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Edgar Allan Poe in Manila: Theater House of Black’s #14 LEANDRO ROAD

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From Theater House of Black’s Facebook Page

Theater House of Black, in cooperation with The Philippine Mental Health Association and the Power Mac Center Spotlight, opens its theater season with its maiden production this coming October with a material devised by Carlos Palanca winner, Jay Crisostomo IV and CK Bautista, #14 LEANDRO ROAD. It’s a Filipino adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall Of The House Of Usher” which is set on the dark chilly outskirts of the Mountain Province.

#14 LEANDRO ROAD is a horror story, which blurs the line between the real world and the supernatural. It follows Ed/Edna Ramos, a real estate agent, who is invited by Rudy/Pilar Laperal, a grade school friend she hasn’t seen for almost 20 years, to come and visit the latter’s house. As soon as Ed/Edna arrives, he/she finds out that Rudy/Pilar lives with two other people: his/her ill brother/sister and the family doctor, Dra. Lita Dumas. As the days go by, the house guest finds out that both siblings are suffering from a mental illness. At the same time, both are keeping a secret that has been buried all these years.

Male and female actors shine in dual roles as Harry David and Gold Villar portray Ed/Edna, Migui Moreno and Mosang play Rudy/Pilar, Gry Gimena and Ahlex Leyva play Anton/Anna, Patricia Ismael and Marife Necesito alternate as Dra. Lita Dumas, while Peewee O’Hara plays Donya Victorina, and May Bayot is Consuelo. Jay Crisostomo IV directs.

The production staff also features skillful talents with Diego Melad as Technical Director, Bambi Bucao as Lights Design and Direction, Vincent Lim does the Music Design, Alex Congbalay on Set Design, and the Closet, Nica Santos and Sophia Pre do Costume Designs and Prosthetics respectively. Stage management by Nicole Herrera and Justin Ellamil, and John Carlo Salud manages the production.

Catch the thrilling staging of #14 LEANDRO STREET by The Theater House of Black this October!

 

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SHOWDATES: OCTOBER 7 (10AM, 3PM, 7PM) OCTOBER 8 (10AM, 3PM, 7PM)

VENUE: POWER MAC CENTER SPOTLIGHT, Circuit Makati, Makati City

TICKET INQUIRIES, SHOW BUYING, and SPONSORS: +639173011260 (JC Salud) and TicketWorld Manila (891.9999)

Teatro Kaligatan’s PERATEDES looks at death, resentment and family

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Teatro Kaligatan Foundation, Incorporated brings back to the stage one of 2015’s top plays – PERATEDES, Victorio Concepcion’s Filipino adaptation of Spanish dramatist Federico Garcia Lorca’s play THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA.

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PERATEDES plays at the AFP Theater Function Hall, AFP Theater, Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on the first two weekends of March – specifically, March 5, 6, 12 and 13 with shows at 2PM and 6PM on all dates.

In its Filipino adaptation, “Peratedes,” the prodigal son of the family Peratedes, an upper-middle-class family, Erik, returns for the wake of his youngest brother, Alfredo. The death, in which, he was responsible for as blamed by Dolores, the matriarch of their family. Due to the hate and resentment of the family, he runs away from home and tries to leave behind the people that he once called family. Over time, the absence of the youngest son becomes the strong force that pulls the family secrets into the open. And one by one, the family begins to realize how difficult it is to understand what a family should do and what each of them have to contribute to their own sufferings.

Back onstage, theater veterans Mosang (Dolores), May Bayot (Salve) and Neil Tolentino (Balthazar) will be joined by Pau Benitez (Lana), KL Dizon, Coleen Perez and Che Talavera (Diana), Chic San Agustin and Natasha Cabrera (Carla), Harry David and Fort Sarmiento (Erik), Fatima Cadiz (Josefina) and Ronah Rostata (Erlinda) together with Nel Estuya, Jackie Milleza, Nel Gumalog, Espie Salvador, and Ren Medina (Testigos).

PERATEDES is under the direction of Ricardo Magno.

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For tickets, call or text Nel Gumalog (+639153076167) or JC Salud (+639985377579).

Ateneo ENTABLADO adapts Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s ROMULUS D’ GRAYT

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Now on its 33rd season titled “Makita Kang Sakdal Laya”, Ateneo ENTABLADO continues its season advocacy of good governance and engaged citizenship with its adaptation of a Western play. Originally written by Swiss playwright Friedrich Dürrenmatt and translated to Filipino by Dr. Jerry Respeto, Romulus D’ Grayt becomes a comedic re-telling of Dürrenmatt’s unhistorical historical play.

Directed by Jethro Tenorio, Romulus D’ Grayt portrays the Roman Empire falling to its demise because of the leadership of an emperor who focuses on nothing else but his beloved chickens. Continuously questioning acts of heroism and one’s sense of nationalism, the character of Emperor Romulus offers to the audience an unusual kind of leader who, despite appearing irrational to his constituents, still carries the courage and conviction to deliver what is truly needed by society.

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Not long before the infamous Ides of March, the subjects of the Emperor Romulus, in urgent succession, warn their sovereign of the threat that is the Teutons encroaching upon Rome. To the shock of the Romans, Romulus does not seem the least bit worried about this danger. He deliberately leaves his empire in the hands of fate and busies himself with the welfare of his chicken farm. On the eve of the occupation, the subjects plot to assassinate the emperor, but Romulus soon discovers the conspiracy and thwarts this plan. Abandoned by his subjects, Romulus is left alone to face Odoakro, the leader of the Teutons, in order to relinquish his empire. In their meeting, the two leaders soon discover that their goals are aligned – to give up the nests of violence and greed that are their nations.

The show runs on the following dates: February 3-5, 9-12 at 7 PM, and February 6 and 13 at 2 PM and 7 PM, at the Rizal Mini Theater, Faber Hall, Ateneo de Manila University.

For tickets and inquiries, please see the Ateneo ENTABLADO Facebook page or contact Riczel Venegas at 0915 573 3175.