Peque Gallaga as visual artist: Nifty shades of gray
“The body does not lie.” Like a mantra, the late theater director Zenaida Amador drummed the statement on the minds of generations of stage actors who came under her wings.
“The body does not lie.” Like a mantra, the late theater director Zenaida Amador drummed the statement on the minds of generations of stage actors who came under her wings.
The raves are still pouring in, even as Repertory Philippines’ “August: Osage County” is on its last weekend. The lion’s share of the praise goes to Baby Barredo, the company’s cofounder, artistic director and now the play’s main performer after an absence of more than a decade. Barredo remains at the top of her game at 72—an age she is not ashamed to admit.
“Don’t throw your shawl on the sofa!” commanded a voice from the dark. So back to stage left I went to do a reentrance. But the voice continued. That voice could never be contained.
“You have a stage prop. Use it!”
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