Repertory Philippines

{{Short description|Arts center in Metro Manila, Philippines}} {{use mdy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Use Philippine English|date=October 2022}} {{Infobox organization | name = Repertory Philippines | native_name = | native_name_lang = | named_after = | image = | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | logo = Repertory Philippines logo.png | logo_size = 150px | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | map = | map_size = | map_alt = | map_caption = | map2 = | map2_size = | map2_alt = | map2_caption = | abbreviation = | predecessor = | merged_into = | successor = | formation = {{start date and age| March 1967}} | founders = Zenaida Amador<br>Carmen Barredo<br>Leo Martinez<br>Tony Mercado<br>Monina Mercado | founding_location = | extinction =  | merger = | type = Private | tax_id =  | registration_id =  | status = | purpose = | headquarters = Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines | location = Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati | coordinates =  | region_served = | services = Play and musical performances, performing arts workshops | products = | methods = | fields = | num_members = | num_members_year = | owner =  | secretary_general = | leader_title = Chairman, President and CEO | leader_name = Mindy Perez-Rubio | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | board_of_directors = | key_people = | main_organ = | parent_organization = | subsidiaries = | secessions = | affiliations = | budget = | budget_year = | revenue = | revenue_year = | disbursements = | expenses = | expenses_year = | endowment = | num_staff = | num_staff_year = | num_volunteers = | num_volunteers_year = | slogan = | mission = | website = {{URL|repertoryphilippines.ph}} | remarks = | former_name = | footnotes = }} '''Repertory Philippines Foundation Inc.''' ('''REP''') is a Filipino theater company dedicated to showcasing English-language productions.<ref name="turns50">{{cite news |last1=Marasigan |first1=Dennis |title=Peta and Rep turn 50: Why it's also a golden moment for PH theater |url=https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/258785/peta-rep-turn-50-also-golden-moment-ph-theater/ |access-date=24 May 2021 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=1 April 2017}}</ref>

==History== Repertory Philippines was established in March 1967 by five actors: Zenaida Amador, Carmen Barredo, Leo Martinez, Tony Mercado, and Monina Mercado.<ref name="rememberingbibot">{{cite news |last1=Llamas |first1=Cora |title=Remembering Bibot Amador, 'the lovable terror' |url=https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/222990/remembering-bibot-amador-the-lovable-terror/ |access-date=24 May 2021 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=20 February 2016}}</ref> Its first production was a Tagalog-language adaptation of ''Miss Julie'' by August Strindberg, directed by Rolando Tinio.<ref name="platonic">{{cite news |last1=Llamas |first1=Cora |title=Baby Barredo on Bibot Amador: 'It was a platonic relationship' |url=https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/154054/baby-barredo-on-bibot-amador-it-was-a-platonic-relationship/ |access-date=24 May 2021 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=15 March 2014}}</ref> In its early years, REP experienced difficulty in attracting audiences for its plays; the owners assessed that the paying audience preferred plays in English and those authored by American and European playwrights.<ref name="platonic"/> REP's debut play ''Miss Julie'' had poor viewership which led the theater company to focus on English-language plays.<ref name="turns50"/> With the patronage of Jaime Zobel de Ayala, the viewership of REP's plays gradually increased. Most of the theater group's productions were derived from classic English-language plays and Broadway musicals.<ref name=kasaysayan>{{cite book |last1=Casanova |first1=Arthur |title=Kasaysayan at pag-unlad ng dulaang Pilipino |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qJEYb-eoqu8C&dq=repertory%20philippines&pg=PA99|date=1984 |publisher=Rex Printing Company, Inc. |isbn=9712301818 |pages=99–101 |access-date=24 May 2021 |language=tl |chapter=Tungo sa Propesyonal na Dulaan|trans-title=History and Development of Philippine Plays}}</ref>

In 1988, REP-trained actors including Lea Salonga and Monique Wilson were selected to join the original West End company of Cameron Mackintosh's ''Miss Saigon''.<ref name="platonic"/>

==Venues== Since 2024, Repertory Philippines' home venue is the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium in RCBC Plaza, Makati,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.artplus.ph/features/repertory-philippines-brings-theater-back-on-stage-for-season-87|title=Repertory Philippines Brings Theater Back On-Stage for Season 87|date=December 5, 2023|first=Marian Luisa|last=Palo|website=Art+ Magazine|accessdate=April 2, 2024}}</ref> while a new venue at Eastwood Citywalk in Eastwood City, Quezon City is slated to open in October.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://megaworld-lifestylemalls.com/lifestyle/repertory-eastwood-2024|title=Eastwood City Becomes New Home of Repertory Philippines|date=March 13, 2024|author=Megan|website=Megaworld Lifestyle Malls|accessdate=April 2, 2024}}</ref> Prior to that period, REP did productions at the Insular Life Auditorium in Makati (1967–1992), the William Shaw Theater at Shangri-La Plaza, Mandaluyong (1992–2002), and the OnStage Theater at Greenbelt 1, Makati (2002–2024). The theater group also did plays at the Cultural Center of the Philippines, the Meralco Theater, and the now-defunct Rizal Theater in Makati.<ref name="turns50"/>

==Reputation== Repertory Philippines is known for producing plays in English – a subject of criticism by Filipino nationalists, although the theater company has a policy of not hiring foreign actors for the lead roles in their plays.<ref name="platonic"/><ref name=kasaysayan/>

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Category:Theatre companies in Metro Manila Category:1967 establishments in the Philippines Category:Companies based in Makati Category:Privately held companies of the Philippines