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Janella Salvador gears up for theater debut

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Camille Naredo

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MANILA -- Kapamilya actress Janella Salvador has secured yet another dream project as she prepares to make her theater debut in &quot;The Art of Breaking Up.&quot;The upcoming stage play, presented by Teatro Kapamilya, is based on award-winning playwright George de Jesus&#x27; &quot;Kung Paano Maghiwalay.&quot; Salvador will alternate with Nikki Valdez in the role of &quot;Lou.&quot;<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/people-culture-events/2026/7/31/here-s-what-to-expect-from-teatro-kapamilya-s-the-art-of-breaking-up-1356">READ: Here&#x27;s what to expect from Teatro Kapamilya&#x27;s &#x27;The Art of Breaking Up&#x27;</a></div>&quot;Honestly I&#x27;m so excited to begin the process, because this has been a dream of mine since I was born. I was exposed to my mother doing theater,&quot; said Salvador, whose mother, Jenine Desiderio, played Kim during the West End run of &quot;Miss Saigon.&quot;&quot;I really have been waiting for this, and yeah, it&#x27;s a dream come true,&quot; she added.In &quot;The Art of Breaking Up,&quot; Salvador plays Lou -- a lawyer who is in a long-term relationship with Kat, played by Anna Luna. She describes Lou as &quot;nonchalant, cold and avoidant.&quot;&quot;I&#x27;m excited to portray that kind of character,&quot; she told ABS-CBN News.Salvador also said that it did not take her long to agree to the project, especially as she had worked with the late de Jesus in her youth. &quot;I think doing this is like a full-circle moment for me. Noong nakita ko, sabi ko yes. Yes agad,&quot; she said.While she has been exposed to the theater world since childhood, Salvador knows that she is entering a new experience. A veteran of film and television roles, she anticipates some adjustments when she acts on stage. With this in mind, Salvador is eager to learn from her castmates, especially Valdez, with whom she shares her role, and veterans such as Bibeth Orteza, Carlitos Siguion-Reyna and Ruby Ruiz.&quot;Honestly I&#x27;m just keeping myself as open as possible. I want to be a sponge and absorb as much as I can entering this new world. At this age, it&#x27;s something exciting for me na finally meron akong bagong mundo na papasukan,&quot; she said.&quot;So I wanna learn from the people I&#x27;m gonna work with as much as possible, and the discipline, siguro. I wanna have that kind of discipline that the theater people have,&quot; she added.During Thursday&#x27;s media conference, the cast of &quot;The Art of Breaking Up&quot; gave a short teaser of their performance, with Orteza and Siguion-Reyna providing a lengthier preview of one of their scenes.&quot;More than entering theater, parang nas-starstruck ako seeing the veterans,&quot; said Salvador.&quot;I&#x27;m sure it&#x27;s gonna keep happening &#x27;cause hopefully, I&#x27;m gonna do more of this.&quot;&quot;The Art of Breaking Up&quot; will run from November 6 to December 6 at the PETA Theater Center in Quezon City. Tickets are now available via TicketWorld.

Kapamilya actress Janella Salvador has secured yet another dream project as she prepares to make her theater debut in "The Art of Breaking Up."

Kapamilya actress Janella Salvador has secured yet another dream project as she prepares to make her theater debut in "The Art of Breaking Up."

In theater debut, Janella Salvador eager to learn from veterans

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In theater debut, Janella Salvador eager to learn from veterans

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published August 01, 2026 06:38 AM PHT

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Updated August 01, 2026 10:33 AM PHT

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