Are you a Virgin Lover? Because I Definitely Am.
If there's one thing I look forward to every year, it's the Virgin Labfest. Oh no, it's not what you think. ;-) It's a festival of unstaged, untried, unpublished plays - thus the term 'virgin'. There are more than 10 plays that get showcased every year and usually I try to watch as many plays I can. A bunch of them stand out, and of course, there are productions that are not very memorable, still it's worth the time and experience. I also make sure that I make a review of the plays I like, and sometimes join in the play review contest.
Three reasons why I'm excited to watch this year's Virgin Labfest: one of the play's co-written by a friend and classmate of mine in Grad School, the line-up's pretty interesting (and intriguing) and I'm tagging along new theater recruits (who by the way are very eager to watch in CCP).
Hopefully, they'll like the set they're gonna see and make them like the theater as a valuable form of entertainment.
Here's the line-up (each set only costs Php250.00 - so you get to see three plays, cool eh?):
SET A: PARIAH PARAISO: If you love to take a peak at the dregs of society, the lumpen, the unclean, then these plays can maybe show you what you need to know.
BALUNBALUNAN, BINGIBINGIHAN by Debbie Tan1. BALUNBALUNAN, BINGIBINGIHAN by Debbie Tan, director: Issa Lopez
2. BAKIT WALA NANG NAGTATAGPO SA PHILCOA OBERPAS by Carlo Garcia, director: Riki Benedicto
3. ISAGANI by Alex Dorola Yasuda, director: Vincent Tañada
JUNE 22 (TUES) : 3PM and 8PM;
JULY 2 (FRI) : 8PM, JULY 3 (SAT): 3PM
SET B: PAS DE DEUX: Plays that feature two actors in one play - and they can cook up a hurricane!
ONDOY by Remi Velasco, director: Ed Lacson
HIGIT PA DITO by Allan Lopex, director: Tuxqs Rutaquio
COLLECTOR'S ITEM by Juliene Mendoza, director: Roobak Valle
JUNE 23 (WED): 3PM and 8PM
JULY 3 (SAT): 8PM; JULY 4 (SUN): 3PM
SET C: PECADO MORTAL: Three big words: incest! abortion! revolution!
SA PACKAGE COUNTER by Isa Borlaza, director: Hazel Gutierrez
MATYAG by U Eliserio, Maynard Manansala, Chuckberry Pascual, director: Paolo O'hara
SUOR CLARA by Floy Quintos (director)
JUNE 24 (THURS): 3PM and 8PM
JULY 2 (FRI): 3PM; JULY 4 (SUN): 8PM
SET D: PINK PESTIBAL: And of course, what's a festival without queers?
CARMI MARTIN by j. Dennis Teodosio, director: Paul Santiago
HULING HABILIN NG SIRENA by Layeta Bucoy, director: J. Victor Villareal
A FISTFUL OF SAND by Arlo de Guzman, director: Katte Sabate
JUNE 25 (FRI) 3PM and 8PM
JUNE 29 (TUES) 8PM; JUNE 30 (WED) 3PM
BANYAGA TWINBILL: Foreign Plays
SUNDAN NATIN SI EVER-SAN by Shungiku Uchida, director: Yoshi Toshihisa
THREESOME by Joned Suryatmoko, director: Raffy Tejada
JUNE 26 (SAT.) 3PM and 8PM
JUNE 29 (TUES.) 3PM / JULY 1 (THURS) 8PM
VIRGIN LABFEST 5 REVISITED: Best plays last year. Highly-recommended especially for newbies.
DOC RESURECCION, GAGAMUTIN ANG BAYAN by Layeta Bucoy, director: Tuxqs Rutaquio
ISANG ARAW SA KARNABAL by Nicolas Pichay, director: Chris Millado
BOY-GEL ANG GELPREN NI MOMMY: HilariousBOY-GEL ANG GELPREN NI MOMMY by Sheilfa Alojamiento, director: Carlo Garcia JUNE 27 (SUN) 3PM and 8PM
JUNE 30 (TUES.) 8PM / JULY 1 ( THURS.) 3PM
Three reasons why I'm excited to watch this year's Virgin Labfest: one of the play's co-written by a friend and classmate of mine in Grad School, the line-up's pretty interesting (and intriguing) and I'm tagging along new theater recruits (who by the way are very eager to watch in CCP).
Hopefully, they'll like the set they're gonna see and make them like the theater as a valuable form of entertainment.
Here's the line-up (each set only costs Php250.00 - so you get to see three plays, cool eh?):
SET A: PARIAH PARAISO: If you love to take a peak at the dregs of society, the lumpen, the unclean, then these plays can maybe show you what you need to know.
BALUNBALUNAN, BINGIBINGIHAN by Debbie Tan1. BALUNBALUNAN, BINGIBINGIHAN by Debbie Tan, director: Issa Lopez
2. BAKIT WALA NANG NAGTATAGPO SA PHILCOA OBERPAS by Carlo Garcia, director: Riki Benedicto
3. ISAGANI by Alex Dorola Yasuda, director: Vincent Tañada
JUNE 22 (TUES) : 3PM and 8PM;
JULY 2 (FRI) : 8PM, JULY 3 (SAT): 3PM
SET B: PAS DE DEUX: Plays that feature two actors in one play - and they can cook up a hurricane!
ONDOY by Remi Velasco, director: Ed Lacson
HIGIT PA DITO by Allan Lopex, director: Tuxqs Rutaquio
COLLECTOR'S ITEM by Juliene Mendoza, director: Roobak Valle
JUNE 23 (WED): 3PM and 8PM
JULY 3 (SAT): 8PM; JULY 4 (SUN): 3PM
SET C: PECADO MORTAL: Three big words: incest! abortion! revolution!
SA PACKAGE COUNTER by Isa Borlaza, director: Hazel Gutierrez
MATYAG by U Eliserio, Maynard Manansala, Chuckberry Pascual, director: Paolo O'hara
SUOR CLARA by Floy Quintos (director)
JUNE 24 (THURS): 3PM and 8PM
JULY 2 (FRI): 3PM; JULY 4 (SUN): 8PM
SET D: PINK PESTIBAL: And of course, what's a festival without queers?
CARMI MARTIN by j. Dennis Teodosio, director: Paul Santiago
HULING HABILIN NG SIRENA by Layeta Bucoy, director: J. Victor Villareal
A FISTFUL OF SAND by Arlo de Guzman, director: Katte Sabate
JUNE 25 (FRI) 3PM and 8PM
JUNE 29 (TUES) 8PM; JUNE 30 (WED) 3PM
BANYAGA TWINBILL: Foreign Plays
SUNDAN NATIN SI EVER-SAN by Shungiku Uchida, director: Yoshi Toshihisa
THREESOME by Joned Suryatmoko, director: Raffy Tejada
JUNE 26 (SAT.) 3PM and 8PM
JUNE 29 (TUES.) 3PM / JULY 1 (THURS) 8PM
VIRGIN LABFEST 5 REVISITED: Best plays last year. Highly-recommended especially for newbies.
DOC RESURECCION, GAGAMUTIN ANG BAYAN by Layeta Bucoy, director: Tuxqs Rutaquio
ISANG ARAW SA KARNABAL by Nicolas Pichay, director: Chris Millado
BOY-GEL ANG GELPREN NI MOMMY: HilariousBOY-GEL ANG GELPREN NI MOMMY by Sheilfa Alojamiento, director: Carlo Garcia JUNE 27 (SUN) 3PM and 8PM
JUNE 30 (TUES.) 8PM / JULY 1 ( THURS.) 3PM
