Life is a cycle, a dreadful one of violence and sadism, and even the innocent and idealistic get sucked in. This may be one of the lessons to be drawn from Tanghalang Ateneo’s “Ako: Alpha Kappa Omega,” an intense, free-wheeling adaptation by director Guelan Varela-Luarca of Mike de Leon’s classic film “Batch ‘81. ”
Jung Hae-in never dreamed of becoming an actor. But now that he is, he feels as if it was always his destiny.
I hadn’t realized how much I enjoyed and missed British humor and satire until Vergel and I accepted the invitation from close friends, the Llamas couple, J.M. and Cleo, to watch “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” at the intimate Maybank Theatre at Bonifacio Global Center.
The Society of Jesus (SJ) or the Jesuits have been thrust into the limelight anew with the election of Pope Francis, a former Jesuit. As most people would know or wonder, this was unlikely to happen.
