Magwayen
The logo of Magwayen, the premiere theater organization of the PLM
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| Formation | 1998 |
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| Type | Theatre group |
| Purpose | Filipino theatre |
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Notable members
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Adolf Alix, Florida M. Bautista, Marlon Miguel, Real Florido |
| Website | Magwayen Geocities site |
The Magwayen Creative Scholars' Guild (Or, simply Magwayen) is the premiere theater organization of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila. It is the first organization in PLM to stage a full-length original musical play - Bidasari (1999), the first group to organize a literary contest - Gawad Magwayen (1998), and the first performing arts ensemble to hold a major concert - Incunabula (2000).
Founded in 1998 by Marlon Miguel, an award-winning screenplay writer, the organization already produced more than 10 major plays and many minor plays and other productions.
The name Magwayen was derived from the Philippine History books. He was a Visayan deity for the underworld, inspiring present-day scholars to conquer the "other" world - the stage, literature and performing arts.
'Magwayen' temporarily changed their name to 'Marulaya' the day before the 12th anniversary of the University Organization. But on their 13th Year they changed it back to "Magwayen".
See also:Magwayen History
Throughout the years, Magwayen has been renowned from producing original stage productions, from the epic musicals Bidasari, Indrapura, Ang Prinsepe ng Marulaya, and comedy Señorita Pretenciosa, to the darker dramas Casa Ligaya and Trajedia La Vida.
On September 20, 2007, Magwayen staged its boldest and most daring play to date, X (Eks) at the Tangahalang Manileño of the PLM. The said stage production is composed of ten short plays, a conglomeration of different artistic visions of various award-winning and talented directors, that depict the different facets of the Philippine society.
Magwayen is proud of its performing arts division for creating edgy and riveting production numbers. Every performance was a guaranteed hit inspiring the group to produce concerts featuring the University’s home grown talents. The legendary Incunabula, jam-packed MMI, the celebrated Chill out at WOW and the Artist Fest 2006 were among the notable student concerts produced by the guild.
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