Onstage
Theater
2nd
Level, Greenbelt 1, Greenbelt
Paseo
de Roxas cor. Legaspi St. , Ayala Center
Most
film buffs would recognize August: Osage
County as the Academy Award nominated film starring Meryl Streep and Julia
Roberts. It’s one of those films that might not set the box office ablaze but
instead give serious cinema aficionados a major high that cannot be delivered
by the usual blockbuster eye candy. The film may not have a commercial run in
the Philippines
but local audiences can see August: Osage
County Philippines
stages this riveting play, which was the original source material of the film, this
February 21-March 9, 2014 at
Onstage, Greenbelt 1 in Makati.
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| Leo Rialp, Sheila Francisco, Pinky Amador, Baby Barredo, Chris Millado, Liesl Batucan and Tami Monsod |
This
play, a black comedy centers on the Westons, a middle-class family from Oklahoma .
When the Weston patriarch disappears, it sets into motion events that eventually
make each member of the Weston family (each already nursing their own wounds
and harboring a dark secret) sink deeper into misery. All this may sound like a
typical Filipino soap opera but the cast claims that what sets this apart from
the usual television series is the terse and intense writing with each scene by
every character vital to the story. And Baby Barredo jokingly adds that the
script is generously showered with expletives. Because of this, Repertory Philippines cautions that the material may not be suitable for children under
the age of ten and those under the age of four will not be permitted inside the
theater.
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| Kenneth Moraleda and Pinky Amador |
The
powerhouse cast of August: Osage County
is led by theater pillars Baby Barredo (Violet Weston), Pinky Amador (Barbara
Fordham), Tami Monsod (Ivy Weston), Liesl Batucan (Karen Weston) and Leo Rialp
(Beverly Weston). They are joined by Kenneth Moraleda (Bill Fordham), Sheila
Francisco (Mattie Fae Aiken and Violet Weston understudy), Thea Gloria (Jean
Fordham), Richard Cunanan (Charlie Aiken), Hans Eckstein (Steve Heidebrecht), Noel
Rayos (“Little” Charles Aiken), Angeli Bayani (Johnna Monevata). Rounding up
the cast are Naths Everett (Johnna Monevata understudy) and Arnel Carrion (Sheriff
Deon Gilbeau). The play will be directed by theater veteran and the Cultural Center of the Philippines’
Vice President and Artistic Director, Chris Millado.
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| Thea Gloria, Leo Rialp, Richard Cunanan, Kenneth Moraleda and Pinky Amador |
I’ve
said before that I find straight plays a more fulfilling experience compared to
musicals which might surprise a lot of people. I am more invested in the
performance, pay more attention not just to what is being said but also how
everything is presented which results in a greater payback for me.
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| Seated from left to right: Angeli Bayani, Sheila Francisco, Thea Gloria, Pinky Amador, Baby Barredo, Chris Millado and Tami Monsod Standing from left to right: Leo Rialp, Kenneth Moraleda, Hans Eckstein, Noel Rayos, Richard Cunanan and Liesl Batucan |
Ticket
prices:
P600 Orchestra Center
P500
Orchestra Side
P400
Balcony
Ticket
prices for the March 16, 2014 , 3:30 PM show:
P1000 Orchestra Center
P600
Orchestra Side
P500
Balcony
For
inquiries:
Repertory Philippines 571-6926,
571-4941, shows@repertoryphilippines.com
TicketWorld
891-9999
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