Virgin Labfest 4: Kapamilya, Kapuso, Kabisyo

Start:	Jul 6, '08 3:00p
Location:	Tanghalang Huseng Batute, CCP

June 26 (TH) – 3PM/8PM

July 5 (SAT) – 8PM

July 6 (SUN) – 3PM



Hase Hiroichi’s Amoy ng Langit

Directed by Toshiisa Yoshida

Featuring Mailes Kanapi, Martha Comia, Ana Deroca, Mica Froilan and Tara Cabaero

Ghosts are known to roam the world of the living because of unfinished business. This small and simple play about suicide, leaving and death happens on the rooftop of a school where no one is allowed to loiter. Yet a spirit manages to reconnect before finally heading “home.”




Layeta Bucoy’s Las Mentiras de Gloria

Directed by Tuxqs Rutaquio

Featuring Bart Guingona and May Bayot

Gloria, whose cancer kills her, appeals to her fraternal twin Utoy, to whom she appears as a bleeding ghost, to maintain the lies that she has been spreading to her faculty colleagues in the university. Utoy is compelled to obey by forced guilt and a macabre 'umbilical' connection. But beneath these secrets and lies are more secrets and lies and it seems the death of Gloria, no matter how sanitized, would only leak their foul stench even more.



Carlo Garcia’s Ang Mga Halimaw

Directed by Paolo O'Hara

Features JK Anicoche, Amihan Ruiz, Kristine Balmes, Alvin Obillo, Nar Cabico, Isab Martinez, Mara Marasigan,Philip Evangelista and Oscar Garcia

Small time criminals think big like their bosses. In this car scene, drama effectively unfolds with strange bedfellows for characters and a wonderful poetic wit that speaks the language of the damned. These murderers, who include an Operadang Bakla, a Taxi Drayber and a Lalaking May Pakpak make for one short glimpse of surreo-realism.


Tickets to the Virgin Labfest are at P200 for main exhibition sets, P100 for the symposium and "Pay What You Can" for play readings.



For more details, please contact Tanghalang Pilipino at 832-3661, or the CCP Box Office at 832-3704.

Virgin Labfest 4: Kapamilya, Kapuso, Kabisyo

Start:	Jul 5, '08 8:00p
Location:	Tanghalang Huseng Batute, CCP

June 26 (TH) – 3PM/8PM

July 5 (SAT) – 8PM

July 6 (SUN) – 3PM



Hase Hiroichi’s Amoy ng Langit

Directed by Toshiisa Yoshida

Featuring Mailes Kanapi, Martha Comia, Ana Deroca, Mica Froilan and Tara Cabaero

Ghosts are known to roam the world of the living because of unfinished business. This small and simple play about suicide, leaving and death happens on the rooftop of a school where no one is allowed to loiter. Yet a spirit manages to reconnect before finally heading “home.”




Layeta Bucoy’s Las Mentiras de Gloria

Directed by Tuxqs Rutaquio

Featuring Bart Guingona and May Bayot

Gloria, whose cancer kills her, appeals to her fraternal twin Utoy, to whom she appears as a bleeding ghost, to maintain the lies that she has been spreading to her faculty colleagues in the university. Utoy is compelled to obey by forced guilt and a macabre 'umbilical' connection. But beneath these secrets and lies are more secrets and lies and it seems the death of Gloria, no matter how sanitized, would only leak their foul stench even more.



Carlo Garcia’s Ang Mga Halimaw

Directed by Paolo O'Hara

Features JK Anicoche, Amihan Ruiz, Kristine Balmes, Alvin Obillo, Nar Cabico, Isab Martinez, Mara Marasigan,Philip Evangelista and Oscar Garcia

Small time criminals think big like their bosses. In this car scene, drama effectively unfolds with strange bedfellows for characters and a wonderful poetic wit that speaks the language of the damned. These murderers, who include an Operadang Bakla, a Taxi Drayber and a Lalaking May Pakpak make for one short glimpse of surreo-realism.


Tickets to the Virgin Labfest are at P200 for main exhibition sets, P100 for the symposium and "Pay What You Can" for play readings.



For more details, please contact Tanghalang Pilipino at 832-3661, or the CCP Box Office at 832-3704.

Virgin Labfest 4: Kapamilya, Kapuso, Kabisyo

Start:	Jun 26, '08 3:00p
End:	Jun 26, '08 8:00p
Location:	Tanghalang Huseng Batute, CCP

June 26 (TH) – 3PM/8PM

July 5 (SAT) – 8PM

July 6 (SUN) – 3PM



Hase Hiroichi’s Amoy ng Langit

Directed by Toshiisa Yoshida

Featuring Mailes Kanapi, Martha Comia, Ana Deroca, Mica Froilan and Tara Cabaero

Ghosts are known to roam the world of the living because of unfinished business. This small and simple play about suicide, leaving and death happens on the rooftop of a school where no one is allowed to loiter. Yet a spirit manages to reconnect before finally heading “home.”




Layeta Bucoy’s Las Mentiras de Gloria

Directed by Tuxqs Rutaquio

Featuring Bart Guingona and May Bayot

Gloria, whose cancer kills her, appeals to her fraternal twin Utoy, to whom she appears as a bleeding ghost, to maintain the lies that she has been spreading to her faculty colleagues in the university. Utoy is compelled to obey by forced guilt and a macabre 'umbilical' connection. But beneath these secrets and lies are more secrets and lies and it seems the death of Gloria, no matter how sanitized, would only leak their foul stench even more.



Carlo Garcia’s Ang Mga Halimaw

Directed by Paolo O'Hara

Features JK Anicoche, Amihan Ruiz, Kristine Balmes, Alvin Obillo, Nar Cabico, Isab Martinez, Mara Marasigan,Philip Evangelista and Oscar Garcia

Small time criminals think big like their bosses. In this car scene, drama effectively unfolds with strange bedfellows for characters and a wonderful poetic wit that speaks the language of the damned. These murderers, who include an Operadang Bakla, a Taxi Drayber and a Lalaking May Pakpak make for one short glimpse of surreo-realism.


Tickets to the Virgin Labfest are at P200 for main exhibition sets, P100 for the symposium and "Pay What You Can" for play readings.



For more details, please contact Tanghalang Pilipino at 832-3661, or the CCP Box Office at 832-3704.

Spice Girls!!

But now I am a cough machine. Damn it!

I asked Angel to download the Spice Girls and Spice World albums for me. Girl Power! Hahaha. My-pechay-pie-gulay-wow! Memorize ko pa ang lyrics ng bawat kanta. Pati 2nd voice na gawa ni Mel C nakakanta ko. Hahaha.

I once had a Spice Girls notebook and pencil set. Mama bought me the Spice Girls tape, my first non-Disney album, when I was in grade 4. Now, I'm trying to remember the dance steps of "Wannabe".

Aaminin ko na talagang pop ang hilig ko bago ako pumasok ng Makiling. Maaalala pa nina Alison na meron akong tape ng Steps, Cleopatra, B*witch at Britney Spears sa table ko sa dorm. At tuwing pinapatugtog ko ang mga yun, nababaliw ang mga roommates ko na sina Ate Vera at R'love.

My gas, the memories.

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I'm no longer sniffing.

But now I am a cough machine. Damn it!

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Nuod kayo ng INSIANG. Magaling talaga. Suportahan!

The Mulan Experience and back to Estudyante Blues

    Masaya naman ang pakiramdam na nakatapos ng isang production. Masaya naman at na perfect ko rin ang choreography na tipong hindi na ako na liligaw papunta sa blockings ko. Masaya na nakuha ko ring lumanding sa barrel turn na nakaharap sa audience. Lalong masaya na nagawa ko ang lahat ng countings ng fight scene na hindi ako natamaan o nakatama.

    Masaya rin makakapagpahinga ang mukha sa make-up na jade at ang katawan ko sa pagpapawis ng todo sa scotch brite couture.

    Masaya ang Mulan. Sobra. Salamat kay Ate Shing na binanggit ako sa inyong paghahanap ng isang understudy na papalit sa iyo habang ikaw ay nagpapaka Insiang. Salamat sa aking mga co-actors na mega bulong sa akin sa stage sa mga panahong na mamasyal ako sa paghahanap ng blockings.

    Salamat sa Wushu class. Masaya rin yun kahit nakadalawang session lang ako.

    Kay Max na sinisiguradong nasa pwesto ako. At kay Ed na nagpapakurot sa pwet kapag curtain call. At kay ate Chyna sa walang humpay na pagbibilang habang nagrerehearse ako mag-isa kasama si Shing. Hihihihi. At kay ate Beng sa pagbraid nag buhok at kay Minette sa Choco mucho.

    At siyempre, ang electric fan na nagpapatuyo ng lusaw na make-up.

    Kay bilis ng mga pangyayari. Tapos na ang digmaan!


    Salamat kay Jodeline Rose at Rolend Roble sa pagnuod. Sayang di tayo nakapagpicture.

My ever supportive mother and father plus sister. With Ed the green-faced monster who is thinking of making more luminous products. Thank you brother for the camera.

The boyfriend and his boyfriend.

More pictures here!!!!

    Sa mga hindi nakanuod, you missed half of your life. Hahahaha!

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    Nakakatawa kapag sa Meet and Greet merong lalapit, "Kuya pwedeng papicture tayo?". Tapos sasagot ako gamit ang aking tunay na babaeng boses, "O sige." Nagugulat yung magpapapicture. Babae pala ako. Tapos, magso-sorry sila dahil tinawag nila akong KUYA. Hehehe.

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    Kagabi, habang cast party ng Mulan, parang ayaw kong matapos ang gabi dahil may mga exams pa akong kelangan harapin at isang paper na malapit ko na talagang sukuan.

    Hanggang Lunes na lang, at meron akong semi-pahinga. Konting tiis na lang.

    Dapat nag-aaral ako ngayon dahil may dalawang exams ako bukas. Pero hindi, heto ako, nagmumultiply. Talaga nga naman o!

    Sige na nga, susubukan ko nang mag-aral. O kahit kunwari lang muna.

Potah Red Shoes

I have been searching for the perfect pair of red shoes. There was this pair that I liked but the only size available was 5. Size 5!! Wah!! Why do I have to be a size 7 and at times size 8?!? Boohoo!

And when I was about to give up, I saw this pair at the top of the shelf.

Parang may spotlight na tumutok sa sapatos na ito. At meron sa size ko!!!!

Plus Manong bought a new digicam which I can not take out of the house. But I hope he uses all the features to its maximum potential. So... here is a picture of the beautiful shoes.


I would have wanted to take more (and better) pictures. But apparently Manong's camera runs on AA batteries. And I don't want to go out in this cold weather just to buy batteries for a camera that I can't abuse.


Anyway, while I was walking around in the house wearing these shoes (I was really excited, I can't help it!), I made a theory of why I am now into these kind of shoes.

It's the SPICE GIRLS MENTALITY!!!! Yes, I am still a Spice girl fan deep inside.

Masyado na kasing naiipit ang Spice girl in me, kaya heto, nagpuputukan. Kung ano-anong sapatos na matataas ang hinahanap-hanap ko.

GIRL POWER!!!

At nang marinig ito ni Carl, ito ang sagot niya lang ay "Tsk tsk tsk. Sige na nga." Hindi niya kasi naranasan ang maging Spice girl. Hahahaha. Masyado siyang nabaon sa mga Magic cards niya.

Okay, tama na.


Oo nga pala, nuod kayo ng Mulan, last weekend na nito. Tsaka Insiang din, magaling si Shing dun, pati yung mga taong bayan siyempre pati yung ibang mga leads. :)

VIRGIN LABFEST - Children's Plays

Start:	Jun 29, '07 3:00p
End:	Jul 1, '07 3:00p
Location:	Tanghalang Huseng Batute

Set 5 - CHILDREN'S PLAYS
Bulwagang Amado Hernandez on June 29 (3:00 PM), June 30 (10:00 AM / 3:00 PM) and July 1 (3:00 PM).

Rene Villanueva's Bertdey ni Guido
performed by the Sipat Lawin Ensemble and directed by George de Jesus III
Offers a wonderful juvenile perspective of the relationship between the personal and the political, made more marvelous with music and dance

Niel de Mesa's Mga Obra ni Maestra
A hilarious and biting play about three young children with superpowers and are heavily conflicted between saving the world or fulfilling the grueling, tedious domestic duties that their parents have ordered them to do

James Cansanay's Kung Pwede Sanang Ipagpalit ang Tatay
Directed by Catherine Racsag
A strange but fascinating fable about a young boy who mistakenly traded his father for a toy

VIRGIN LABFEST 3!!!!!

The Cultural Center of the Philippines, Tanghalang Pilipino, Inc., The Writersbloc, Inc.,
and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, supported by The Japan Foundation Manila

present

VIRGIN LABFEST 3

Now on its 3rd year, the Virgin Labfest opens this June 28 and will run until July 8, 2007 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. The Virgin Labfest (VLF), a festival of new plays (untried, untested, unpublished and unstaged) by both emerging and well-known playwrights, directors and actors, is now enthusiastically looked forward to by artists and audiences alike. This year's festival boasts a repertoire of 15 short plays in five trilogies as the main exhibition list. One of the trilogies features contributions of playwrights from Thailand, Singapore and Japan. Another independently produced trilogy of plays has been added to the festival-totalling the entire festival to a treat of 18 short plays. Full-length plays will also be featured in a series of dramatic readings at the Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino.

Tickets to the Virgin Labfest are at P200 (for plays to be shown at the Tanghalang Huseng Batute & Bulwagang Amado Hernandez) and "Pay What You Can" (for play readings at the Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino). For more details, please contact Tanghalang Pilipino at 832-3661, or the CCP Box Office at 832-3704.  Visit our website for schedules http://www.virginlabfest.com .


MAIN EXHIBITION LIST

Set 1 - INTERNATIONAL NIGHT
A compilation of plays submitted by foreign playwrights.   Tanghalang Huseng Batute, June 28 (3:00 PM / 8:00 PM), July 7 (8:00 PM) and July 8 (3:00 PM)

Narumol Thammapruksa' He-Me-She-It
Directed by Jaime del Mundo
A poetic improvisation where a newcomer, an alien/stranger both influences and terrifies the members of an undisclosed remote town

Haresh Sharma's Lizard
Directed by Nicolas Pichay
A surreal and inertly violent depiction of a Singaporean household whose scheming, double-dealing, and at times cruel transactions negotiated with each other makes for a rather intense sala-set drama

Yoji Sakate's Noh Play, Three Sisters
Directed by Jose Estrella is a moving ghost story and a touching memorial to the ravages of war and the significant resonance of War in Theater
               
Set 2 - MADADRAMANG PAMILYA
Features household drama far from telenovela fare. Skeletons in the closet, in-house rebellions, and family decisions that just have to be made- Do not do this at home.  Tanghalang Huseng Batute, June 29 (3:00 PM / 8:00 PM), July 5 (3:00 PM) andJuly 8 (8:00 PM)

Debbie Ann Tan's Teroristang Labandera
Directed by Yoshi Toshihisa
A funny and yet disturbing destruction of class and racial stereotypes, this comedy may seem to say more than just being wacky

Dennis Teodosio's Bagahe
Directed by Rito Asilo
A short, intense conversation between a son and his dying father torn by the need to migrate and the need to define home

Lani Montreal's Looking for Darna
Directed by Khryss Adalia
About three generations of women painfully coming to terms with a reality that renders many women helpless and silent.

Set 3 - XX AND X
The most unsettling and disturbing compilation of the season. We enjoin you to widen your understanding, come in with an open mind and expect the unexpected. Warning: Hindi pang-isip bata.  Tanghalang Huseng Batute, June 30 (3:00 PM / 8:00 PM), July 5 (8:00 PM) and July 6 (3:00 PM)

Dr. Auggie Arcenas' Séance
Directed by EricK Castro
A quiet yet intense confrontation between a fortune teller and her customer that becomes a battle of wit and a revelation of small cruelties and hypocrisies.

Allan Lopez' Kasaysayan
Directed by Victor Villareal
A rather macabre rendition of capitalist barbarism and a gruesome exploration of the weird, horrible patriarchal ways of the bourgeoisie

George Vail Kabristante' s My Padir is an OCW
About an aging transvestite' s bizarre association with a young dancer who harbors a family secret.
               
Set 4 -  ANG PAGDADALAGA AT IBA PANG REBELASYON
Provides another take on forbidden loves, sexual desire and the fruits it reaps, both good and evil. It is also 3 variations on a theme: Spring's awakening!   Tanghalang Huseng Batute, July 1 (3:00 PM / 8:00 PM), July 6 (8:00 PM) and July 7 (3:00 PM)

Argel Tuason's Kuyom
Directed by John Abul
About a young boy's exposure to exploitation and cruelty, rendered more complicated by the environment he finds himself in, a world of gay impersonators

Arlo de Guzman's Three Unsent Letters
Directed by Nor Domingo
An epistolary drama about a man's awakening to love and betrayal. Letters that have not been sent become monologues of despair and a sense of renewal at the same time

Layeta Bucoy's Ellas Inosentes
Directed by Tuxqs Rutaquio featuring Lovely Balili and Ness Roque
About two sisters whose innocent conversation and unmalicious observations of a household not quite their own reveals the violence and inhumanity of the adults around them.

Set 5 -  CHILDREN'S PLAYS
Bulwagang Amado Hernandez on June 29 (3:00 PM), June 30 (10:00 AM / 3:00 PM) and July 1 (3:00 PM).

Rene Villanueva's Bertdey ni Guido
performed by the Sipat Lawin Ensemble and directed by George de Jesus III
Offers a wonderful juvenile perspective of the relationship between the personal and the political, made more marvelous with music and dance

Niel de Mesa's Mga Obra ni Maestra
A hilarious and biting play about three young children with superpowers and are heavily conflicted between saving the world or fulfilling the grueling, tedious domestic duties that their parents have ordered them to do

James Cansanay's Kung Pwede Sanang Ipagpalit ang Tatay
Directed by Catherine Racsag
A strange but fascinating fable about a young boy who mistakenly traded his father for a toy

INDEPENDENTLY PRODUCED FEATURES

IDENTITY AND POLITICS
Bulwagang Amado Hernandez on July 6 (8:00 PM), July 7 (3:00 PM / 8:00 PM) and July 8 (3:00 PM).

Job Pagsibingan' s May Bumubulong
Directed by Christian Bautista
About two brothers battling for the right to claim property and lineage and revealing the fragile and uncertain state of any one's identity

Dennis Teodosio's Pobreng Alindahaw
Directed by Delfin Ilao
A short but hilarious allegory that starts off like a folktale for children, but the issues laid down by two dragonflies and a butterfly turn this otherwise comic fantasy into a serious look into one's personality.

Rogelio Braga's Sa Pagdating ng Barbaro
Directed by Nick Olanka and performed by the UP Repertory Company
About a small town that witnesses a suicide, an open secret military operation in a Muslim community nearby, the coming of a stranger with a suitcase that contains a secret, which no one will ever know, and the numerous white lies of a woman


PUBLIC READINGS
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino, 7:00 PM

Glen Mas' Games People Play (June 29)
Rene Villanueva's Baby B. (June 30)
Tim Dacanay's Teatro Porvenir (July 6)
Huling Salubong by Malou Jacob (July 7)


PLATFORM EVENTS
Bulwagang Carlos Francisco at 5:45 PM from June 28 to July 1 and from July 5-8)

Activities TBA

THE BEST OF VIRGIN LABFEST 2

Liza Magtoto’s “Hubad” on July 3, 8Pm at July 4, 3PM at 8. featuring IRMA ADLAWAN and NONIE BUENCAMINO set design by GINO GONZALES and directed and choreographed by DENISA REYES.

Nuod kayo!!! I'm part of the children's theater set. We will be doing Bertdey ni Guido. Watch it!!!!! Support Philippine Theater. Mabuhay