Ma-Buhay!

Due to the limited seating capacity at Maples Collegiate Theatre, attending this event is currently by invitation only.

This Draft 4 Workshop and Reading project is designed to surround the creator of Ma-Buhay, Joseph Sevillo with a team of artists to help him work through his latest draft of the script and score. The purpose is so that he can hear all his new work read and sung aloud by actors and have time with them to make adjustments and improvements. Then, the project ends with a reading of the new draft in front of a live audience so he can see and feel their reactions.
Starting on March 21, a creative team of 8 and a cast of 13 assembled at Maples Collegiate Theatre to begin learning all the music that Joseph has rewritten or newly created for this draft, as well as the new script for the characters they are portraying. Over a period of 10 days, the team worked diligently to support Joseph in making adjustments to improve his latest draft.
To end the workshop, a small audience has been invited to hear Draft 4 sung and read aloud in its completion for the very first time. By watching and listening to the audience reactions, Joseph can get a sense of what is working with the musical and what he still needs to work on. The reading is also recorded so that Joseph can have a great resource to work with as he continues refining the script & score over the rest of this year.
THE CREATIVE & PRODUCTION TEAM

DUTCHESS CAYETANO – DIRECTOR
JOSEPH SEVILLO – PLAYWRIGHT, ASST. DIRECTOR
RENATE ROSSOL – MUSIC DIRECTOR
CARSON NATTRASS – DRAMATURG
KATHRYN BALL – STAGE MANAGER
JOSEPH ARAGON – ARRANGER, TRACKS
JASMINE WALLACE – ASST. MUSIC DIRECTOR
KEANNA CAGUIOA – ASST. STAGE MANAGER
NADINE MARANAN – APP DIRECTOR, CHILD SUPERVISOR II
HAZEL WALLACE – CHILD SUPERVISOR
JEFFREY KOHUT – ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
VICTORIA EXCONDE – ASSISTANT PRODUCER
ROBIN QUINTANA – HOUSE SUPERVISOR
CHRYSTON FORBES-DEHANEY – TECHNICIAN
BAILEY ZAVALA-TORRES – TECHNICIAN

THE CAST

DAVID CLAY ALPECHO – YOUNG MARK
BRADY BARRIENTOS – DAVID
FRANCESCA CATALLA – CELINA
ROCHELLE KIVES – GLORIA, BEA
MARIDES LAZO – GALINDA, LOLA
LOGAN MACDONALD-VILLEGAS – YOUNG DAVID, BAEVID
RUBY PADUA – YOUNG CELINA, BULLYNA
ROBIN JORDAN QUINTANA – MARK, ZAC
PEARL SALONGA – YOUNG HONEY, MONEY MAE
SARAH JANE SALONGA – PRODUCER
RONALD MERVIN SISON – PASTOR NESTOR, LOLO
MARINI TAGARDA – HONEY
ARNOLD TONGOL – RAMON

Rainbow Stage is committed to promote equal engagement opportunities by inclusive casting of artists who self-identify as diverse in roles where ethnicity, gender, age, the presence or absence of a disability, or any other ground of discrimination prohibited by law, is not prescribed.

SUPPORTED BY:

Cdn Arts Council
Mb Arts Council
Maples Collegiate