Tanghalang Pilipino aims for a heroic season when the resident theater company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines
recently launched their 27th Season at a dinner held at the Main
Theater Lobby of the CCP. Dubbed this season as MensaHEROs, Tanghalang Pilipino aims that their productions will be
messengers of heroism.
Also
formally introduced to members of the press during the launch was Jolly Gomez,
Tanghalang Pilipino’s President and Carmela Manuel, TP’s Company Manager. In
his speech, Gomez expressed his hopes to bring Tanghalang Pilipino’s
productions to various parts of the country stating that the company’s
productions are worthy to be seen by as many Filipinos as possible. Comelec
Commissioner Grace Padaca was also present during the launch and she echoed his
sentiments. She believes that a play or a musical can effectively deliver
relevant messages quicker and a lot easier than speeches.
The
productions to look out for in Tanghalang Pilipino’s 27th Season
include their opener, Sandosenang
Sapatos, the restaging of last year’s hit Ibalong, The Musical, Der
Kaufman an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, the opera San Andres B. in celebration of the 150th birth
anniversary of Andres Bonifacio and Mga
Ama, Mga Anak, an adaptation of Nick Joaquin’s Father and Sons. The launch gave the guests a glimpse of the
upcoming productions through song numbers by Trixie Esteban, the cast of Sandosenang Sapatos and by soprano Clarissa
Ocampo. Also
present during the launch were Jenine Desiderio and Suzette Ranillo, the lead
stars of Ibalong and Walang Kukurap respectively.
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| Fernando "Nanding" Josef |
Through this season’s offerings, we desire to inspire, to educate, to entertain and encourage thoughts of selfless heroism. We invite everyone to join us in becoming messengers of hope, goodwill, truth, justice, and heroism. - Nanding Josef
Here
is the schedule of performances for Tanghalang Pilipino’s 27th
Season:
Tanghalang
Huseng Batute (CCP Studio Theater)
August
30-September 15, 2013
Tanghalang
Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater)
Der Kaufmann
September
27-October 13, 2013
Tanghalang
Huseng Batute (CCP Studio Theater)
San Andres B.
November
29-December 8, 2013
Tanghalang
Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater)
Mga Ama, Mga Anak
February
21-March 9, 2014
Tanghalang
Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater)
Tanghalang Pilipino opens 27th Season with Sandosenang Sapatos
Tanghalang
Huseng Batute (CCP Studio Theater)
CCP
Complex
Tanghalang
Pilipino, the Cultural Center Philippines
and the Philippine Board on Books for Young People present Sandosenang Sapatos, the 27th Season opening production
of TP. This children’s musical, based on the book by Dr. Luis Gatmaitan, will
have its run on July 13-21, 2013
at the CCP’s Tanghalang Huseng Batute (CCP Studio Theater).
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| Trixie Esteban and the TP Actors Company |
Sandosenang Sapatos tells the story of Susie,
a shoemaker’s daughter who, despite her disability, still hopes to fulfill her
father’s dream of having a ballerina for a daughter. Seen through the
perspective of the daughter, this sung-through musical will feature fantasy
elements like a diwata (fairy) and the shoes being brought to life. Trixie
Esteban, who was last seen as the young Oryol in Ibalong portrays the lead role Susie. The musical
features a colorful cast led by Tessa Prieto-Valdes as the Diwata, Jonathan
Tadioan as the shoemaker, May Bayot as the mother, Hazel Maranan as the Diwata alternate and the TP Actor’s Company namely
Regina de Vera, Marco Viaña, Remus Villanueva, Jovanni Cadag, Ralph Mateo, Doray
Dayao, Raquel Pareño, JV Ibesate, Antonette Go, Lhorvie Nuevo and Aldo Vencilao.
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| Tessa Prieto-Valdes |
The musical
is written by playwright Layeta Bucoy with music by Noel Cabangon and Jed
Balsamo while Tuxqs Rutaquio directs. This will be Tanghalang Pilipino’s first
sung-through children’s musical. Not only am I interested to hear how the songs
will sound like but I am also curious to see how the shoes will be brought to
life by the members of the Actors Company donning rollerblades. Equally
interesting would be director Rutaquio’s execution of the material since his
and Bucoy’s previous collaborative works like Walang Kukurap and Titus Andronicus were definitely not for children and the faint of heart.
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| Director Tuxqs Rutaquio |
Ticket
price:
P600
-50%
student discount
-20%
senior citizen discount
For
inquiries:
Cherry
Bong Edralin (0917) 750-0107, (0918) 959-3949, cherry_edralin888@yahoo.com
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