*3 Pure Heart

 

        The Grave Diggers

Extremely excited and eager, waiting outside the IDS Mini Theater because the student’s under Sir Amado will make a stage act on the distillation of the famous Edilberto K. Teimpo’s The Grave Diggers.

As an English major I was really excited to watch the play because I know in the right time we will be in their foot acting on a spot light. The setting was really scary and as if it was for real. And I expected that it will as magnificent as the Twelfth Night because Professor Jean Graciella E. Peñiola was taking its part as the director.  I guess the play was all about the grave diggers were getting used of their jobs. They get the jewelries and anything from the grave for their living. They have this ritual for praying on the dead body for them to rest in peace in spite of what they did. Nicolas was forcing Augustine to join to their business but Augustine is a very honest man and he refuses them. He said he was just practical in this complicated world.

At first the play was kind of boring. I could not understand what was the actors was saying specially Nicolas. When he speaks, he eats the words and I couldn’t internalize what he was saying. Some of the actors were laughing even there is nothing to laugh. But it was saved by Augustine which portrays the role of a pure and honest grave digger. With his emotions, he captures the attention of the audience. And he was successful because we were onto it. The story was really good; we could learn something from it. But as what I have said some actors are not portraying their roles, making a little distortion of the play.  But in general, the story of the play was good; the setting was nice, the main actor Augustine played well in his role. So, a job well done for you guys!