We Review: What Puring Wants, Coring Needs

Last May 17 and 19, Inkamouflage presented their initial production entitled "What Puring Wants, Coring Needs" at Crossroads 77 in QC.

What Puring Wants, Coring Needs is a satirical play that provides us a peek of what goes on the television industry which includes the network wars, the ratings game, and how the networks play around the audience to win the ratings game.

Image Courtesy of Camoco Bafflaga's FB Account

The story is about Puring and Coring, as they battle and try to outsmart each other in getting the "Ang Natatanging Manonood" award, as they fight for their channel bets - Channel 18 for Coring and Channel 21 for Puring.

The production really opened my eyes into the real world of TV Soap Operas. Alam nyong lahat yan na numero unong addict ako sa mga teleseryes. However, this play, despite of my love for teleseryes, made me think. Hindi think twice about my love for teleseryes ha! Haha! Pero marami kasing sinabi ang play about the production of those. And I am so happy that I was able to watch it and I was able to see the realities of Pinoy Soap Operas.

Napakagaling lang ng pagkakasulat because sobrang totoo. Of course, I won't mention kung anong napansin ko (pero kung di ko to napansin, super slow ko, kaya nga satire diba. Haha.) kase maso-spoil. Haha. Pero sobrang tama. Isama na din ang personality ni Coring - who is the dreamer, the soft-spoken believer of fairy tale love stories, and Puring - the less ethical, jologs but smarty-smart, na nag-match sa networks na nirerepresent nila. :) Plus of course, the acting of the actresses who portrayed them are as brilliant as the story. It's also good na nagincorporate ng music sa play, though the play never had dull moments, first time akong nakanood ng ganon. Di ko lang masyadong natype-an (pero naaliw pa rin ako!) yung change of costume sa umpisa kase medyo tumagal. Though yun nga, nakakaaliw pa rin! :)

To Playwright-Director Camoco Bafflaga, I super idolize you for being so straightforward, so honest and so brave to tackle about this. Aminin natin, nagiging problema na rin ng nation ang pagiging bulag ng iba sa panunuod ng telebisyon to the point na nagiging sobra na ang influence nila sa atin (TEKA. Ako to ha. HAHAHA.). And you just opened my eyes, that maybe kailangan ko na ding limitahan ang sarili ko for being too addict, though guys di naman ako naging close-minded ha. Hahaha! Sana makilala kita, that's my new dream. :)

Bilang nangangarap na maging writer ng mga teleseryes, dapat lang talaga na mapanuod ko ito because it's an eye-opener for me, on what should we offer the audience. BUT hindi rin kasalanan ng mga writers kung bakit minsan paulit-ulit ang nakikita natin sa TV ha. I swear, they are not to blame. :) Haha.

To the people behind this play including Miss Bing Castro, Miss Rose Colindres, Miss Tanya Bautista,  Miss Chie Floresca, Sir JR Garcia and Sir Ruel Montanez and sa iba na hindi ko nabanggit (yung totoo, LMD Unit Writers Collaboration ito? Hahaha joke lang po), congratulations po for putting up a great show! Sana magbalik kayo. Madami pang mata ang dapat buksan at gustong mabuksan. :)

But in the end, isa lang masasabi ko, TELESERYE ADDICT pa rin ako...BUT SMARTER. :)