the audience after the play. But then again, the Nurse was the comic relief of the play, who won’t enjoy and laugh during her acts?
I think there were some changes in the play that I saw. Is the ruler of Veronica a prince? If yes, then, in the play we saw, they changed the ruler into a dutchess (who made the “no deal” sign two times). But then again, if the director could not find the “perfect prince” he does not have a choice but to make the changes, right?
Oh, there was also this actor (Mercutio) who looks like one of my blockmates. And now, I think, he’s being called as Mercuito. Lol. Well, I’ll see tomorrow if he’s still being called Mercutio. Also, the play was bilingual, meaning, some part of it is in English and the other part is in Filipino. No, it’s not the konyo type English. If the actor or actress started his/her dialogue in English, he/she will end it in English also without “Tagalog interjections” like “na”.
There were also kissing scenes. From what my blockmate had told me, there were a total of ten kisses during the course of the play, where four, give or take two of them were not just ordinary kisses. Wait, there was also a bed scene. Romeo’s almost naked! Hey! We need the MTRCB to rate this play! Lol! I thought they will cut out those scenes in the final script. But then again, I suppose the parents of the actor and actress who played the title holders were informed about it and expressed their approval about it. Rumor is that the actor who played Romeo is younger than the actress who played Juliet. Also, there is this rumor circulating that states that the actor who played Romeo is a homosexual! Waaaahh!
And these were all done live! Oh, I was in the third column, the row nearest the center aisle.
Love is very powerful. It can reach every corner of the world. Let us be reminded by the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet that nothing is impossible with love.
Wait, why is that Shakespeare loves writing tragedy? I hate tragedies!
September 28, 2006 @ 1:47 am
Stage actors and actresses who have the most impact in the audience are almost always the ones who bring about laughs. I’ve noticed that too. As the others sometimes say, Sila ang nagdadala ng pelikula/play.
I haven’t read Romeo and Juliet. I know, I suck haha. The only play I’ve ever seen is Ang Pagpapaamo sa Maldita (The Taming of the Shrew) in ADMU around 5 years ago, when I was still in QueSci. Loved it. :p Of course there were also sensitive scenes, but then again, it’s theater.
Sidedish lang. You know I was a part of a theater organization in Baguio, right? Yung TABAK. We had this play called Carnivale Exotica, which we (or they - I was the PA of the play, assistant stage manager of the whole program, and all-around gofer, haha) performed on Freshie Night (the most awaited “party” in UPB held during August).
Just lately they, the ones who are still in UPB, elaborated the script of the first skit. It’s a homosexual story. So yeah, the main characters kissed passionately, with tongues, sa stage last Freshie Night lang (I can only imagine the rehearsals). And they’re both around 17. Rawr! :p
Okay, sorry for spamming. Nostalgia lang.
September 28, 2006 @ 4:48 pm
I *heart* plays..well it depends on the production. Hehe. But for most part, I loved most of the plays I watched kasi halos lahat ng napanood ko stage performance ng mga Louisians.
If you get to read Shakespears writings. most are tragedies talaga. Maybe, yun yung “in” na style of writing noon… Like nung late 19th century, ang “in” is yung non-romance writing
September 30, 2006 @ 9:38 am
OMFG! I’m a huge Shakespeare fan! He’s good; so good, that I always make sure that I have my archaic English dictionary with me whenever I fall short deciphering his wordplays. He’s so beyond the writers of today. He is, indeed, the William Shakespeare.
Oh, I wish you had a video or something of that modern rendition.
October 2, 2006 @ 7:12 pm
I saw Romeo and Juliet too. The guy who played Romeo is actually my friend and some of the dancers too..
Same here, when we watched the play the nurse had made the most impact.
October 3, 2006 @ 7:41 pm
me too I love plays… especially the classics…. nde nakakasawa… pero mas gusto ko comedy kesa drama… nde kasi mababaw luha ko, and i find it corny… ahahah
gusto ko tuloy mapanuod yan… eheh
October 7, 2006 @ 11:34 am
Gay guys are the best actors. I want to see that play. Usually Filipinos only pick actors who look good(WTF is make-up artist for anyway?) Thats why a lot of movies and shows sick but that romeo and juliet thing sounds very intersting.
October 13, 2006 @ 10:41 am
i fancy watching plays… kaya lang, di naman sana kasinghaba ng romeo and juliet o kaya hamlet.. hehe
October 15, 2006 @ 1:29 pm
woah! i want to watch that too.. fave ko ung mga plays e… but, strangely, i love tragedies.. ewan ko ba, bsta gusto ko ung mga gnun… wait! may bed scene?! buti pnayagan un.. lol!
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“Good night, good night! parting is such sweet sorrow,
That I shall say good night till it be morrow.”
October 16, 2006 @ 12:12 am
Tragedy is colorful. Nyahaha.
I dunno why, but I’m not that interested in plays. For some reason, I daydream while watching.
And oh, I still haven’t read Romeo and Juliet. I am such a loser.:lmao:
June 21, 2008 @ 1:52 am
I live to look upon their tragedy.