ARTS • envisions to raise Philippine theatre to professional and

4th Quarter: Lesson 2: Trumpets/Tanghalang Pilipino
Trumpets
• First professional gospel theater group in Asia and in the
Philippines
• Established in the late 1980’s by Christian performers
and theater professionals
• Its artistic director is Audie Gemora
• Known for its multimedia workshops for children, teens,
and adults for over 20 years.
• It has transformed gospel messages into fun, funky, and
high quality productions.
• Aims to provide entertainment while transforming the
lives and inculcating positive moral values through their
religious themed productions like “Joseph the Dreamer”
and “First Name”.
“The Bluebird of Happiness”
• a well-known musical that tells the story of the magical
adventure of two poor children and their pursuit of true
happiness
• based on the play by Belgian playwright, Maurice
Maeterlinck, 2013 Trumpets’ newest original Filipino
musical, with book and lyrics by its director and music
by Rony Fortich.
artistic excellence as well as develop and train actors,
playwrights, and designers with emphasis in the
production of original Filipino plays.
• looks forward to educating and awakening the cultural
consciousness of Filipino audiences through their
regular performances and other related activities like
workshops, symposia, and interactions.
“Ibalong, the Musical”
• “Ibalong, the Musical” tells the story of a great war
between mortals and monsters and a serpentine
creature who falls for a man, ushering the birth of a
new civilization.
• Using elaborate costumes, energetic fights,
choreography, and haunting music, Tanghalang Pilipino
promises an enthralling theatre experience rarely seen in
original Filipino theater.

Cast/Characters of the story

• Mytyl and Tyltyl - lead characters
• Tylette and Tylo - their pet cat and dog
• Fairy – who starts them on their quest for true
happiness
• Light– who provides illumination to their path
• Grandma Tyl and Grandpa Tyl - grandparents
• Night – the dark villain who plots the children’s failure
• Father Time – whom they meet in the Land of the
Future

The Bluebird of Happiness

• The show, directed by Jaime del Mundo, also includes
an artistic team composed of Mon Faustino for
musical arrangement, Mio Infante for set and costume
design, John Batalla for lighting design, Sweet
Plantado-Tiongson for vocal direction (also playing
Light in some performances), and Nancy Crowe for
choreography.

Tanghalang Pilipino (TP)

• was established in 1987 and is the resident drama
company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
• TP productions challenge Filipinos to remain
committed to their moral convictions, uphold what is
right and just, and fulfill a shared social responsibility.