5 University-based Productions this May 2024
Below are 5 university-based productions that will be staged across 4 universities for the month of May. Know more about them below.
1. KUNG PAANO NANALO SA KARERA SI ROSANG TABA BY DULAANG UP
Dulaang UP’s Kung Paano Nanalo sa Karera si Rosang Taba, which opened in April, continues to run at the at the IBG-KAL Theater of UP Diliman on May 4, 3:30pm and 7:30pm, and May 5, 10:30am and 3:30pm.
Initially mounted in March 2023, this reimagining of Dean Francis Alfar’s children’s book by Maynard Manansala and Rody Vera aims to showcase the power of storytelling to reclaim and celebrate one’s independence.
A race between Rosa and her oppressors in the fictional world of the Katao ensues with her family’s freedom at stake. Directed by José Estrella, Issa Manalo Lopez, and Mark Daniel Dalacat, the story of Rosang Taba is a story of how limitations can be overcome when one has the will to fight for their liberty. A play for all ages, Rosang Taba is envisioned to be the race that every Filipino can run.
The cast features Kiki Baento as Rosang Taba, Peewee O’Hara as Ina, Aldo Vencilao as Ama, Meann Espinosa as Seora Andreia, Victor Sy as Seor Pietrado, and Jojo Cayabyab as Gobernador Heneral.
This production continues Dulaang UP’s celebration of women in its 46th Season Sidhi’t Silakbo. The season envisions women liberating themselves through a series of performances of freedom, fury, wit, rage, love and ruin.
Tickets are available via Ticket2Me.
2. Five Angry Friends BY UA&P’s ViARE
UA&P’s ViARE ends its 30th Season with its annual major production entitled Five Angry Friends, a bittersweet play about a group of five friends who reunite after THAT sleepover that pushed the friend group to the edge of breaking up. Will they kiss and make up at the end of this party? Or were some things really just meant to break?
Directed by Alyannah Solis and Tristan Felicidario, Five Angry Friends is an original script written by members of ViARE, and features Franco Cariño as Noah, Migs De la Cruz as Rafa, Kyri Maramo as Olivia, Anica Salazar as Lucy, and Rafa Racho as Jared.
The show will run from May 2-3 and 6-8, 8:00PM at The Nest on the Ground Floor of ACB, UA&P. For more information, follow ViARE’s Facebook Page and Instagram @officialviare. You can purchase tickets here: https://tinyurl.com/ViAREFiveAngryFriends.
3. Deliryo sa El Niño by Teatro Lasalliana (TLS)
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Teatro Lasalliana (TLS) is set to stage Deliryo sa El Niño, an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Vladimeir Gonzales, to be directed by Nazer D. Salcedo.
Mainit ang mga eksena sa isang hacienda sa Gitnang Luzon. Pinagkakasundo ang anak ng mayor sa anak ng isang panginoong maylupa, samantalang ang mga nasabing anak ay may magkakaiba ring iniibig mula sa hanay ng mga magsasaka at alta-sosyedad. Kinokontrata ang ilang magbubukid na maging extra para sa isang episode ng pinakabagong remake ng isang sikat na fantaserye ng isang popular na television network. Bibisita ang mga artistang taga Maynila’t mapapaso sa init at paghihirap ng kabukiran. Samantala, nagtatalo ang mga diwatang tagapagbantay ng mga pananim, nababanas sa tagtuyot at sa mga nag-aalab na damdamin ng magkakaibang tauhan. Ang kanilang solusyon—ang lapatan ng mutyang pampaibig ang mga nakikita nilang nararapat para sa pag-ibig. Ngunit ang mga diwata ay nagkakamali rin, at sa nakahihilong init ng El Nino, magkakaroon sila ng maraming mintis na mag-iiba sa buhay ng lahat ng tauhan sa istorya, hindi man sila sigurado kung ang lahat ay nangyari o ilusyon lamang ng nagbabagang panahon ng tagtuyot at taggutom.
The show will run from May 7 to 11, 9-10:30am, 11:45am-1:15pm, and 2:45-4:15pm at the Tanghalang Julian Felipe of DLSU-D. TLS is an institutionally recognized theater organization of De La Salle University– Dasmarinas (DLSU-D).
4. AFFA: The Musical by Artistang Artlets
Artistang Artlets, the Recognized Theater Guild of the Faculty of Arts and Letters of the University of Santo Tomas, is set to stage AFFA: The Musical as its major production for its 43rd season.
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Written by Jocaz Joscylla David and directed by Raven Kurt Raiza, the show will run on May 8 (1pm, 4pm, 7pm), 10 (12nn, 3pm, 6pm), and 11 (11am, 1pm, 4pm, 7pm) at the UST Medicine Auditorium. Tickets are P250 for general audiences and P200 for Thomasian students.
Registration is available through this link: https://forms.gle/d9W6SU3GDmvYDLQ88.
5. Kapeng Barako Club: Samahan ng mga Bitter by Teatro Tomasino
After a series of online performances, Teatro Tomasino, UST’s premier theater performance group, will be staging Juan Ekis’ Kapeng Barako Club: Samahan ng mga Bitter, this May, its first live production since 2019.
“We wanted to do something fun and contemporary. A performance that’s simple but supple that will help rebuild every member’s foundation of theater fundamentals,” according to Teatro Tomasino Artistic Director, Jed Porlaje. “Hopefully, this becomes a springboard for next year
as the guild tackles more complicated but equally interesting materials,” he adds.
Following the lives of an eclectic group of friends and their misadventures at Beans Coffee Shop, the play is about love and friendship, in its sweet highs and bitter lows. The upcoming staging is directed by Lendro Enore, an honorary member of the guild who has also directed some of the organization’s past productions.
The show will run on May 7 to 9 at the TARC Auditorium of UST. For ticket inquiries and more information,visit @Teatro Tomasino- UST on Facebook and Instagram or call Abegail Morante, 0998-854-9877 or Heaven Vergara, 0929-106-6166.
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