A Critique on a play “Ranaw: Isang Alamat” By: Dale Faith V. Pitogo

Ranaw: Isang alamat, is a play performed by the Integrated Performance Arts Guild (a group that is formed in the school of Mindanao State University: Iligan Institute of Technology, led by one of the faculty of the school Mrs. Maria Cicilia P. Tangian ), last Thursday at the mini theatre in the school premises of MSU-IIT. The performance featured the province of Lanao, and the mahiwagang sandata currently in the possession of a prominent family in Iligan .Their choice of story is good since it coincides the upcoming fiesta of this City. The play itself was a complete satisfactory show, it takes control on the audiences’ emotions, the story was delivered to us by narration, it entails a spectacular visual effects, and the music created by the instruments perfectly fits to the story and also contains different types of genres (action, romance, comedy, fantasy etc.).

I was truly captivated by the sudden entrance of some characters behind our back. The expressions in their faces can truly persuade us that everything that happened before us was true and not just an act, I can see no mistakes of the expressions by the main characters. Their choice of characters was brilliant, everyone acts the way they should be. I give my compliments to the mahiwagang mga kagamitan as they talk, since the voices was really like enchanted, I could say that for other people, that may be hard enough. There were times that, they dance according to what really happened in the story, and their actions may be simple but still I was amazed on how they moved slowly then hastily. Simple isn’t the best way to describe it but it’s stunningly Unique. The scenery between the lovers, Bato and Princess Kamayungan really gives a big impact to the audiences