Two years: The House of Bernarda Alba

Today, exactly two years ago we had our first play date of the Dramatics Production of The House of Bernarda Alba. I miss those nerve-racking, pressure-packed performances. The fun-filled rehearsals and the sleepless nights. The stressful moments of looking for props (especially the sofa!!) and dealing with the "mood swings" of the casts as well as mine (I was the director so it also affected my cast whenever I had that bad temper displayed). I miss those times where we have to deal with all those "humps in the road" en route to the best performance we could ever pull through. I want to thank my cast for being patient on me, for giving their full cooperation, for all the fun moments, the disco mode during our dress rehearsal break, the lunches we shared and the coke we cheap in during those lunches inside the dressing room, the determination to give your best not just in memorizing your lines and mastering your blockings but also doing your best to perform. Thank you for that journey of a lifetime. We were the only group who never had that major disagreements though we had some minor arguments but we always value our friendship the chemistry on-stage was awesome. You made my job as a director so easily. None of you had that primadonna attitude and you always obey my orders though I'm always open to all your suggestions and I was willing to listen. I never regret my decision to stay and come back cause if I did, I may never felt the proudest moment of my senior year. To hear the applause of the audience and the positive reviews of my professors as well as the congratulatory speech of our over-all director, Prof. Larry Laroco was priceless and it felt like hearing the angels sing. We gave all we had, the sweat and the tears and all the effort just to produce a performance we'll all cherish. And we did it. I miss those people who was with me in that wonderful journey. 

To Jude Torrefiel (Poncia), thank you for helping me through and having my back, to Shiela Mae Rudillas (Servant), you really suited best the role of the servant by giving it a funny and annoying sense of character, with that, thank you, to Kareen Campos and the two educ (The Mourners), thank you for supporting the other cast despite your minor appearance and to Kareen, for mixing the sounds that suited the mood of our play and operating the sound system,  To Lannie-Lenn Mercado (Angustias), Beryl Bareja (Martirio), Lea Rozanne Ayo-Liansing (Magdalena), Charmagne Contridas (Amelia), Haifa Abdussalam (Adela), for the discipline and the commitment you give on all our rehearsals and for the professionalism you displayed during the rehearsals and the actual performances, To Aibie Bola (Grandmother and the beggar), thank you for the undying support and cooperation and the effort for putting all the right and necessary make-up the cast needed to make them appear in-character, despite your condition at that time, To Michele Rioja (Little Child),thank you for keeping your cool and patience on me and for believing on me, and  lastly to Liza Verna Besinga, who played the main character, Bernarda Alba, thank you too for believing on me as your director and for all your effort and patience, since you played the main character, our attentions were always on to you, we kept on pushing you to give your best performance and you embraced the responsibilities the play had given to you, all the memorizing, the lines and the blockings you had to remember, and the list goes on. Thank you too for being our mom on the set. I also want to thank you too for bringing Bernarda Alba into life and all the precious moments we've shared. Again, Thank you guyz. We pushed our self to the limit just to put on the greatest performance of our life and we did it. We did it. We are the cast and crew of The House of Bernarda Alba. I could still hear the voice that announced.."and now I proudly present to you, the House of Bernarda Alba..."