The Emperor's New Clothes
This show is currently unavailable for booking.
Directed by: Michael Williams
Book, Music, and Lyrics by: Joonee Garcia
The first-ever Theater Down South pocket show, coming to your school very soon!
Let us take you to a kingdom far away where a fashion forward Emperor is about to learn a lesson about honesty and haute couture!
Based on Hans Christian Andersen's classic story about the pitfalls of vanity and the importance of telling the truth, no matter how hard it may be.
Ticketing and sales information will be available as soon as the show becomes available for pre-booking.
Kidnap Santa
This show will be available for pre-booking September 2011
Directed by: Michael Williams
Book, Music, and Lyrics by: Joonee Garcia
Here's a special present from Theater Down South! A family show sure to fill you with the Christmas spirit!
There's mischief afoot as some naughty daemons decide to kidnap Santa Claus and put an end to Christmas! It's up to Santa's loyal Alpha Team to save the day! Will they succeed? Find out in this all-new, all-original holiday musical based on a story by L. Frank Baum!
Ticketing and sales information will be available as soon as the show becomes available for pre-booking.
Love's Labour's Lost
This show is currently unavailable for booking.
Directed by: Michael Williams
Written by: William Shakespeare
What happens when you swear off the company of women for a whole year just when a bevy of beauties decides to camp out in your backyard? Find out in William Shakespeare's clever comedy, restaged and reimagined for contemporary school audiences!
Ticketing and sales information will be available as soon as the show becomes available for pre-booking.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
This show is available for booking
Directed by: Michael Williams
Written by: William Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night's Dream portrays the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of amateur actors on their interactions with the Duke and Duchess of Athens and with Fairies who inhabit a magical moonlit forest. It all explodes into confusion and mayhem when a magical elixir is given to the wrong lover and then an actor is promptly and quite accidentally turned into a donkey! Watch and enjoy the characters in their wild goose chase around the magical forest as they race to the merry resolution of their lover's woes.
Theater Down South's production of AMND first opened at the Insular Life Theater in Alabang on September 6, 2007. Currently, the show is being redesigned and is available for purchase by schools, organizations, and individuals.
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Annie B: The Musical
This show will be available for pre-booking 2012
Directed by: Michael Williams
Book: Joonee Garcia
Music and Lyrics: Dennis Garcia
Ticketing and sales information will be available as soon as the show becomes available for pre-booking.
The Princess and the Red Carp
This show is available for booking
Directed by: Michael Williams
Book, Music, and Lyrics by: Joonee Garcia
The classic Cinderella story is retold in its original setting in this musical about a young Chinese girl, a magical carp, a handsome emperor, a wicked stepmother and a very special golden shoe!
A Theater Down South original production, The Princess and the Red Carp was initially a 2010 Chinese New Year offering at The Podium. It has since been expanded to a full-length musical and included in the company's 2010 Season. It ran from August to September 2010 at the Insular Life Theater in Alabang. The show is currently available for purchase by schools, organizations, and individuals.
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Director's Notes
"The Princess and the Red Carp is a testament to the determination and dedication and drive of everyone involved in this production, from its inception as a small Chinese New Year show at The Podium to its current full-length form. It gave all of us a chance to collaborate and create in so many ways, which led to a show that has all our personalities stamped on it in one way or another."
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Directed by: Michael Williams
Book by: Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart
Music and Lyrics by: Stephen Sondheim
Based on the plays of Plautus
Broadway's greatest farce and one of the funniest shows ever written! This musical is the perfect crowd pleaser, guaranteed to have you rolling in the aisles with laughter. The show combines the 2000-year-old comedies of the Roman playwright Plautus with the zany 20th-century sensibilities of writers Larry Gelbart and Burt Shevelove and a terrific musical score by Stephen Sondheim.
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum was presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019. Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684. www.MTIShows.com
The Cast
| Pseudolus | Chino Veguillas |
| Hero | Jacob Gayanelo |
| Philia | Carla Gonzalez |
| Senex | Gary Junsay |
| Hysterium | Ben Catindig |
| Domina | Celine Fabie, Ria Ortega |
| Lycus | Zig Hagamann |
| Miles Gloriosus | Mikey Llorin |
| Erronius | Mike Villanueva, Micko Yabut |
| The Proteans | Daryl Zarraga, Dave Corpin, Nathan Zamesa |
| Tintinabula | Belle Arguelles |
| Panacea | Kahna Velasco, Kris Katalbas |
| The Geminae | Joonee Garcia, Kathy Lindain |
| Vibrata | Marie Delgado |
| Gymnasia | Nathan Zamesa |
Production Information
Originally Produced on Broadway by Harold S. Prince
Assistant Director: Ria Ortega
Musical Director: Joonee Garcia
Choreography by: Deana Aquino
Lighting Design by: Martin Esteva
Production Design by: Niki De Los Reyes-Torres, PATDAT
Opened: October 2, 2010
Closed: October 30, 2010
Press
The Philippine Star: "A Good End to a Good Year" (Press Release)
BusinessWorld Online: "If there's anything that will make kids - and their parents - laugh, it's the appallingly impolitic and quite cheerfully unapologetic antics of the cast in Theater Down South's staging of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum."
Broadway World: "Theatre stalwart Michael Williams mentors his junior thespian apprentices, and contributes a lot to this delightful madness!"
Ang Sa Wari Ko: "Wonderful...fun...'uber' entertaining!"
Jori's Entertainment Journal: "Another great serving from an equally great director, Michael Williams"
Treasure Island
Directed by: Michael Williams
Book by: Jim Eiler
Music by: Jim Eiler and Jeanne Bargy
Lyrics by: Jim Eiler
Freely adapted from the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson
This Prince Street Players' musical adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic follows Jim Hawkins, a young boy who sets sail in search of hope for his family and finds himself in the middle of a race for treasure and a fight for his life.
Treasure Island was presented through special arrangement with Music Theater International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54 Street New York, N.Y. 10019 Tel: (212) 541-4684; Fax (212) 397-4684. www.MTIShows.com. Local partners included Goya, The Fun Ranch, and Toy Kingdom.
The Cast
| Jim Hawkins | George Schulze, Daryl Zarraga |
| Long John Silver | Chino Veguillas |
| Tom Morgan | Mikey Llorin, Gary Junsay |
| Captain Alexander Smollett | Zig Hagamann, Mikey Llorin |
| Mrs Hawkins | Celine Fabie, Ria Ortega |
| Meg | Kahna Velasco, Kris Katalbas |
| Billy Bones | Joey Torres, Zig Hagamann |
| Black Dog | Paolo Del Rosario, Daryl Zarraga |
| Ben Gunn | Micko Yabut, Collins Gutierrez |
| Israel Hands | Mimay Adriano |
| Bosun Anderson | Pammu Agaloos |
| George Merry | Kathy Lindain |
| Dick Johnson | John Gonzalez, Maricar Sison |
| Pew | John Gonzalez, Micko Yabut |
| Ensemble | Rovip Dacalos, Maricar Sison, John Gonzalez, Collins Gutierrez, Gary Junsay, Paolo Del Rosario, Daryl Zarraga, Joey Torres, Micko Yabut |
Production Information
Musical Director: Joonee Garcia
Choreography by: Deana Aquino
Lighting Design by: Martin Esteva
Production Design by: Niki De Los Reyes-Torres, PATDAT
Opened: September 20, 2009
Closed: November 29, 2009
Rapunzel
Directed by: Michael Williams
Book by: David Crane and Marta Kauffman
Music by: Michael Skloff
Lyrics by: David Crane and Marta Kauffman
Rapunzel is a hilarious and heartwarming musical based on the classic fairytale by the Brothers Grimm. Written by David Crane and Martha Kauffman, creators of the Emmy Award-winning television series "Friends," with new music by Michael Skloff, this version gives a fresh spin to a well-loved story. Magic and mayhem ensue when Prince Brian tries to rescue Rapunzel from her tower and from her mother, who just happens to be a witch. Will he succeed? Will they find true love? Will the witch turn Brian into brussel sprouts? Rest assured this tongue in cheek hairy tale is not going to be business as usual!
Theater Down South's Rapunzel was presented in cooperation with Lifestyle Network, Working Mom Magazine, Svenson International, Dermclinic, Henlin, and Marco Polo Cebu.
RAPUNZEL was presented through special arrangement with Music Theater International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54 Street New York, N.Y. 10019 Tel: (212) 541-4684; Fax (212) 397-4684. www.MTIShows.com
The Cast
| Rapunzel | Mika Margolles, Kahna Velasco |
| Prince Brian | George Schulze, Daryl Zarraga, Joms Ortega |
| Witch | Ria Ortega, Joonee Garcia, Pammu Agaloos, Roan Ng |
| Simon the Valet | Chino Veguillas, Ben Catindig, John Gonzalez |
| Storytellers | Mikey Llorin, Gary Junsay, Joey Torres |
Production Information
Musical Director: Joonee Garcia
Choreography by: Deana Aquino
Lighting Design by: Martin Esteva
Production Design by: Niki De Los Reyes-Torres, PATDAT
Opened: August 10, 2008
Closed: September 21, 2008
Christmas Shows
Theater Down South loves Christmas! What better way for us to celebrate it than spreading the holiday cheer? We've performed in various venues including Enchanted Kingdom, Narra Park in Ayala Alabang Village, The Podium, and in 27 SM Malls around the country! Hope we get to make your Christmas extra special!
Easter Sunday Shows
We always have community in mind, and one way for us to share our talents with you is to have season-themed shows! Theater Down South has three Easter-themed shows that teach important values like teamwork and perseverance, while being fun and exciting for everyone!
Chinese New Year
We work closely with The Podium to include our friends in the North! We truly enjoy exploring the rich legends and stories that China has to offer and look forward to discovering so much more. You'll be interested to know that one of our full-length productions, The Princess and the Red Carp, actually sprung from a show specifically written for the Chinese New Year!
PREVIOUS VENUE
Jesus Christ Superstar
Directed by: Michael Williams
Lyrics by: Tim Rice
Music by: Andrew Lloyd Webber
The first musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice to be produced for the professional stage marks the first production of Theater Down South under its new banner, Theater Delivery Service. Produced by De La Salle Santiago Zobel School in Ayala Alabang, Jesus Christ Superstar featured a talented cast of young actors aged 10 to 18, stage managers-in-training aged 16 to 18, and a dedicated cast of DLSZ alumni.
The rock opera tells the story of the last few days in the life of Jesus Christ, told mainly from the point of view of Judas Iscariot - from his journey to and entrance into Jerusalem, his arguments with the high priests and his apostles, his discussion with Pontius Pilate, and to his violent death.
Jesus Christ Superstar was presented under an amateur license by arrangement with The Really Useful Group, Ltd and ran in March 2011.
Production Information
Overall Producers: De La Salle Santiago Zobel School and the DLSZ Alumni Association
Producer: Arnold Andaya
Assistant Director: Chino Veguillas
Musical Director: Joonee Garcia
Choreography by: Deana Aquino
Lighting Design by: Martin Esteva
Production Design by: Niki De Los Reyes-Torres, PATDAT
Production School Year: 2010-2011
Director's Notes
"In examining the last days of Christ through this show, we all had to reflect on what His life meant to each of us as individuals and to the human race as a whole. While each of us had different points of view and may have been in different places on our respective spiritual journeys, none of us could deny the significance of this one man and his tremendous passion for humankind."
The Emperor's New Clothes was originally called The Emperor and the Magic Dragon Robe and was performed at The Podium for their 2011 Chinese New Year celebration. Because this current version takes place outside China, writer and musician Joonee Garcia had to rewrite not only the book, but also all the music, which was written on a pentatonic scale.
