After months of rescheduling, Tinik ng Teatro (TNT), in collaboration with HIMIG – Musicians of Adamson University, has officially returned on stage for their major musical production “Ang Babaeng Hindi Namamatay” at the Adamson Theater on Feb. 10.
Hundreds of students, guests, and alumni attended the first production that the campus’ theatre-based organization held since the return of face-to-face classes and full-length musical ever to be produced since its foundation in 1986.
The musical told the story of Adaiah, played by fourth-year communication student Cheska Manalastas. She was endowed with immortality and rummaged through the settings of Philippine history from its pre-colonial era to modern times.
The three-hour musical flaunted originally composed songs throughout its run with the advocacy of sociopolitical subtexts such as women empowerment, and the creativity and talents that nestled within the Adamson community.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻
Wrapping up the entire production, Manalastas, who is also TNT’s former artistic director, expressed her relief after months of seeming preparation coming to fruition.
“I’m very happy kasi na-pull off namin ‘to (because we have pulled this off) kahit na andaming postponements na nangyari throughout (even if there were lots of postponements throughout) and I am proud of everyone’s performance,” she said.
“Talagang sinubok yung patience and teamwork ng bawat isa samin dito kung paano dapat bilang isang actor, at alam kong hindi lang ako ang may natutunan dito, lahat kami, from this experience,” she added.
Head director Heart Romero shared how she handled the whole production team and acknowledged those who gave positive remarks on their performances. “I told my actors beforehand na (to) don’t think for anything else and just, enjoy the show which is something that they seem did, and as the Head that was something that I liked to see from them,” she said.
Romero was also touched by the audience’s applause and feedback, which made her entire experience directing worthwhile.
“Masaya ako dun sa naging reaksyon ng audience and for me this was a memorable experience, and would call it a success not just [on] my part, but for us [TNT] too,” she said.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸?
Spectators shared with Komunikator their insights into the production.
Ren Memoracion, a third-year communication student, complimented the production team’s technical direction for being able to deliver the settings, which he described as “powerful” while projecting his excitement for their Theatre Arts subject.
“Na-excite ako kasi may Theatre Arts [subject] din kami (I got excited because we also have Theatre Arts) this semester, and through this play, nakikita ko kung ano yung mga pwede naming gawin, pag kami naman nag-perform (I can see what are the things that we can do once it’s our time to perform),” he said.
A campus visitor, Mark Gayo, admitted that it was his first time watching a musical but expressed his appreciation for the actors for their apparent efforts, even from the layman’s perspective.
“Maganda siya [the musical play] para sa’kin, dama ko yung emosyon sa bawat actors at kita kong pinagpaguran nila itong performance na ‘to (It was great for me, I can feel the emotions on every actor and I can see that they put a lot of effort on this performance),” he assessed.
Pauline Par, an alumna of TNT, expressed her admiration for the organization to now bank on the concept of incorporating musical production.
“It’s been such a long time since we did a musical-kind of play, in the 90s pa, so, it is very applicable, especially for the students of Adamson University since well-versed din sila pagdating sa arts eh (they are well-versed when it comes to Arts),” she said.
Moreover, Par also shared the same joy for TNT and hoped that such projects would continue in the future.
“Congratulations to TNT! It was a good run at sana mapagpatuloy pa siya (and I hope this continues) in the future,” she said.
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