New experience: The Grave Diggers

      

                The Grave diggers play is a new experience for me. Before the play, I was curious about why it was a distillation. Distillation is process in which something that can be extracts volatile components in order to obtain something pure. In literature, all the unnecessary components were extracted out and a play in its purest form was produced.  Although it may not be understood at first, but as the story progressed, the audience can begin to understand on what was the play all about.

                From what I have understood, the play was about a grave digger who was having second thoughts of what he was doing. But because of the current state of his wife who is sick with tuberculosis, he was forced to dig graves. They dig graves in order to get the jewels and gold of the dead. Augustine was the name of the grave digger. His fellow grave digger was telling him the benefits of grave digging and at the same time, trying to push him to open a barber shop. Augustine was afraid of disrespecting the dead but his fellow grave digger gave no importance. When two more grave diggers came, they drank to the fullest. They disrespect the graves of the dead and tried to force Augustine to do the same. But Augustine stood his ground and left for the reason that the dead should not be disrespected.

                I was amazed by the play. It was the first time I watched a distillation play and witnessed the purity of the story that was written by a Filipino writer. Like many others, I did not understand the play at first. It would have been a better play if I can understand what the actors were trying to say. I did not understand the purpose of the ghosts that stood by the side. But as the play progressed, I was surprised by the progress. By the end of the play, I clearly understood the play. It was a fun night and it was a good play. I hope I can still watch and enjoy more plays like this in the future. It was a great new experience and I hope many can enjoy the play like this.