Why Migui Moreno enjoys the theater audience’s spontaneous reaction
Migui Moreno is a TV-film actor who has successfully crossed over to theater. His latest play is “Ka.SEEN.halaga (HPV, Out!),” presented by Frontline Production, Inc., with Rotary Club South San Francisco California as a co-presentor.
It will be mounted on July 14 at the RCBC Theater with a matinee at 3 p.m. and gala at 8. Thespians Phi Palmos, Angela Maghanoy, Blaisdell Caloyloy, Twinkle Santiago and Zhyra Villanueva are also joining Migui.
“Ka.SEEN.halaga” will also have its campus tours and outreach performances in September.
“Actually, I do both,” said Migui of the kind of stage productions he has done in a brief chat with The STAR. “I’ve done straight plays and musicals.”
He discovered his passion for breathing life into characters on stage when Migui was tapped to be part of “Mariang Sinukuan” with actress Assunta de Rossi. It was like love at first sight, and he was bitten by the theater bug.
“That was my first play. Since then, I’ve been acting on stage. I’ve done ‘Florante at Laura’ for Gantimpala, directed by Soxy Topacio and other productions like ‘Antony and Cleopatra,’” added he.
As an actor for this particular medium, Migui likes the immediate reactions of the audience to his portrayal, scene after scene.
“The moment you see their reactions while you’re on stage, either making them laugh or playing a villain, is the best feeling. (With that,) I can say that I’ve done my part, I’ve done what my director wants to communicate to the audience and the message and lessons we want to impart,” shared he, adding that everything is done in one go in theater, unlike on TV or in film where actors can do takes.
According to Migui, he is using the same acting approach that encompasses memorization, characterization and internalization.
Doing theater is a totally different platform that requires actors to know every instruction on stage direction and blocking and each line of the dialogues. There’s no one, like a director, that tells one or calls to cut. “(The challenge is) how you find your way to recall the forgotten line while being on stage. You have to do adlibs. It’s up to you, and of course, your co-actors are there (to help you remember),” said Migui.
Acting, for Migui, as a craft, is a continuous learning process.
In the educational and informative play about the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), he plays the character Roger, whom the actor described as, in a way, “a newly dad who doesn’t have the time because he has the virus. He doesn’t know when it will be his last day. His baby is not yet born. He wants to do videos to introduce himself to his child (by talking about) his interests, such as playing piano, and his wants.”
The character makes videos to preserve his thoughts, so that the child will have memories of him. Roger is doing it in the hopes of getting healed and spending time with his son. That’s the struggle of Roger, an average guy whose family is not well-off, said Migui.
“In his younger years, ma-explore, mapaglaro nung kabataan niya (he was ‘playful’ and adventurous),” added he.
Other dramatis personae in the play are Maya and Girltok, who, like Roger, will “express their thoughts and feelings” about their plight.
In a statement given to this paper, director Rodel Mercado shared that the play is “not only timely but relevant. It sheds light on the myths and misconceptions about this virus. Anyone can be infected with HPV regardless of age, gender, and economic status.”
“It also raises awareness on how anyone, especially young people can get protected from the virus through preventive efforts such as vaccinations and sex education,” added he.
As for his entertainment career, Migui has an agent for commercials and is a freelancer for TV and film projects. He also considers working with a manager, or an artist center, if one may add. His last TV appearance was in “Luv Is: Love At First Read.”
When not doing TV or theater, he takes part in the family business of doing vertical construction. He and his wife are into event styling for corporate activities and weddings.
Regardless of medium or platform, Migui has shown his versatility.
“Whatever (role) is given to us, we somehow need to do justice to it,” said he, who responded in the affirmative when asked if acting is his first love.
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