Kultura presents George Bernard Shaw’s PYGMALION directed by X Vallez
Kultura presents its season-ending production, George Bernard Shaw’s “PYGMALION”, directed by UA&P alumnus and faculty member X Vallez. Based on classical myth, PYGMALION tells the story of phonetics expert Professor Henry Higgins, who makes a bet that he can pass off the very Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle as a fine lady, by training her to speak in a high-society accent and teaching her the rules of etiquette. The new Eliza, whose former ambition was to work behind the counter in a flower shop, now has to deal with the complications of her new and uncertain social status, as well as her relationship with her “creator.” My Fair Lady, the hit musical, was based on this classic comedy of manners.
PYGMALION will have a 12-show run at the Dizon Auditorium of UA&P, from February 22 to March 8, 2008. See the list of playdates below.
The cast of PYGMALION is made up of UA&P students, faculty members and alumni, namely: Joel Parcon, Roni Balbieran, Sara Badr, Bea Abalajon, Mikey Dosdos, Edmund Martinez, Jonathan Guillermo, Jam Mancenido, Yammie Tolentino , Tricia Santos-Fermin, Kate Alconga, Krisan Jacomina, Carla Dionzon, Rhenz Gabalonzo and JC Ramos.
For tickets and seat reservations, contact Ms. Marie Puyat at 0917-8334564. PYGMALION is presented in cooperation with LightChasers Photography – http://lightchasersphotography.com.
Playdates:
February 22 (Fri) 7:45 p.m.
February 23 (Sat) 7:00 p.m.
February 27 (Wed) 3:00 p.m.
February 28 (Thu) 3:00 p.m.
February 28 (Thu) 7:45 p.m.
February 29 (Fri) 7:45 p.m.
March 4 (Tue) 3:00 p.m.
March 4 (Tue) 7:45 p.m.
March 5 (Wed) 3:00 p.m.
March 6 (Thu) 7:45 p.m.
March 8 (Sat) 3:00 p.m.
March 8 (Sat) 7:00 p.m.
Dizon Auditorium
G/F Development Communications Bldg.
University of Asia and the Pacific
Pearl Drive, Ortigas Center, Pasig City
FREE ADMISSION for UA&P students, faculty and staff
Tickets at P300
Discounts for students, groups, and UA&P alumni
For tickets and reservations, contact:
637-0912 loc. 380 or 0917-8334564
kultura(at)uap(dot)edu(dot)ph
In cooperation with:
LightChasers Photography
Digital ticketing solutions provided by:
iBulsa
Pygmalion…
More images from my long weekend last week: Pygmalion cast pictures.
These are some of the low-key images from the shoot - I haven’t gotten around to uploading the high-key shots. Heck, I’m not sure they’ll end up online. If they do…
February 19th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
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Hope to see you at the show!
March 4th, 2008 at 2:04 am
one thing i can is that the actors were very well-rehearsed. not one of them made stuttered, or if anyone of them did, recovery was very good. but that’s just about the only positive thing i can say. production design needed a lot of work. not very creative in terms of hiding the assembly of props. the paintings in the background was way too crude. for a collegiate play, many things need to be improved. the theater also needed some serious fumigation, there were way too many mosquitoes that i found myself fanning in an air-conditioned theater. they let people in while the actors were rehearsing, this is a big no-no because it lets people see what’s going to happen before the actual performance. that just takes the thrill and excitement away. there is no need to mention the names of the actors in the beginning, that’s what the program is for. and no national anthem? why? that’s a standard in all theater productions. in the opening scene i felt was watching a recreation of “my fair lady” minus the music. it just wasn’t right and all the actors were hunched in the right side of the stage because it was the side that had the painting in the background. the director could have used so many techniques to maximize the use of the stage. and the signs that said “grand piano”, “books”, etc. was it really necessary to use those annoying signs? most plays are kinda minimalist with props but these signs looked like clutter and were very distracting. the actress who played eliza doolittle and the actor who played her father, were the most commendable. the beginning was a pain to watch. i’ve seen plays at the ateneo, up and even from the university of makati and i had no trouble watching to the very end. i’m sorry but watching this play was painful and needed extra effort. i was praying for an earthquake just to have an excuse to dash for the door and the mosquitoes weren’t helping either. i hope uap can hire a theater consultant to help them improve their performances.
March 9th, 2008 at 3:03 am
Hi Ruth, actually, most of the things you mentioned were intentional (except for the mosquitoes, sorry about that).
The audience was meant to see the actors’ *staged* “rehearsing”, signs which were eventually replaced with the actual props in the later scenes, unfinished sketches, set pieces covered with plain cloth that were eventually removed to reveal color, etc.. The construction of the play itself parallels Henry Higgins’ construction of the new Eliza. 
March 9th, 2008 at 6:18 am
I thought the play was fabulous! My favorite characters were Jonathan Guillermo and Joel Parcon. Both were really good… It’s a pity that Mr. Parcon won’t be acting in any future plays! He is so talented!
March 9th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
very interedting
March 9th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
Aww too bad I missed it. I’ve been interested with Pygmalion ever since seeing “My Fair Lady.”
May 29th, 2008 at 4:12 pm