I am high… on Avenue Q High!!!
September 22, 2007 by naomicorpuz
My
camera is currently connected to my brother’s laptop but the pictures
can’t be uploaded. Any external hardware requires the approval of the
main user of the computer, who is my brother. However he is not with
me at the moment. So please wait for the pictures… I will upload them sometime soon. Meanwhile, check our photos from my friend treesha’s site.
As the title of my blog says, "I am high!"… on Avenue Q High!
Avenue Q is one of the most "fun and entertaining"
plays I have seen after a long time. It is better than the rest of the
Atlantis productions I saw in the past years such as Rent, Rocky Horror
Show and Proof, among others. I salute Chari Arespacochaga — it is
one of her best, if not the best, directed plays so far. Far better
than Baby the Musical she did with Trumpets.
Avenue
Q is about Princeton, a 23 year old fresh grad who is looking for his
purpose in life. It has a simple plot, with various characters –
stressing on themes like racism, homosexuality, and finding true
love…
What
makes the play unique is that puppets were used by the actors…
puppets act as the actors while holding them, also act — so you could
actually "see" the actor. Akala ko, nakatago yung mga puppeteers.
Hindi pala. Umaarte rin pala sila, simultaneously with the puppet.
Galing!
Get a glimpse of their you tube plug.
If you think it is like Sesame Street and so you could bring your kids along — well it is not. Parental Guidance is needed — some themes are not suited for young audiences, or even the old folks who are not openminded enough: to live-in partnership, premarital sex and homosexuality.
I salute: Felix, Aiza and Joel — who in my opinion, are the most remarkable and best performers in Avenue.
1. Felix Rivera
– it is my first time to see this young man on stage. He plays the
lead — Rod and Princeton. He has good diction, good voice and has
very very good acting. His role is difficult and entails a lot of
preparation. Nakakagulat dahil bago siya compared sa iba… at ang
galing na. He has appeared in plays with not too well -known theater
companies. He did Lam- Ang with Tanghalang Ateneo. I am expecting
this guy to soar in the theater industry.
2. Aiza Zeguerra — gave the best vocals, good diction with the impressive afro-american accent at ang cute. hahaha.
3. Joel Trinidad
- the son of Noel Trinidad, gave good acting as usual. He portrayed
different characters — from a guy roommate, to a bear then to a
trekkie monster. My usual criticism, like in Proof (with Lea Salonga)
– he needs to improve his voice’s volume for better projection.
However in the play Avenue Q — his acting and voice change were
excellent so mapapatawad kahit mahina ang boses.
Meet the Cast: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln0JIuD0brw
Rachel Alejandro
is okay. My friend Tin Agapay finds her good but not much for me,
relatively speaking. Frenchie Dy was funny, good voice (shempre, star
in a million champion e) but needs to improve on her acting (parang
ilang pa e). If she does, I could see that she would be doing more
with theater in her career.
Avenue
Q’s last showing in the Philippines is tomorrow, September 23 but you
could see more of this Tony Award Winning Musical in Broadway and
London’s West End. Click here for more info in Broadway. Related site of my friend Tin, click here.
