13 Plays by Wilfredo Guerrero, Slides of Literature

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Wilfrido Ma.

Guerrero

Joselito De Vera

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Authors

Background

WILFRIDO MA.

Wilfrido GUERRERO Maria

Guerrero (January

22, 1911 – April

28, 1995) was a

Filipino playwright,

director, teacher,

and theater artist.

Guerrero wrote

well over 100

plays, 41 of which

have been

published.

13 Plays (first published in

1947), 8 Other Plays (1952), 7

More Plays (1962), 12 New

Plays (1975), My Favorite 11

Plays (1976), 4 Latest Plays

Anthologies

National

Awards The Rizal Pro-Patria Award in

The Araw ng Maynila Award in

The Republic Cultural Heritage

Award in 1972.

National Artist for Philippine

Theatre in 1997

Other

Awards

The Citizen's Council for Mass

Media Trophy (1966)

The Balagtas Award (1969).

(UP Mobile Theater)

Half an Hour in a

Convent

Drama

Type of

play/Genre

1

Office of Mother

Superior in a local

convent school

Setting

Character

Yolanda s

The Reverend Mother Superior

Sister Vitalis

Sister Theresa

Yolanda's Father

Half an Hour in a

Convent

Yolanda, a young girl about

to turn 16, is not

comfortable with her

environment's strict rules.

She is a student who is

downtrodden by her

school's strict rules and has

been disobeying in small

ways for half a year. The

Mother Superior,

unsympathetic to Yolanda's

cry for change and freedom,

expels her from the school.

The one nun that

Plot

1

Conflict

The play's conflict started

when Yolanda got expelled

from the school due to her

bad behaviors and

exchanging letters with the

male servant. Due to

expulsion, she needs to go

home and be with her

abusive father.

Theme/Lesson

How a person who's

dealing with stress and

depression negatively

affects other people.

Wanted: A

Chaperon

The play is about the

traditional way of courting and

accompanying girls at a party

and other occasions. The

portrayal of old customs is

seen visibly in the play. Don

Francisco, one of the major

character, is strict with his

daughter Nena. He doesn't

want Nena to go outside for

any occasions without any

chaperon. One night, Nena

goes out with Fred, her friend.

Unfortunately, rumors right

Plot

2

Conflict

The drama conflicts revolve

around the parents wanting

for their children to have a

chaperon.

Until Dona Dolores, Fred's

mother goes to Nena's house

and is insisting that something

has happened to his son and

Nena. It is Dona Dolores' plan

to insist his son Fred to Nena,

but nothing has really

happened. The same situation

also happened to Roberting,

son of Don Francisco. So, to

avoid these issues Don

Francisco and Dona Dolores

look for chaperons for their

children to guide them instead

of the muchacho.

Plot

Wanted: A

(^2) Chaperon

Theme/Lesson

• (^) The play wants to convey

that we must enrich and

nurture the Philippine

cultures, traditions, and

lifestyles as Filipinos.

• (^) It was also shown the

significance of women's

reputation.

• (^) People nowadays tend to

quickly judge and criticize

others by giving

comments and opinions

based on what they hear

Forev

er

The story revolves around

Maria Theresa, Ernesto,

Ernesting, Consuelo, and

Oscar. The action took place

in Manila around 9 pm when

Ernesto went back to the

house of his wife Maria

Theresa to talk and settle

things that were left in the

past. Ernesto pleaded for

forgiveness, a second chance

to settle things right, and

recognized by his son

Ernesting which he left 8 long

years ago when he was

Plot

3

Conflict

The story's conflict was

when Ernesto was caught

cheating, and he comes

back to seek forgiveness

and a second chance.

Theme/Lesson

This play is about love,

maturity, and self-sacrifice.

It is also about closure and

healing, listening, and

accepting. It is a play about

people who realize that

Condemned

Drama

Type of

play/Genre

4

The time is set an

hour before the

execution. The scene

is the prison waiting

room.

Setting

Character

s Pablo Gonzales- the

condemned

Angela Gonzales- his mother

Cristina - his fiancée

Tia Chedeng - his aunt

Andres Gorospe - an old friend

Simeon Sereno - another friend

Father Lim - prison chaplain

Warden

Deep in my Heart

Drama

Type of

play/Genre

5

10:30 in the evening,

in a small restaurant

located in a quiet

street.

Setting

Character

s

Dr. Ric De Castro

Isabel De Castro

Nina

Mario

Felisa

Tirso

David

Deep in my

Heart

Dr. Ric De Castro and his wife,

Isabel De Castro, were

celebrating their wedding's

3rd anniversary. After they

came from the show, they

dropped by to a small

restaurant in the street. In the

restaurant, Ric met a friend,

Tirso, who knew Nina and

their secret affair. On the

other hand, Nina and Isabel

met. They get along quickly.

While waiting for Ric, Nina

and Isabel talk about their life

and love interest, Isabel's

Plot

5

Then suddenly, Ric went

back from the call and found

Isabel talking to Nina. Nina

dashes to the street. Ric and

Isabel left speechless. After

Nina runs away, they talk.

Ric told her wife that he met

Nina due to loneliness

because she changed after

their son died, but he

assured her that he still

loves her. Then, Nina came

back for her bag. She

assured Isabel that she

Forsaken House

Drama

Type of

play/Genre

6

Setting

Character

s

First Act - seven in

the evening

Second Act - two

weeks later, eight in

the evening

Third Act - three

weeks later, eight-

thirty in the evening

Ramon – the head of the family

Encarna - submissive wife

The children:

Teresita – eldest daughter,

most self-possessed of the

children

Clemencia - tiny and weak of

constitution, nervous by

temperament

Adeling - pretty, strong-willed,

and impulsive, a librarian in a

University

Jorge - the eldest brother

Forsaken House

6

Flavio - most reserved of the

brothers, his reserved

nature is dangerous, his

brooding eyes reveal

strange longings and

desires which led him to

become a blacksmith.

Gonzalo - the youngest of

the family and had sex with

a prostitute.

Tony - the prodigal son

who ran away to the U.S

and is said to be gay.

Other Characters:

Plot

Character

s

While many Filipino families

of the time embrace

change, Don Ramon

maintains a severe hold on

his family, especially his

children. He forbids them

from going out with friends

yet does not welcome the

idea of entertaining visitors

at home either. He distrusts

their peers and dictates

what they can and cannot

do in life. Though having

only his children's best

interests at heart, his

Frustrations

Drama

Type of

play/Genre

7

Manila in 1940s

Setting

Character

s

Araceli

Imelda

Victor

Dr. Fernando Solis

Fermina

Elena

Geronima

Frustrations

7

Rafael Esteva

Rosalinda Magno

Tony Escasa

Pura Roco

Maria Rita

Nemesio

Plot

Character

s

Araceli's frustration began

when she had to leave her

fiancé, Fernando, only to

marry Tirso to save her

parents' pride. They then had

two children, Victor and

Imelda. Araceli's love for

Fernando Solis, however,

never died. And so made

Fernando's love to Araceli.

Tirso's sister, Fermina, who

lived together with them, had

never got along with Araceli.

She always knew that Araceli

had never been in love with

her brother. Knowing that his

wife had never loved him,