Comedy is not the first thought that comes to my mind after hearing that we will be staging A Marriage Proposal of Anton Chekhov. I thought it was a drama or something that is kinda serious. But after reading the script, I found it very interesting and fun.
One of the challenging characters I portrayed when I was in theater is Stepan Stepanovitch Chubukov. A character in A Marriage Proposal - a landowner and the father of Natalya Stepanovna. The fact that I am much younger than the character that I'll be portraying, it was really hard for mo to be on his shoe. I did a lot of researches, I practiced voice modulation, tone and even the accent of the character. With the help of my two co-actors, Amor Amorganda as Natalya Stepanovna and John David Bautista as Ivan Vasilevich Lomov, everything became natural and easy.
A Marriage Proposal
A Marriage Proposal is a one-act play written by Anton Chekhov in 1888-1889. It has a classic Russian humor. It is a comedy with some social relevance. A Marriage Proposal is about the tendency of other families to long for the wealth of some other families just to get a larger territory and richness by encouraging marriages that made good economic sense, and the problems that arise in marriage.
A Marriage Proposal
A Marriage Proposal is a one-act play written by Anton Chekhov in 1888-1889. It has a classic Russian humor. It is a comedy with some social relevance. A Marriage Proposal is about the tendency of other families to long for the wealth of some other families just to get a larger territory and richness by encouraging marriages that made good economic sense, and the problems that arise in marriage.
The Play
In the play, Ivan Vasilecich Lomov is a wealthy neighbor of Stepan Stepanovitch Chubukov. He visited the the house of Chubukovs' to propose to Stepan's only daughter, Natalya Stepanovna. Lomov and Stepanovna fight throughout the play until the end. But still they want each other until they get married - they still fight and they will have more though. The characters have quirky habits and actions. You couldn't stop laughing.
Preparation is really an important thing on a production - from the advertisements, to the props/costumes, rehearsals, etc. But before everything will take over, you have to plan first. Then after planning, create small groups and delegate their jobs.
The photoshoot was done in Luneta Park to be used for advertisements and other production materials. We found a little place where it can set a classic Russian ambiance.
Props and costumes were interpreted based on script and researches. The set was meant to be simple and classic. The costumes were black and white to show an old setting.
We used minimal background musics. At the beginning is a sound of birds chirping and a wedding march song at the end. Lights used were bright but isolated on some part. By this, it can show an early morning setting. Lights focused on the three parts of the stage to show different parts of the house.
In the play, Ivan Vasilecich Lomov is a wealthy neighbor of Stepan Stepanovitch Chubukov. He visited the the house of Chubukovs' to propose to Stepan's only daughter, Natalya Stepanovna. Lomov and Stepanovna fight throughout the play until the end. But still they want each other until they get married - they still fight and they will have more though. The characters have quirky habits and actions. You couldn't stop laughing.
Preparation is really an important thing on a production - from the advertisements, to the props/costumes, rehearsals, etc. But before everything will take over, you have to plan first. Then after planning, create small groups and delegate their jobs.
The photoshoot was done in Luneta Park to be used for advertisements and other production materials. We found a little place where it can set a classic Russian ambiance.
Props and costumes were interpreted based on script and researches. The set was meant to be simple and classic. The costumes were black and white to show an old setting.
We used minimal background musics. At the beginning is a sound of birds chirping and a wedding march song at the end. Lights used were bright but isolated on some part. By this, it can show an early morning setting. Lights focused on the three parts of the stage to show different parts of the house.
I had an old -man-look make up to emphasize my character. Ivan and Natalya has a plain and simple make up.
A Marriage Proposal was a successful play production we had staged in Emilio Aguinaldo College-Manila. After a semester, the students requested for a repeat and we granted their requests.The repeat was a success too and we bagged many appraisals from the audiences.
A Marriage Proposal was a successful play production we had staged in Emilio Aguinaldo College-Manila. After a semester, the students requested for a repeat and we granted their requests.The repeat was a success too and we bagged many appraisals from the audiences.
Being a theater actor and being a nursing student at the same time wasn't easy. But all you have to have is commitment for you to be successful on both. There is no other happiness that you can feel when you know that you put into the life of the character you are portraying just to give the audiences the entertainment, joy and laughter that they want. That laughter is priceless.
