Mula sa mga papel na sumasalamin sa kultura hanggang sa pagganap bilang Wednesday Addams, patuloy na hinuhubog ng Filipina-Australian at National Institute of Dramatic Art graduate ang kanyang karera habang pinalalawak ang puwang para sa mga Pilipinong performer sa mundo ng teatro sa Australia.
Key Points
- Mas nagiging kapansin-pansin na sa entablado ang mga performer mula sa iba’t ibang kultura. Pero ayon sa datos ng Creative Australia noong 2022, hindi pa rin ganoon kapantay ang kanilang representasyon sa mga manonood ng teatro.
- Malawak ang mundong ginagalawan ni Jen sa entablado. Kabilang sa mga karakter na kanyang binigyang-buhay sina Maria Clara, Chastity, Wednesday Addams at Mattie, patunay ng kanyang kahanga-hangang talento bilang performer.
- Lumaki sa Perth, sinanay ni Jen ang kanyang talento sa Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts o WAAPA, at kalaunan sa NIDA bago tuluyang tahakin ang propesyonal na mundo ng teatro sa Sydney.
“A lot of us in this industry have gone through many of the same struggles… feeling different, feeling like maybe we don’t belong. And because of that, I think there’s a shared understanding whenever you see a performer of colour in the same room. We’ve probably gone through many of the same things to have gotten to this point.”Jen Guigayoma, Theatre Actress
My parents would never watch a theatre show if I wasn’t in it. It’s not as popular among other demographics, but I think that’s also because there aren’t many of us on stage. It’s not something that we regularly talk about.Jen Guigayoma, Theatre Actress
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