6 plays, 3 weekends, 1 plucky theater company
Trust the young and brave to stage new, original works in Filipino on a rainy, Broadway-soaked calendar month.
November 5, 2016
Trust the young and brave to stage new, original works in Filipino on a rainy, Broadway-soaked calendar month.
Starkly staged, these stories brim with depth, eloquence and conviction
Author and activist Alice Walker once observed that “poetry is the lifeblood of rebellion, revolution and the raising of consciousness.” That fervor animates theater actress Dolly de Leon and four
Clear, coherent and sound storytelling above all else—that’s our tacit takeaway from this year’s Virgin Labfest, the annual festival of “untried, untested, unstaged” plays which ends the third and
Overstuffed, but no turkey, it’s a show designed to entertain you to within an inch of your life
30-strong stellar cast? Check. Powerhouse creative team? Check. ‘After this, wala na kaming career; wala nang musical,’ quips composer/lyricist Vince de Jesus
MANILA, Philippines—Dalanghita Productions, in partnership with the Philippine Educational Theater Association (Peta), will be kickstarting its first season with “ Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady the Musical, ”
First, a confession: “I didn’t set out with lofty ideas when this all began,” says producer Hendri Go, who started a longstanding foray into theater down south—that is, Cebu, Dumaguete, Bacolod, Iloilo, Ormoc and other places in the Visayas—with Little Boy Productions in 2001. “I just wanted to have fun.”
There’s something magical about the pen Chris Martinez wields. This screenwriter/director has managed to create some of the most memorable Filipino films in the past years, including “100,” “Kimmy Dora,” “Here Comes The Bride” and “Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank.”
Ang sarap ng buhay ni Dora,” Eugene Domingo said. “Gigising lang siya, kakain siya ng carbs on carbs on carbs on carbs, magbibihis lang siya ng baliw, tapos may boyfriend!”
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