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Repertory Philippines was established in March 1967 by five actors: Zenaida Amador, Carmen Barredo, Leo Martinez, Tony Mercado, and Monina Mercado. [2] Its first production was a Tagalog-language adaptation of Miss Julie by August Strindberg , directed by Rolando Tinio . [ 3 ]
Into the Woods marks her New Voice Company theatre debut. [4] Menchu is the associate artistic director for Repertory Philippines, filling the shoes of Joy Virata. Her directorial debut was West Side Story in 2008, and other works include Little Women, Peter Pan and Jekyll & Hyde. [5] She has done numerous concerts, TV shows and live performances.
After two years he moved to working in theatre. He was mentored in voice by his uncle, the baritone Aurelio Santos Estanislao, who at that time headed the Voice Department at the College of Music, University of the Philippines. Santos joined Repertory Philippines [1] as well as Teatro Pilipino, Musical Theater Philippines, and SRO Philippines.
Carmen "Baby" Johnson Barredo (April 28, 1941 – May 23, 2021) [1] was a Filipino theater actress and producer known for co-founding Repertory Philippines, a major English-language theater company in the Philippines. [2]
She made her professional debut on stage in the 1978 Repertory Philippines production of The King and I. [1] She went on to appear and star in productions such as Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1978), Fiddler on the Roof (1978), Annie (1980), The Sound of Music (1980), The Rose Tattoo (1980), and The Bad Seed (1981) in Manila . [ 2 ]
The Philstage, officially known as the Philippine Legitimate Stage Artists Group, was established in 1997 by eight theater companies: Ballet Manila, Gantimpala Theater, Musical Theatre Philippines, Organisasyong Pilipinong Mang-aawit, Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA), Repertory Philippines, Tanghalang Pilipino and Trumpets.
Amador is the niece of the late Zenaida Amador, the founder of Repertory Philippines. [2] She is the youngest of three children from a Spanish Filipino family. [ 3 ] She also graduated Master's Degree in Theater Arts Bristol Old Vic Theater School.
In 1994, she returned to the Philippines and founded the New Voice Company, for whom she played leading roles and serves as Artistic Director. The company has continued to produce theatre works in several Asian countries and has been active in the women's rights movement, producing and performing in such works as The Vagina Monologues . [ 3 ]