Similarities to certain formerly popular show are… not quite coincidental.:-)
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NEWLY ELECTED MAYOR, MURDERED!
TALON PIKIT- It was just a normal day for townspeople. Suddenly, a sharp deafening cry was heard in a distance. The surrounding became eerie. The breeze of air turned deathly cold. The bright morning had swiftly changed into dark and bloody sunrise. Everything stopped for a moment. The rowdy crowd of Talon Pikit has just witnessed the most horrific and eeriest moment of their lives. A known body was found in a pile of trash. The newly elected mayor of Talon Pikit was brutally and mercilessly murdered! According to the authorities, multiple stabs were the cause of death. Until now, the killer has not yet been found and known to the public. Could it be a political-related matter or it’s just a personal issue? Is the killer one of the people of Talon Pikit, a political rival, or just merely an animal?
On March 2015, DLSU Harlequin Theatre Guild, to end its 48th season, will bring you the most awaited and much anticipated production, “Pinatay si Mayor!”, featuring political activist, Mae Paner , popularly known as Juana Change. Written by Carlos Palanca awardee and renowned playwright Rody Vera with songs arranged by Dodjie Fernandez, lighting design by Katsch Catoy and directed by ALIW awards nominee and the Guild’s artistic director, trainer, and adviser, Romualdo “Raffy” Tejada.
Pinatay si Mayor! will be performed on stage at the Teresa Yuchengco Auditorium, De La Salle University, on March 26, 6:30pm; March 27, 3:00pm, 6:30pm; March 28, 3:00pm, and 6:30pm; Tickets are available for Php 300. For inquiries, contact Geordina Carla Uy at 0917 5463 401. Visit the DLSU Harlequin Theatre Guild Facebook page for more details.
Dark nights dotted with floating fireflies, twelve metres of thick, black hair and a river that holds the memories of a thousand hearts. Gone are the days of blood and war, now only her tale carries on. Gifted with 12 metres of hair, she bathes in the river of Iraya and trawls for the soul-less bodies who once lived at the heart of her beloved town, in hopes of serving their souls and their families the justice they deserved. Will they find their justice? Will the Fish-Hair Woman find hers?
On November 2014, DLSU Harlequin Theatre Guild, in its 48th season, will bring you last season’s most successful and much anticipated production, “Fish-Hair Woman”, written by acclaimed contemporary Philippine-Australian writer Merlinda Bobis. Adapted on stage by Carlos Palanca awardee and renowned playwright Rody Vera with original songs by Dodjie Fernandez. Directed by the guild’s artistic director and ALIW awards nominee Romualdo “Raffy” Tejada. The second run of “Fish-Hair Woman” is still a theatre in a round type of stage, helping the audience experience the show at an intimate level and become part of their world.
SYPNOSIS
Estrella, the Fish-Hair Woman follows the fireflies to bathe her hair into the nearby river of Iraya where the dead bodies of those who once stood and fought for their humble town were thrown into the water. There, she trawls the dead from the water using her 12 meter hair. The unnamed bodies trapped forever into the memories of those who remained. The Fish-Hair Woman’s reality lies within the tales running around Stella’s now blissful head and the only way to give justice is through her words printed in ink. Only her words give life to the memories that haunts her still.
Where is truth? Where is peace? Fish-Hair Woman will be performed on stage at the Teresa Yuchengco Auditorium, De La Salle University, on November 19, 4:30pm; November 20, 6:30pm; November 21, 10:30am, 3pm, and 6:30pm; and November 22 10:30am 3:00pm and 6:30pm. Tickets are available for P250 for Lasallian students and a regular price of P300 for external audiences. For inquiries, contact Geordina Carla Uy at 0917 6563 401. Visit the DLSU Harlequin Theatre Guild Facebook page for more details.
Tanghalang Ateneo Middle Finger Preview Night
Is Ateneo your Alma Mater? Get involved! Show your support by watching their plays! And you’re in luck! Tanghalang Ateneo, the official theatre group of Ateneo in their 36th season, is opening with MIDDLE FINGER. MIDDLE FINGER is a play where two young Filipino students in a Catholic school in America, attempt to find who they really are in the midst of an environment controlled by adults and social construct.
If you missed the preview night of Tanghalang Ateneo’s Middle Finger, don’t fret! You can still catch the shows on August 1 and 2, 4 to 9, 11 to 16, and 18 to 22, 2014. The play starts at 7pm! So head on down to Ateneo de Manila University in their Fine Arts Black Box Studio.
For more information, please go to their website: www.tanghalangateneo.org or their Facebook page: Facebook.com/TanghalangAteneo
MY TRIPLE THREAT DILEMMA
So my school choir, orchestra, and the theater group decided to join forces for a performance. I’m in all three! Help!
During my elementary school years, I was active in the performing arts. When I auditioned for the school play, I was informed that they would use pre-recorded background music. However, someone thought it would be better to have the orchestra play live music during the performance, and the choir instead of the performers of the play sing that some of the songs.
Now what was I supposed to do? I was a soprano in the choir; I was the violist (I played the viola, the violin’s cousin) in the orchestra; and I was an elephant in the school’s play “Jungle Book.” Drama dilemma!
The latest print issue of “Cast” is launching on July 19 at Fully Booked BGC!
