JCS: The Experience Behind the Production

Time does fly fast especially when you're doing a production. Suddenly, I realized that we barely have a week left and it's bye bye to my classmates, to Rep, to JCS, to my character. It has been 8 jam-packed weeks of rehearsals, workshops, and bonding sessions. And come May 28 and 29, we will show our friends and family what we have been doing in that span of time - we shall give them a KICK ASS PRODUCTION.

Photo courtesy of Daniela Calumba

Photo courtesy of Daniela Calumba

Photo courtesy of Apple Buenaobra

Photo courtesy of Daniela Calumba

Photo courtesy of Daniela Calumba

Photo courtesy of Daniela Calumba

New experiences, new friends, new lessons. Rep has made me feel alive, awoke the artist in me, and allowed me to mingle with people who share the same interests as I have.

Theatre allows a person to don on a character, who may or may not be similar to his own personality. The challenge lies in making your audience believe that you are your character.

Understanding the character's background. Discovering how to bring that character to life on stage. Memorizing blockings, lines, notes, costume changes. Theatre has life in itself. Being part of it means devoting (lots of) time, energy, emotion, and at times, money. Sometimes, it gets so overwhelming especially when it demands a lot from you - you feel like you have nothing more to give.

But theatre in my book is one of the most rewarding experiences that one can ever feel. The whole process allows you to create meaningful relationships with your co-actors, to learn artistic insights from your director, to touch people with the craft.

The last show is always the hardest for me, especially because I am not a fan of 'goodbyes.' As they say, it is the journey and not the destination that has made this experience unforgettable.

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