Tuesday, August 11, 2009

WANTED ACTORS AND ACTRESSES


Some occurrences in theatrical work are operating which hamper the development of one form -- usually theatre. Actors appearing in dramatic pieces suddenly get pirated by the more lucrative forms like tv and advertisements which give higher pay. Is there a way by which we can have an agreement among the media that those who are performing in one should finish their contract first before jumping to the other, and those companies who get them have to reimburse the previous organization to which the actor/actress used to be connected should they need their services immediately?

I think that give-and-take in the artforms have to be emphasized to really prosper and develop in our country.

EMMA S. OROZCO

WILLIE, NEXT KING OF COMEDY


Comedy is important in social life. It makes the people realize how flippant and serious life can be and therefore view it as a journey, not necessarily an end in itself. Very few comedians exist in our country because it is difficult to make people laugh.

However, comedians like Willie Nepomuceno exist tickling the audience with laughter, in order to provide a diversion from their monotonous life or to make them realize something very important without being given a sermon. They are capable of providing another angle of looking at life actually, and could make the students expand their imagination when faced with difficult problems in life, today and in the future. Moreover they show that human frailties like committing errors, being imperfect are traits that are normal to human beings and need not be sources of insecurities.

Willie Nepomuceno is the first and foremost intelligent stand-up comedian in our country appealing to all crowds, young and old, and all sexes without offending their sensibilities. His jokes do not laugh at the disabled and other weak sectors of our society. They are witty, done with finesse and exhibit etiquette, qualities that are educational for the young audience to know and most possibly to imitate later on. His stories make high class personalities human like us, fallible and not god-like that they could overpower and dominate us. He makes us feel that they are just like one of us, human and capable of making mistakes like those of FPJ and Erap.

His performances can be short or fast-paced providing a succession of humorous stories, short jokes (called "bits"), and one-liners. Sometimes he uses props but always has minus-one music for his songs. He has performed at nightclubs, bars, colleges and theaters, as well as celebrations of companies, regaling the audience with his off-beat treatment of any subject and topic. All writer, editor, performer and and director, he has staff that takes care of his technical needs.

In college, the study of drama includes tragedy and comedy distinguishing between the two and showing that both are important forms of literature and entertainment. By being introduced to comedy, the students will realize the deeper value of humour in life. They will learn to practice humour as a good defense in life.

Children would do well to know Willie Nepomuceno in person rather than as a featured tv or radio guest. Though projected as the main and only feature of this event his performance is a whole “menu” by itself rolled into one, speaking, joking, impersonating and singing directly to them.
His performance can educate on:
1. what is comedy;
2. being comical without being offensive;
3. knowing how to laugh at serious matters yet not departing from the fact that they have to be dealt with seriously;
4. knowing that comedy is as important as politics and all other fields of endeavor;
5. knowing the difference between high and low comedy and how they as students should aspire for more uplifting types of entertainment that will showcase humanity as humane yet humorous;
6. knowing what is solo performance and its being a good source of education and entertainment, and
7. Thus, raising their cultural taste as to what is good for their soul (ethics), mind and body.