CONTEMPORARY

PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM

THE REGION 4A
THEATER
Daisy Avellana
She was so called First Lady of the
Philippine Theater because of her
magnificent performances in classic
Filipino and international theater
productions and plays.
 Some of her signifcant productions
are Othello, Macbeth in Black,
Walang Sugat and many more.
Popularized the Philippine theater and
dramatic arts by founding the Barangay
Theater Guild with her husband,
National Artist Lamberto Avellana.
They utilize the radio and television to
make theater and dramatic arts are
known to the Filipinos.
Rolando Tinio
He was an outstanding stage director,
poet and play wright known for his
numerous markable productions and
notable scripts.
He establishe and became the
administrator of Ateneo Experimental
Theater.
He handled the Teatro Pilipino where
he revived the sarswela and other
traditional Filipino drama and
 Introduced contemporary western
drama.
Also a National Artist for Literature
Some of his works include film scripts
for Now and Forever, Gamitin Mo
Ako, and Milagros
Sarswela works are Ang Mestiza and
Ana Maria
 Komedya works like Orosman at
Zafira.
Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero
 A teacher and an artist for 35 years.
 Introduced and popularized Philippine
theater to different parts of the
country by establishing the UP Mobile
Theater
 The UP Mobile Theater has delivered
thousand of performances for 19 long
years to many campuses in the
Philippines.
 His major works include Wanted: A
Chaperon, Condemned, Perhaps, In
Unity, Three Rats, The Forsaken
House, Frustrations and many more
Honorata “Atang” Dela Rama
 At the age of 7, she has already been
a part of different Spanish Zarsuelas
 She played many roles in numerous
productions where she became
popular and hailed as the Queen of
Kundiman
 Performed kundiman and Filipino
songs for indigenous communities all
over the country
For her, the kundiman and sarswelas
mirrors the Filipino people
The sarswelas she bacame part of are
Dalagang Bukid, Mascota, Marina,
Pangarap ni Rosa etc.
The songs she popularized are
Pakiusap, Ay Kalisud, Madaling Araw,
and Kung Iibig Ka
 The sarswelas she wrote are Puri at
Bahay, Anak ni Eba, And Aking Ina
Salvador F. Bernal
 An exceptional theater designer who
designed hundreds of theater
production for a span of four decades
 He used local materials in producing
creative and unique sets and
costumes
 Professor at the University of the
Philippines Diliman and Ateneo De
Manila University
 Bernal established the PATDAT
(Philippine Association of the Theater
Designers and Technicians) in 1995 to
promote theater design
 He introduced the Philippine theater
design through the Philippine Center
of OISTAT (Organization
Internationale, des Scenographers,
Technicians et Architectes du Theatre
Severino Montano
 Titan of the Philippine Theater
 Took the lead in promoting
“legitimate theater” in the country
 Top caliber playwright, theater artist
and director who took up degrees in
and outside the country to master
theater arts and to share his
knowledge to younger Filipino
generation
 He started his career and education
at the University of the Philippines
where he studied education and
became the head of the UP Dramatic
Club
 His journey continued as he entered
different universities in the United
States like America University, Yale
University, and New York University
 He became the dean of the
Philippine Normal College where he
founded the Arena Theater in 1953
 The Arena Theater served the
grassroots and promoted drama to
the masses through school-
community theaters
 He also developed graduate
programs for theater arts in PNC