MMSU AB Comm seniors stage “Orasan”
By Ian Paul Villanueva
Fourth-year AB Communication students of the MMSU College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) successfully staged “Orasan,” a four-show theatrical production, as a final course requirement. The production drew over 1,600 spectators to the Teatro Ilocandia on April 20 and 21.
“Orasan” follows how nursing-graduate-turned-corporate-employee Luna navigated life after graduation amid both old and new frustrations, from her childhood to her unfolding professional life. Considering ‘time’ as something to race against, the show explored the dangers brought about by pressures from family, peers, work, and personal life.
Student director Chris Jeremiah Antonio shared that he drew inspiration from the ticking of the clock for the play. He described it as a symbol representing time running out. “The sound of the clock sort of induces a feeling of being pressured, because we’re running out of it,” he said.
By centering the performance on these pressures, the students aimed to use the stage to confront the 'race against time' often felt by the youth in their transition to professional life.
Antonio, who balanced the production with his leadership roles as editor-in-chief of SIRMATA and an active member of the Young Communicators’ Circle, noted that the play served as a mirror to the students’ own lived experiences.
“As a student who, like Luna, is also committed to several student organizations, this play required me to reflect on myself to be able to bring these pressures onto the stage,” he remarked.
With barely two months to prepare, the fourth-year class went to Manila in early March to watch theater plays to gain inspiration for their production designs.
Antonio also explained that despite time constraints, their production team persevered to compose a slate of purely original songs and scoring for Orasan, an improvement upon previous stagings where most songs were covers of original music.
Orasan is the third theatrical production staged by the AB Communication program’s fourth-year class through its Samahan ng mga Artista sa Komunikasyon ng MMSU (Samakom) Theater Productions. It follows the previous titles KolehiLAYA and BES The Musical, which showed in 2024 and 2025, respectively.
Apr, 23, 2026 09:32:am
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