Emilio Aguinaldo College launches its newest theater arm EAC Theater Ensemble

 

Emilio Aguinaldo College launches its newest theater arm EAC Theater Ensemble

As the academic semester ends this May 2024, the Emilio Aguinaldo College in Manila presents the newest theater arm of the institution – EAC Theater Ensemble – with multi-awarded artist-founder and artistic director Joey Ting at its helm.

EAC Theater Ensemble is envisioned to be the leading theater and performing arts training center between and among colleges and universities in Metro Manila. It aims to be the nesting place for artistic and cultural information, expression and communication in commemorating exceptional classical period and historical pieces of literary works and playwrights across the world. Through the work-in-training of students as cast ensemble in the theater and the performing arts, the students are given the rightful and timely opportunity to use their evolving performative skills in body, voice and mind processes.

After a five-year hiatus from the live theatrical productions due to the pandemic, Joey Ting directs a new Filipino adaptation inspired from Tad Mosel’s “Impromptu”, a contemporary American play that playfully uses a narrative of four actors improvising a play. The staging excites theater community with promises of stark futuristic pop-up devices as Ting reconfigures the use of stage as audience area in a 500-seater two-level Yaman-Lahi Theater, Emilio Aguinaldo College.

 The EAC TE is a brainchild of the EAC President Dr. Jose Paulo E. Campos to augment the needs of students in enhancing their communication skills through performances. Dr. Campos is a significant contributor in Philippine education who has earned degrees in highly-respected schools around the world (BS in Industrial Engineering from University of the Philippines, MBA in Finance from Columbia University, City of New York, USA, and his Doctor of Education from University of San Francisco, USA).

Through the generous support of Dr. Jose Paulo E. Campos, President of the institution together with the former Chair of the Board of Trustees, the late Mr. Danny Dolor, who was a prominent artist figure at the Cultural Center of the Philippines during his younger days and had a column specifically in the promotion of the arts seen in the arts and lifestyle section for newspaper Philippine Star back then, established Tanghalang Yaman Lahi, a 500-seater with effective sound acoustics proscenium style auditorium mainly for artists who have wanted to have lavish productions, music recitals, concerts, dance and theater shows. Currently, as Dolor succeeded by his niece, also, the current Chair of the Board of Trustees of EAC Ms. Soledad Dolor-De Leon, continues the legacy in tandem with the current president Dr. Campos.

This production is in tribute to the legacies left behind the two stalwarts of Emilio Aguinaldo College in the development of Philippine Education – National Scientist and Founder Dr. Paulo C. Campos and Owner of Dolor Pharmacy and Founder Ms. Soledad L. Dolor.

 “Impromptu” is a poignant one-act play for students interested in theater and performing arts, literature, history, psychology and multimedia arts and technology. The production starts on May 16 to 18 with 10:00am and 3:00pm shows at the Tanghalang Yaman-Lahi, Sports and Cultural Center, Emilio Aguinaldo College, United Nations Ave., Manila.

 For ticket reservations, inquiries and concerns, please contact Production Manager Raf Marquez with mobile number
09562014748 / 09602859040 or email at eactheaterensemble@gmail.com.