Words of Encouragement

`WELGA Production Photos (Bindlestiff Studio, SF, CA) by Paciano Triunfo`

One of the lessons I learned a while ago is that a play is supposed to make a person FEEL something! I’m SO GRATEFUL for the time people took to actually write out how my play WELGA made them feel about it! This was the question asked on our survey:

What words best describe how the performance made you feel? Please answer using up to 6 single words:

Nostalgic; made me think of my old friends
Simple, Touching, Concise, Artistic
Proud; keep up the good work
Touching
Happy, enjoyable
Great
uplifted ; inspired
Moved
happy, exciting
emotinate, touched; appreciate
enjoyable, comforting
touching hearts touching teardrops
Very nice
I feel proud of my culture
Proud
astig
Proud loved
It felt powerful, educational
happy
Emotional
empowering; inspiring; innovative; awesome; relatable
Determined, Strong, Power, Love, Hope, Compassion
emotional
Inspired connected guilty
Amazing
It was amazing
Great Emotional
sad and happy
inspiring, hope, motivating, change, creativity, love
Emotional
amazed, happy
powerful; clear
nostalgic, personal experience with own family
encouraged; inspired
Inspired
creative, happy, humble, thoughtful
amazing l; relevant
thoughtful, happy
Needed progressive community
inspired emotional angry contmplative
Great
Great
Proud
emotional, happy, thoughtful, concerned, empathetic
Emotional, Understanding, Proud, Strong, Warming, Knowledgeable
empowered! enlightened!
Powerful and Educational
Kapwa, Powerful
Blessed
woke
knowledgable on life experiences
Inspiring
Proud
powerful, passionate, angered, emotional, historical
Proud we exist!
Passionate
empowered
I loved it!
interested, inspired, included, pride, accepted, happy!
happy, empathetic, newmindset
emotional. intrigued
Amazing!
PROUD!!
PASSIONATE, PROUD
inspired, moved, proud, grateful, representation, emerged
Good
concerned
proud
empowered
informed, motivated
Excited to see younger folks in space
Inspired, Aware, Fulfilled
Fantastic!
Entertained, Educated, Interesting, Funny
Educated and Empowered
The mother’s monologue was very moving
educated and empowered
enlightened moved
very empowered
powerful, inspirational, moving, amazing!
connection to personal life
interested, satisfied, motivated
very educational
excited and pumped up
informative, inspirational, entertained
great story telling, upbeat and fun!
energized, helpful, happy
moving, brilliant, relevant, creative, engaging
curious, inspired
Powerful, Relaxed, Proud
Mind stimulating
Hopeful! Happy to hear Filipino side of UFW story!
melancholy, energized
Inspired, educated
kapwa, power
Enlightened. It was Powerful!
the performance was amazing
Amazing!
tears
Terrific
Fun
aware
Excellent
inspired
Informed, inspired
empowered, understood, connected
inspired
The show made me rethink about my culture and how much Filipinos have contributed to society.
compassion, sad, pride, interested
Felt emotional much of it.
Energized, inspired
Inspired
hopeful
Proud
empowering, relevant
amazing, inspiring, moving
Amazing to see our stories on stage! I will come back for more!
mother son monologue
I learned something!
thought revoking
Great and I believe working together we can do more.
Proud, excited, energized, cheerful
Educational while entertaining
fight for community!!!!
Proud, Amazed
Inspired
Emotional
Inspired, moved
Emotional! Energized, Inspired
Powerful
Inspired
Inspired to speak up
Fight for Community!!
Interesting, Good History
Enlightened, Interested
Informed
Grateful
Interesting, Educational
Love History for the story! Clever.
Inspired
Excellent
Surprised, Touched
Inspirational, Emotional, Educational
Emotional
Really hit me hard because everyone, including myself, have their own struggles & experiences.
Okay
More Aware
AMAZING!
Powerful and Touchy
Touching
Uplifting, Powerful, Inspiring, Creative, Respectful, Amazing
Inspired
Emotional, Patriotic, Sympathetic
Inspired, Proud, Thankful
Inspired
inspired, humbled
Engrossing, Funny, Intense
outstanding, emotional, fantastic, educational
emotional, brought back memories
Proud, Elated
really well done
inspirational
amazing
Empowered
compassion
Amazing
good
good
Inspired, Proud
fun inspiring powerful
Beautiful, inspiring, Relevant, Hopeful, Authentic, Moved
inspired, hopeful, informed
moving powerful informative funny
mobilized
Inspiring, Educational, Rad, Musical, Fun, Powerful
real close to home
Emotional
dynamic, transformative
Happy
amazing
Enlightened, empowered
Riveting
Empowered, Happy, Energized
empowered helpful
Inspired
Empowering!!!
Eye Opening!
Proud, Surprised Educated
empowered
Moved, Excited, Heartwarming, Inspired, LOL, Creature
inspiring emotional
excellent very captivating
Empowered, Appreciative, Thankful
great promotion of youth
inspired
Reflect on workers rights – Filipinos
raw real
Moved, Inspired, Angry, Triggered
Emotional, Love, Upset
Enlightened
Positive, issue is current and relevant
Emotional, proud. Educated
Inspired, happy, interested
Pride, courage
Enlightened, proud, sad, happy, entertained, inspired
Wonderful
Culture, pride
Excited
Grateful
Guilty, union, embarrassed, inspired, work, fun
It was cute
Inspired, happy, educated, informed
Powrful
Relevant
Energized, interested
Salamat Po
Great
Moving, relatable, entertaining, upbeat
Informative, moving, relatable, entertaining
Interested, curious
Emotional, inspired, Yes Tita!
Organic, genuine, real
Empowering, inspired, grateful
Wonderful
Look into the history more
Relatable, inspired
Thoghrful, surprised
Humble, emotional, strong, happy, good, loving
Inspired, proud, happy
Powerful, inspired, fun, proud, happy
Excellent
Funny, educational, relatable
Moving, relatable, entertained
Shook
Happy, sad, acknowledgment
Touching, Relatable, Familiar, Beautiful
Inspired, Energized, Thoughtful
IT’S LIT FAM
Inspired, Reflective, Thoughtful
Empowered, Emotional
Proud, Sad, Happy, Hopeful
Awesome, Relevant
Solidarity, Hope, Community
Empowering
Inspired!
Proud, Strong, Happy
Empowered, Inspired
Informative and embracing!
Amazing, Powerful, Relatable, Bayanihan
Grateful Empowered, Determined Not Alone, Strong
Related
Love
Excellent, GoodJob
Amazing
Proud Great
Inspired
Inspired, informed, amazed, excited
Inspired
Grounded in Community
Empowering
Proud, informed, warm (init) 🙂
Proud, Energized, inspired
Moving, relevant, emotional
All the feels
Empowering, Enlightening
Inspired, Empowered
Beautiful
Moving, Inspiring, Remembering, Purpose, History
Thoughtful, Thrilling
Inspiring, Empowered, Hilarious
Moving, Funny, Emotional, Inspiring, Brilliant, Empowering
Educational, Proud, Sad/Emotional
Passionate
Inspiring, Love, hardwork, Pride
Educational, inspiring, moving, heartfelt,energized
Inspiration
Nostalgic, Single Mother, Educational, Knowlege, Power
Good
I am amazed by history’s effects. Advocacy!
empowered. proud to be reassured. Filipino American!

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