Wicked Journey: YOLO Production: It's SHOWTIME!

Wicked Journey is a feature is where I recount the times I actually went out of my comfort zone and went to different places. This includes book signings, travels, and other posts related to journeying.


February 19, 2014 at 7:30 am: I was the first one in our group to arrive looking so sleepy since I got home last night at around 9 pm and I had to wake up at around 4 am so I could hitch a ride with my dad going to school to save money.

Carrying the laptop and some hangers to be used as props, I sat down in front of the theater studio like a dog waiting for its master to open the door. Doors were opened and alas, I'm still alone.

Well, not for long. Everything was a rush to me. I hardly remember what exactly happened a few hours before our first show. >__<

Of course, no backstage happenings aren't complete with selfies or groupfies. Whatever you call them. Heh.

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Last minute rehearsal on stage. OMG. IT'S TIME YOU GUYS. THIS IS REALLY IT. (Featuring pre-show pics of the infamous rape scene~)

And, CURTAIN

The house was packed during the second show. Mainly because most of the students were done with classes then and all the parents of the actors of all the productions from our section arrived. I was so nervous during the show. So nervous that I messed up not once, not twice. You get the picture. I was so ashamed when I went to the dressing room after the show because well, I messed up. I will never live this down.

But nonetheless, finally we're done! All the sleepless nights and the fights and the cigarettes and alcohol and the money and the food we consumed and used were worth it. Seeing my friends from other sections who watched after the show was enough to lift my spirits up during that night. :)

GROUP HUG~!

(L-R: Katherine Tenia, Assistant Stage Manager/Make-up Artist; Caroline Castro, Head Stage Manager; Bryan Rivera, Technical Director/Marketing and Publicity; William Beltran, Actor; Ejhey Gonzales, Director; Leeroyd Pelaez, Actor/Production Designer; Paolo Inan, Lights Designer; Ivonne Trabado, Production Manager; Ivy Iglesia, Costume Designer/Props, and yours truly, Sounds Designer)

I am getting teary eyed again as I type this. I am just so proud of my group. We moved so slow as we went out of school to eat at Mang Inasal's in Morayta. It's as if we don't want to part ways. We have grown so close and so fond of each other. Going over our inside jokes and talking using the lines from the play. :)

It's been a week since our show. I still have a slight hangover from it. :) Next is the 3rd Gawad Telon, the awarding ceremony for the sections under Sir Dudz Terana. *crossing my fingers* Hopefully we win an award. And expect more pictures.

Adios!