Comments on: Kultura presents “Pygmalion”

By: VoIP Philippines

VoIP Philippines — Thu, 29 May 2008 08:12:24 +0000

Aww too bad I missed it. I’ve been interested with Pygmalion ever since seeing “My Fair Lady.”

By: kemmeth

kemmeth — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 07:49:48 +0000

very interedting

By: uapalumgirl

uapalumgirl — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 07:14:38 +0000

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!

By: marie

marie — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:18:19 +0000

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.

By: ruth

ruth — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:03:00 +0000

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.

By: marie

marie — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:04:18 +0000

Don’t know how to get to UA&P? Please check out our MAP TO UA&P page, here:

http://kulturablog.com/map-to-uap/

Hope to see you at the show!

By: LightChasers Photography

LightChasers Photography — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:38:13 +0000

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…