Severino Montano - wikipedia Severino Montano This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( November 2010 ) Severino Montano on a 2015 stamp of the Philippines Severino Montano ( 1915 in Laoag, Ilocos Norte -- 12 December 1980 ) is considered as one of the Titans of Philippine Theater. He was a playwright, director, actor and theater organizer with an output of one novel, 150 poems and 50 plays in his 65 - year lifetime. Through the foundation of the Arena Theater, Montano institutionalized `` legitimate theater '' in the Philippines. He also have lifetime achievement award as part of National Artist of the Philippines. Academically, Montano started his tutelage under a British mentor, Marie Leslie Prising, when he was thirteen. He studied at the University of the Philippines. She took Montano under her wing and endowed him with Western literature, the theater and Shakespeare. He was part of the UP Stage when he studied in the University of the Philippines. Then a scholarship took him to the famous `` English 47 '' or `` Workshop 47 '' playwriting workshops of George Pierce Baker at Yale University and guided by Broadway names and international personalities like Komissarjevsky of the famous Moscow Art Theater. He was conferred a Master of Fine Arts degree in playwriting and production by Yale University. In 1946, he went to London to become a student of economist Harold Laski of the London School of Economics. Not long after, he was offered a teaching job at the American University in Washington, D.C. There, he finished his M.A. in Economic and Ph. D. in management and public administration, at the same time leading a playwriting - drama program as professor, playwright and play director. In 1950, 1952, 1962 and 1963, The Rockefeller Foundation extended him a world travel grant to visit cultural and art centers in 98 cities in Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, India, China and Japan. When he reurned to the Philippines, he already had 16 major plays to his credit. As Dean of Instruction of the Philippine Normal College, Montano organized the Arena Theater `` to bring drama to the masses ''. He used his own money, about a thousand pesos, to start the Arena Theater, a theater - in - the - round. Due to the PNC being unable to fund the theater, Montano volunteered his services `` to plan for a self - financing national drama program that would serve the grass - roots, the barrios of the Philippines ''. In 1953, the theater opened with three one - act plays and broke all records of all performances in Philippine theater history. The roving troupe took theater to near and far - flung barrios in 47 provinces across the country. Four of his plays became tour staples : the full - length The Love of Leonor Rivera and three one - act plays, Parting at Calamba, The Ladies and the Senador and Sabina. The Arena Theater also began a graduate program for the training of playwrights, directors, technicians, actors and designers. The program was also extended to include a four - year undergraduate curriculum. He trained and directed a new generation of dramatist including Rolando S. Tinio and Behn Cervantes. The Arena Theater Playwriting Contest also led to the discovery of Wilfrido Nolledo, Jesus T. Peralta and Estrella Alfon. His awards include the Kalinangan Award from the city of Manila ( 1968 ), the Presidential Award for Merit in Drama and Theater ( 1961 ), the Citizen 's Committee for Mass Media Award ( 1967 and 1968 ), the Pamulinawen Award ( 1981 ), and the National Artist Award ( 2001 ). The last two awards were given posthumously. His published works include The Love of Leonor Rivera ( poetic tragedy in two - parts ), My Morning Star ( poetic historical tragedy in three - parts ), But Not My Sons Any Longer ( poetic tragedy in two - parts ), Gabriela Silang ( poetic historical tragedy in three - parts ), The Merry Wives of Manila ( comedy of manners in three - parts ), Sabina ( tragedy ), The Ladies and the Senador ( satirical comedy ) and Parting at Calamba ( historical drama ). He died on December 12, 1980, at the age of 65. Aims of the Arena Theater `` What we want to do at the Arena Theater is not to become professionals overnight, but to develop a professional approach, and grow into professionalism with time, experience and hard work as our legitimate passport towards that goal. In the meanwhile, we want to develop technicians and train playwrights, actors, directors, costume designers, lighting technicians and business - minded artists who will know how to get into production profitably. At the Arena we also realize the importance that drama plays in personal adjustments. We understand the psychological value of role playing, and the tremendous influence dramatic art may have in developing the character of the individual and his relationship to a social group. We aim to reach other areas of the country through our student teachers who comes from all over the Philippines to work with us. '' See also Jose Y. Dalisay Jr. Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero Rene Villanueva Sumalee Montano External links https://web.archive.org/web/20070928051754/http://www.ncca.gov.ph/about_cultarts/cultprofile/natarts/theater/montano.php https://web.archive.org/web/20080116151805/http://www.ncca.gov.ph/about_cultarts/articles.php?artcl_Id=279 http://www.asianjournal.com/?c=53&a=9990&sid=528116fed9897b859a13a02e083227eb http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2005/dec/26/yehey/life/20051226lif3.html http://www.opnet.ops.gov.ph/speech-2001june13a.htm National Artists of the Philippines Pambansang Alagad ng Sining ng Pilipinas Architecture 1973 Juan Nakpil 1976 Pablo Antonio 1990 Leandro Locsin 2003 Ildefonso P. Santos Jr. 2014 Jose Maria Zaragosa Cinema 1982 Gerardo de León 1991 Ishmael Bernal 1997 Lino Brocka 2003 Eddie Romero 2006 Fernando Poe Jr. 2009 Manuel Conde Dance 1973 Francisca R. Aquino 1976 Leonor Orosa 1988 Lucrecia Reyes 2006 Ramon Obusan 2014 Alice Reyes Fashion 2006 Ramon Valera Historical literature 1997 Carlos Quirino Literature 1973 Jose Garcia Villa 1973 Amado V. Hernandez 1976 Nick Joaquin 1982 Carlos P. Romulo 1990 Francisco Arcellana 1990 N.V.M. Gonzalez 1992 Rolando Tinio 1999 Edith Tiempo 2001 F. Sionil José 2003 Virgilio S. Almario 2003 Alejandro Roces 2006 Bienvenido Lumbera 2009 Lazaro Francisco 2014 Cirilo F. Bautista Music 1973 Antonio Molina 1976 Jovita Fuentes 1987 Atang de la Rama 1988 Antonio Buenaventura 1988 Lucrecia Kasilag 1991 Lucio D. San Pedro 1997 Levi Celerio 1997 Felipe de Leon 1997 José Maceda 1999 Ernani Cuenco 1999 Andrea Veneracion 2014 Ramon Santos 2014 Francisco Feliciano Theater and films 1976 Lamberto V. Avellana 1997 Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero 1997 Rolando Tinio 1999 Daisy Avellana 2001 Severino Montano 2003 Salvador Bernal Visual arts 1972 Fernando Amorsolo 1973 Botong Francisco 1973 Guillermo Tolentino 1976 Napoleon Abueva 1976 Victorio C. Edades 1981 Vicente Manansala 1990 Cesar Legaspi 1991 Hernando R. Ocampo 1997 Arturo R. Luz 1999 J. Elizalde Navarro 2001 Ang Kiukok 2003 José T. Joya 2006 BenCab Cabrera 2006 Abdulmari Asia Imao 2009 Federico Aguilar Alcuaz 2014 Francisco Coching National Commission for Culture and the Arts Cultural Center of the Philippines National Arts Center ISNI : 0000 0000 6338 0101 LCCN : n82028171 VIAF : 35791662 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Severino_Montano&oldid=830817029 '' Categories : 1915 births 1980 deaths People from Laoag Ilocano people Filipino dramatists and playwrights National Artists of the Philippines Yale University alumni Alumni of the London School of Economics 20th - century dramatists and playwrights University of the Philippines alumni Filipino male stage actors American University alumni Hidden categories : Articles lacking sources from November 2010 All articles lacking sources Articles with specifically marked weasel - worded phrases from November 2010 All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from November 2010 All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from March 2018 Articles with permanently dead external links Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk About Wikipedia Tagalog Edit links This page was last edited on 17 March 2018, at 03 : 17 ( UTC ). 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Question: who is the proponent of the arena theater
Answer: Severino Montano