Drama - Contemporary Literature topic for SHS

Drama - Contemporary Literature topic for SHS

1. Drama

2. The growth of Waray drama did not depend on the newspapers. Its development and sustenance was tied to the annual celebration of town fiestas. It was the custom in towns to commission a local playwright to create a play, and usually he was asked by the hermano mayor or his friends.

3. Notable playwrights of zarzuela were Pedro Separa , Norberto Romualdez Sr., Alfonso Cinco, Margarita Nonato , Eduardo Hilbano , Jesus Ignacio, Virginio Fuentes, Moning Fuentes, and Agustin El O’Mora . Of these playwrights, Iluminado Lucente remains the grand old man of Waray drama. His plays dealt with love, domestic squabbles, and family problems.

4. Waray poetry and drama, together with oral literature, continue to thrive in Eastern Visayas . Where before local newspapers published poetry in Waray , the local radio stations, notable among DYVL Tacloban , have taken over this function by holding daily poetry contests participated in by farmers, teachers, lawyers, and government employees.

5. Waray drama, on the other hand, needs a new ally that will be supportive of its growth. At present, the best ally of Waray drama is the drama organizations in universities and colleges of the region.

6. LNU Sirang Theater Ensemble

7. Waray drama has relocated residence from the community to the universities, which is just as well for it is here where a new audience is being produced. Waray drama may yet return to the community, not as commodity but as part of the cultural life of the towns.

8. Skills Involved in play production

9. Understanding the Character Bringing life to the character that you portray

10. The Actor’s Voice Develop your voice and shape it into an effective tool to communicate your feelings

11. Visual Aspect Your dress, your figure, your apparent physical condition, your poise, your every movement and gesture reveal your character. Your clothes and your props.

12. Stage Action You must know your place on the stage at every given time.

13. PT5: Drama Choose one local or foreign movie , re-enact your favorite scene. However, translate the lines to Waray . Rubric: Voice – 20 pts. Virtual Aspect – 30 pts. Virtual Action – 30 pts. Overall Performance – 20 pts. Total – 100 pts.