Cris Villonco has been cast in English and Filipino productions, plays and musicals, dramas and comedies, classic and contemporary material, in character and lead roles, and, earlier this year, even in a male role (well, a female cross-dressed as a male, as Viola/Cesar in Philippine Educational Theater Association’s “D’ Wonder Twins of Boac,” an adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night”).
Stella Cañete was recently seen on stage in Dulaang Unibersidad ng Pilipinas’ stagings of “The Seagull” and its Filipino adaptation “Ang Tagak,” both as Polina; and “Collection,” as Tatiana Olandres. She was also in De La Salle-College of St. Benilde’s “Imaginary Invalid” as Angelique and its Filipino version, “Le Praning Du Sining,” as Toinette.
When Joseph Matheu was born, no one knew he was going to become a brother to twin Francis just two minutes later. “The doctor didn’t know because during our mom’s check-ups, he would hear only one heartbeat,” says Joseph.
The Cultural Center of the Philippines offers prepaid cards that can be used in paying for tickets to selected shows.
Except in the year 2011, Dennis Teodosio holds the distinction of being the only playwright to have been produced in every single installment of the Virgin Labfest (VL) since it began in 2005.
To celebrate Philippine National Dance Week and International Dance Day, Contemporary Dance Network Manila (CDNM) is presenting “X-hilirate! Contemporary Dance Map 2013,” a Metro-wide, week-long series of dance shows and related activities.
Tanghalang Pilipino, resident theater company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, will open its 27th season (2013-2014) with a children’s musical.
Actor and director Nor Domingo has a sweet side to him outside of the theater world: He makes tropical fruit-flavored sorbets.
Musee du quai Branly (Quai Branly Museum) in Paris, France will host “Philippines: Archipel des échanges” (Philippines: An Archipelago of Exchange), an exhibition featuring artwork and artifacts from the country’s pre-colonial period.
“Made of Gold,” a coffee-table book featuring winners of past Metrobank Art and Design Excellence (Made) competitions, was launched as part of the bank’s 50th anniversary.
Arnell Ignacio has joined the cast of Viva Atlantis Theatricals’ inaugural production “The Full Monty.” Ignacio will play Harold Nichols, one of six jobless men who set out to stage a strip show where they plan to go “the full monty”—or strip all the way.
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