Daisy Ba-ad
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DAISY B. BA-AD, is a playwright, stage director, composer, motivational speaker
and life coach based in Cebu City
, Philippines. She is a Masscom graduate of St. Theresa's College, Cebu City
given a special award for Outstanding Performance in Theater Arts. She is known to be at the forefront of keeping Cebuano Theater
alive. Trained under professional directors Laurice Guillen, Gina Alajar
, Leo Martinez and New York acting coach Eric Morris
, she is currently artistic and training director of Out of the Box Training and Productions. She also designed and mentored the Photographic/Commercial Modeling program of Fashion TV Model School based in the city.
Her most popular original Cebuano musical entitled Tall Tales Kuno!, grant awardee of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (Philippines)
under their program for Artistic Excellence, has been staged by various organizations in Cebu.
Her most recent directorial work is an original musical in English written by Jude Gitamondoc entitled Siddhartha: A Musical Journey to Enlightenment
produced by Buddha's Light International Association - Cebu Chapter. It's successful run at the Waterfront Pacific Ballroom, on June 6, 2007, and at the main theater of the Cultural Center of the Philippines
, on November 3 and 4, 2007, has paved the way for the production to be brought to Taiwan touring the cities of Taipei and Kaoshiung. Plans are under way for the Siddhartha musical to be toured in Europe, the USA, Australia and Beijing China.
Her latest directorial job was Zephryin Namuncura: The Musical, written by Jude Gitamondoc, for Don Bosco Cebu in celebration of the beatification of Ceferino Namuncura
.
Ba-ad is also known to have successfully used theater games in training programs she has designed for corporate groups. Her clients include Aboitiz Group of Companies, Arts Council of Cebu, Ayala Land, ABS-CBN
Television Cebu, Cebu Holdings Inc., and Jollibee
Foods Corp.
Her first exposure to theater began in kindergarten where she played support and lead roles. Her high school days where focused on developing her skills in oration, declamation, acting, singing and song composition. She was awarded a Deportment Medal upon graduation.
As a freshman in college taking up Mass Communications, she was voted to direct the freshman's entry to the school's Drama Festival with Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero’s
Wanted: Chaperon. They won five out of six awards including best director and best production - a first in the school's history that the freshman year would win over higher years and winning most of the awards at the same time.
Daisy became more active in college as she moved on to writing poetry and short skits for class or for official school activities and directed them. She became known as the Barbra Streisand
of the school with her lip synchronization acts of Streisand's Minute Waltz, I'm Five, Jingle Bells and the like.
She also won declamation and song writing competitions during her college days. In fact, for two successive years she brought home the grand prize for the English and Tagalog categories of the Declamation Contest included in Inter-School Annual Literary-Musical Festival in the city. She was later given a scholarship to the Philippine Educational Theater Association's {PETA} Integrated Arts Workshop in Manila. She was also offered to be the moderator of the high school drama club while in her sophomore year in college. This event gave her the opportunity to start designing training modules and writing full length plays.
She was the chair of STC Bantawan theater group all throughout college and popularized the "dula-tula" form of Philippine theater in Cebu City.
Motivational speaker
A motivational speaker or inspirational speaker is a speaker who makes speeches intended to motivate or inspire an audience. In a business context, they are employed to communicate company strategy with clarity and help employees to see the future in a positive light and inspire workers to pull...
and life coach based in Cebu City
Cebu City
The City of Cebu is the capital city of Cebu and is the second largest city in the Philippines, the second most significant metropolitan centre in the Philippines and known as the oldest settlement established by the Spaniards in the country.The city is located on the eastern shore of Cebu and was...
, Philippines. She is a Masscom graduate of St. Theresa's College, Cebu City
St. Theresa's College, Cebu City
St. Theresa's College, Cebu City, Philippines, is a Catholic institution of learning founded by the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary on June 1, 1933 upon the invitation of Monsignor Gabriel Reyes, then Archbishop of Cebu....
given a special award for Outstanding Performance in Theater Arts. She is known to be at the forefront of keeping Cebuano Theater
Cebuano theater
Cebuano theater refers to the theater arts of the Cebuano people and those conducted in the Cebuano language. It also refers to contemporary productions and adaptations produced in Cebu City.-Pre-19th century:Cebu has a long tradition of the theater arts...
alive. Trained under professional directors Laurice Guillen, Gina Alajar
Gina Alajar
Regina Alatiit also known as Gina Alajar was born on in Manila, she is a FAMAS and Gaward Urian Award winning Filipino film actress and television director.-Present Career and Issue:...
, Leo Martinez and New York acting coach Eric Morris
Eric Morris
Eric Morris may refer to:* Eric Morris , actor and acting teacher* Eric "Monty" Morris, Jamaican musician*Eric Morris * Eric Morris , Scottish football player with Rangers and Ayr United...
, she is currently artistic and training director of Out of the Box Training and Productions. She also designed and mentored the Photographic/Commercial Modeling program of Fashion TV Model School based in the city.
Her most popular original Cebuano musical entitled Tall Tales Kuno!, grant awardee of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (Philippines)
National Commission for Culture and the Arts (Philippines)
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts of the Philippines is the official arts council for the Philippines.-History:In 1987, then President Corazon C. Aquino penned Executive Order No. 118 creating the Presidential Commission on Culture and Arts...
under their program for Artistic Excellence, has been staged by various organizations in Cebu.
Her most recent directorial work is an original musical in English written by Jude Gitamondoc entitled Siddhartha: A Musical Journey to Enlightenment
Siddhartha (musical)
Siddhartha: A Musical Journey to Enlightenment is an original production by Chu Un Temple and BLIA Cebu. The musical play is in English and is based on the poetry and verses of Venerable Master Hsing Yun , founder of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Order.The first run of the show was on July 6, 2007...
produced by Buddha's Light International Association - Cebu Chapter. It's successful run at the Waterfront Pacific Ballroom, on June 6, 2007, and at the main theater of the Cultural Center of the Philippines
Cultural Center of the Philippines
The Cultural Center of the Philippines is a government-owned and controlled corporation established to preserve, develop and promote arts and culture in the Philippines. The CCP was established through Executive Order No. 30 s. 1966 by President Ferdinand Marcos...
, on November 3 and 4, 2007, has paved the way for the production to be brought to Taiwan touring the cities of Taipei and Kaoshiung. Plans are under way for the Siddhartha musical to be toured in Europe, the USA, Australia and Beijing China.
Her latest directorial job was Zephryin Namuncura: The Musical, written by Jude Gitamondoc, for Don Bosco Cebu in celebration of the beatification of Ceferino Namuncura
Ceferino Namuncurá
Blessed Ceferino Namuncurá was a saintly religious student and the object of a Roman Catholic cultus of veneration in northern Patagonia and throughout Argentina.- Early life :...
.
Ba-ad is also known to have successfully used theater games in training programs she has designed for corporate groups. Her clients include Aboitiz Group of Companies, Arts Council of Cebu, Ayala Land, ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
Television Cebu, Cebu Holdings Inc., and Jollibee
Jollibee
Jollibee Foods Corporation is the parent company of Jollibee, a fast-food restaurant chain based in the Philippines. Among JFC's popular brands are Jollibee, Chowking, Greenwich, Red Ribbon, Caffe Ti-amo, Mang Inasal and Burger King...
Foods Corp.
Background
Daisy Ba-ad was born in Cebu City, Philippines on March 31, 1961 and is the second to the youngest in a family of nine. Her parents Melda and Domingo Ba-ad already saw the potential in her as a child. She was dubbed as the entertainer of the family at the age of four because of her ability to dance and sing upon request.Her first exposure to theater began in kindergarten where she played support and lead roles. Her high school days where focused on developing her skills in oration, declamation, acting, singing and song composition. She was awarded a Deportment Medal upon graduation.
As a freshman in college taking up Mass Communications, she was voted to direct the freshman's entry to the school's Drama Festival with Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero’s
Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero
Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero was a Filipino playwright, director, teacher and theater artist.He has written well over a hundred plays, 41 of which have been published...
Wanted: Chaperon. They won five out of six awards including best director and best production - a first in the school's history that the freshman year would win over higher years and winning most of the awards at the same time.
Daisy became more active in college as she moved on to writing poetry and short skits for class or for official school activities and directed them. She became known as the Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, film producer and director. She has won two Academy Awards, eight Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Peabody Award, and is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy,...
of the school with her lip synchronization acts of Streisand's Minute Waltz, I'm Five, Jingle Bells and the like.
She also won declamation and song writing competitions during her college days. In fact, for two successive years she brought home the grand prize for the English and Tagalog categories of the Declamation Contest included in Inter-School Annual Literary-Musical Festival in the city. She was later given a scholarship to the Philippine Educational Theater Association's {PETA} Integrated Arts Workshop in Manila. She was also offered to be the moderator of the high school drama club while in her sophomore year in college. This event gave her the opportunity to start designing training modules and writing full length plays.
She was the chair of STC Bantawan theater group all throughout college and popularized the "dula-tula" form of Philippine theater in Cebu City.
Noted Directorial Works
- SIDDHARTHA, A Musical Journey to EnlightenmentSiddhartha (musical)Siddhartha: A Musical Journey to Enlightenment is an original production by Chu Un Temple and BLIA Cebu. The musical play is in English and is based on the poetry and verses of Venerable Master Hsing Yun , founder of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Order.The first run of the show was on July 6, 2007...
- ZEPHRYIN, The Musical
- AYALA CEBU HOLDINGS INC.Ayala CorporationAyala Corporation is a holding company for the diversified interests of the Ayala Group. Founded in the Philippines by the Spanish and German Ayala, Roxas, and Zobel families during colonial rule, it is the country's oldest and largest conglomerate...
, Kick Off Corporate Rally - THE GODSPELLGodspellGodspell is a musical by Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak. It opened off Broadway on May 17, 1971, and has played in various touring companies and revivals many times since, including a 2011 revival now playing on Broadway...
TAKES, Musical Culminating Activity - THE WIZThe WizThe Wiz: The Super Soul Musical "Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is a musical with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls and book by William F. Brown. It is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the context of African American culture. It opened on October 21, 1974 at the Morris A...
REVUE, Musical Culminating Activity - DREAMS, Broadway Excerpts
- KADAUGAN SA MACTANBattle of MactanThe Battle of Mactan was fought in the Philippines on April 27, 1521. The warriors of Lapu-Lapu, a native chieftain of Mactan Island, defeated Spanish forces under the command of Ferdinand Magellan, who was killed in the battle.- Background :...
: The Reenactment, A Festival Presentation - EVERAFTER, Culminating Activity
- THE WORLD IS A STAGE, Culminating Activity
- CIRQUE DU CEBU, Cebu X Awards Night
- THE FIRST MANTAWI FESTIVALMantawi FestivalThe Mantawi Festival is an annual festival celebrated every May 7 in Mandaue City in Cebu, Philippines.- History :The city of Mandaue and the festival is named after a tree that grew in abundantly in the shores of the Cebu. The cove was founded by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan on April 7,...
- THE VAGINA MONOLOGUESThe Vagina MonologuesThe Vagina Monologues is an episodic play written by Eve Ensler which ran at the Off Broadway Westside Theatre after a limited run at AFRICA in 1996. Ensler originally starred in the production which was produced by David Stone, Nina Essman, Dan Markley, The Araca Group, Willa Shalit, Mike Skipper...
with Monique Wilson - GOD IN MOTION, A Musical Celebrating the 50TH Year of the Salesian Community
- MAN OF LA MANCHAMan of La ManchaMan of La Mancha is a musical with a book by Dale Wasserman, lyrics by Joe Darion and music by Mitch Leigh. It is adapted from Wasserman's non-musical 1959 teleplay I, Don Quixote, which was in turn inspired by Miguel de Cervantes's seventeenth century masterpiece Don Quixote...
- Entry to the Festival of the Arts of the Arts Council of Cebu - FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS LAUNCHING, Arts Council of Cebu Foundation Inc.
- SAN CARLOS: THE MUSICALE
- TALL TALES!, A Daisy Ba-ad Original Musical
- COMING HOME, A Musical Play
- SHAKESPEAREAN RHAPSODY, Center for Intl. Education
- PANAW SA KAGAHAPON, LIVE DIORAMA, Cebu Holdings Inc. & Ayala Center CebuAyala CorporationAyala Corporation is a holding company for the diversified interests of the Ayala Group. Founded in the Philippines by the Spanish and German Ayala, Roxas, and Zobel families during colonial rule, it is the country's oldest and largest conglomerate...
- THE KING & IThe King and IThe King and I is a stage musical, the fifth by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The work is based on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon and derives from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, who became governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in...
, Toastmasters Cebu - BINHI SA STO. NINO, DANCE DRAMA, Cebu Holdings Inc. & Ayala Center CebuAyala CorporationAyala Corporation is a holding company for the diversified interests of the Ayala Group. Founded in the Philippines by the Spanish and German Ayala, Roxas, and Zobel families during colonial rule, it is the country's oldest and largest conglomerate...
- FIDDLER ON THE ROOFFiddler on the RoofFiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905. It is based on Tevye and his Daughters by Sholem Aleichem...
, Toastmasters Cebu - LES MISERABLESLes Misérables (musical)Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....
Concert - LEON KILAT, A Musical Cebuano Play
- SA MALIPAT LANG, a Cebuano adaptation of The FantasticksThe FantasticksThe Fantasticks is a 1960 musical with music by Harvey Schmidt and lyrics by Tom Jones. It was produced by Lore Noto. It tells an allegorical story, loosely based on the play "The Romancers" by Edmond Rostand, concerning two neighboring fathers who trick their children, Luisa and Matt, into...