D Wonder Twins of Boac

PETA'S 

D WONDER TWINS OF BOAC

Adapted from William Shakespeare’s 12th Night

MARCH 2, 2013 / SAT / 8PM / PETA

Ticket Prices: 800 and 600

 Director: Maribel Legarda
Writer: Rody Vera
Music: Jeff Hernandez

 

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SYNOPSIS

            Adapted from William Shakespeare’s 12th Night, Ang Kambal centers on mistaken identity. It is 1967, Viola and Bastian are the Wonder Twins of Boac, Marinduque. They sing! They dance! And they want to be in showbiz! So they pack up and head for Manila where the big film studios keep on searching to discover the latest star! But the hapless siblings are shipwrecked and Viola loses contact with her brother Bastian and believes him to be dead.

            Viola ends ep begging, disguised as a blind cripple selling sampaguita in Malate. But her new-found friend Juvy keeps on convincing her to audition, this time for Doc Orsino’s big-time studio Campanilla Pictures. Viola feels that her “magic” faded since she lost her borther and has little hope getting chosen. But this time, since Campanilla is looking for a male Elvis look-and-sound-alike, she decides to audition in male disguise to keep the spirit of her brother inside her.

            Doc Orsino sees Viola, disguised as Cesar, and offers her a job to be his Boy Friday. As his assistant, he sends her as an intermediary to his love-proposals to Olivia Nepomuceno, the last living owner of BLV Studios in the hope of striking a wedding and a merger of the two biggest film studios of the era.

            However things get complicated when Olivia Nepomuceno falls for Viola/Cesar while Viola is getting attracted to her boss Doc Orsino. Doc Orsino, in turn feels strange as he couldn’t explain his weird attraction to his own Boy Friday.

            At the climax of this romping comedy of errors, Luciano, the director of all time shallow but big-hit pop movies offers a solution to the rapid decline of film studios and movie-making in the late sixties. With Viola and Bastian now on the brink of obsolescence without even reaching stardom yet, he ushers in the era of Bomba!

            All is well that ends well. Or does it?      

ALADDIN (The New Stage Musical)

 

Catch ALADDIN on its closing weekend run!

December 8 / Saturday / 8PM 

Meralco Theater, Ortigas Ave., Pasig City

 

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Ticket Prices:

Php1,500.00 – Orchestra Center
Php1,350.00 – Orchestra Side
Php900.00 – Orchestra Side Obstructed
Php1,100.00 – Loge Center
Php1,000.00 – Loge Side
Php700.00 – Balcony Center
Php600.00 – Balcony Side
Php500.00 – Balcony Back

Click HERE to view seat plan for the December 8, 8PM Schedule

ALADDIN

Music by Alan Menken

Lyrics by Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Chad Beguelin

Book by Chad Beguelin

Based on the Disney film written by 
Ron Clements, John Musker, Ted Elliot and Terry Rosio

Starring
Tom Rodriguez as Aladdin
K-La Rivera as Princess Jasmine

FOR 2013 SEASON...

 

ROCK OF AGES (THE REPEAT)

JULY 27, 2013 / SAT / 8 PM / RCBC

Closing Weekend

Ticket Prices: 2000, 1750, 1500, 900 and 700

CARRIE (THE MUSICAL)

Adapted from Stephen King's Novel

OCTOBER 5, 2013 / SAT / 8PM / RCBC

Closing Weekend

Ticket Prices: 1700, 1600, 1300, 800 and 700 

 

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OUR PASSION PROJECT

 

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BE A PART OF OUR PAY-IT-FORWARD PROJECT

AND GIVE A MEMORABLE GIFT TO A LESS FORTUNATE KID THIS CHRISTMAS
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We are in need of TICKET SPONSORS so that more underprivileged children from Ulingan, Tondo can watch “Umaaraw, Umuulan Kinakasal ang Tikbalang” 

on Dec 9, 2012 (Sun / 10 AM) at the Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero Theater, UP Diliman.

A ticket costs only P320.  If interested, please contact: Onay Sales (0917.908.0565), Jayme del Rosario (0927.202.2017) or RC Marzan (0922.888.5348)

Help us in making the children’s day brighter with your gift of giving.

Maybe they’ll remember it for the rest of their lives…and maybe you will, too :) 

Please read on for more details... 

Good Day Friends!

We at Watch Plays are overwhelmed with the success of our latest show-buying venture, and we are grateful for the many blessings in our daily lives, that we thought of coming up with a Pay-It-Forward Project to share the happiness to others.

Our plan is to sponsor Project PEARLS’ scholars from Tondo so they can watch UP Playwright’s Theater’s Umaaraw, Umuulan Kinakasal ang Tikbalang on December 9, 2012 (Sunday, 10 AM) at the Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero Theater, Palma Hall, UP Diliman.

Initially, we are pledging thirty (30) tickets for these children but we would like to accommodate more kids. That said, we humbly invite you to be a part of this passion project by being a TICKET SPONSOR so that we can bring in more children to enjoy the play. A ticket costs only P320.

Project PEARLS, an NGO that aims to make a difference in the lives of our underprivileged children, is currently focusing its efforts in Ulingan, Tondo--a small slum community that sits on a dumpsite surrounded by charcoal factories. There is no electricity there and children as young as three-year-olds work in the factories to help their families. Currently, they have 230 scholars from Preschool to High School. To learn more about the group, visit their website ( http://www.projectpearls.org/) or their FB account (https://www.facebook.com/ProjectPEARLS1)

We hope you can help us in making the children’s day brighter with your gift of giving. We are also accepting donations and/or contributions in kind and deed, as we wish to have a simple Christmas lunch and gift-giving with the kids after the show. Your presence and any form of help would be very much appreciated.

Should you wish to purchase tickets so you can watch with your sponsored kid/s, just inform us. For any other concerns and inquiries, please feel free to contact us.

Thank you and advanced Happy Holidays!

Warmest Regards,
Onay Sales (0917.908.0565),
Jayme del Rosario (0927.202.2017)
and RC Marzan (0922.888.5348) 

For more details about the play, please click HERE


For DONATIONS to Project PEARLS, please see below:

 

Inquirer: Eugene Domingo: From ‘Kimmy Dora’ to ‘Bona’

By:Walter Ang
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Original article can be found HERE

TV and film comedy actress Eugene Domingo (“Kimmy Dora”) will portray Bona, the role immortalized by Nora Aunor in the original Lino Brocka film, in Philippine Education Theater Association’s (Peta) stage adaptation, “Bona.”

Bona is a die-hard fan of Gino Sanchez, played by Edgar Allan Guzman (“Ligo Na U, Lapit Na Me”), a contestant on a television talent search show.

“Bona” was originally written as a teleplay by Cenen Ramones featuring Laurice Guillen (Bona) and Ruel Vernal (Gardo).

The late Brocka, National Artist for Film and Peta founding member, directed the film version in 1980, starring Aunor as an alalay (girl Friday) to macho bit-player actor Gardo (played by Philip Salvador), with whom she’s very much smitten.

Movies headlined by Aunor have been adapted for the stage before. Peta staged the 1976 film “Minsa’y Isang Gamu-Gamo” in 1991 with Aunor herself in the leading role. Tanghalang Pilipino staged the 1982 film “Himala” in 2003. Both productions were directed by Socrates “Soxy” Topacio, who will also direct Peta’s “Bona.”

Adaptation

Layeta Bucoy was approached by Peta artistic director Maribel Legarda to handle the script. Bucoy has been gaining recognition over the years, winning Palanca awards and writing one-act plays that have created a buzz for their subject matter, use of language and surprise twists, such as “Isang Libong Tula para sa Dibdib ni Dulce” (obsessive love), “Ellas Inocentes” (sexual innocence) and “Doc Resureccion: Gagamutin ang Bayan” (politics). Last year, she adapted William Shakespeare’s “Titus Andronicus” with director Tuxqs Rutaquio, her constant collaborator, into a contemporary Filipino setting.

“In this version, Bona is more empowered. She’s financially independent. She’s a call center agent,” Bucoy says.

“As a fan, she lays claim to empowerment as she believes that the inclusion of fan votes for a talent search affords her the power to choose tomorrow’s next big star.”

“At first, we tried to follow the plot points of the movie, but as the adaptation developed and the process, true to the nature of theater, became more collaborative, a lot of changes were introduced, though still anchored on the spirit of the movie.”

Comedy-drama

The resulting work is now a comedy-drama. Bucoy points out that the addition of comedic angles is not so much a pandering to Domingo’s comedic skills than the result of the “evolution of the adaptation resulting from the team’s collective vision.”

“The term ‘bona’ is used in gay lingo. ‘Nagpapaka-bona ka sa pag-ibig’ means you’re being stupid, being too much of a martyr for love. When we look at Bona from this angle, what might be melodramatic or even tragic to some might be comical to others. The difficulty lies in choosing a perspective. Isn’t it true that even when it comes to religious fanaticism, some of us may laugh at those who go into a trance while singing ‘In His Time?’”

The production will use videos as a transition device between scenes but Bucoy didn’t want the obvious comparisons to television’s commercial gaps. “We wanted to make the content of the videos part of the narrative. Working with my soul mate Tuxqs Rutaquio has taught me to be conscious of how text is ‘translated’ onstage. Form has a lot of influence on both content and how content is communicated.”

“With ‘Bona,’ using videos not only affords smooth scene transitions onstage, but it also enriches the very content of the material: Bona falls for a guy she first sees on television, desires to see on the big screen and follows in cyberspace. The guy is inside a ‘screen’ or a ‘monitor’ as Bona herself is slowly revealed to be seemingly trapped inside a ‘screen’ monitored by those who dictate what kind of life should we live.”

 

 Catch BONA on its closing weekend!
SEPTEMBER 22, 2012 / Saturday / 3 PM   

at The PETA Theater Center 

(No.5 Eymard Drive, New Manila, QC)

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Click The City: PETA Adapts Bona For Stage

Original Article can be found HERE

"Bona" re-emerges this August as Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) opens its 45th theater season in retrospect of a film classic that once captivated the hearts of Filipino audiences.

Originally directed by National Artist for Film and one of PETA's founding members Lino Brocka, the film "Bona" is about a young schoolgirl played by Nora Aunor who became a die-hard fan of Gardo, a wannabe actor essayed by Philip Salvador.

Aunor's portrayal of Bona won her the Best Actress Award in the 1980 Gawad Urian Awards. The film written by Cenen Ramones was also an official entry in the 1981 Cannes International Film Festival Director's Fortnight and was cited as one of the "100 Best Films of the World" by The Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles.

Set in contemporary Manila, PETA's stage adaptation of "Bona"revolves around Eugene Domingo as a spinster call center agent who becomes a fan of Gino Sanchez (Edgar Allan Guzman), a contestant in the talent search 'Star of Tomorrow'. Blinded by her obsession on Gino, Bona turns her back on everything she values and gives up nearly everything she has. Caught in a quicksand of worship and pity, Bona proves how obsession may overpower love and even lead to a person's demise.

Layeta Bucoy, who wrote the stage adaptation, shares her insight about the difference of the new Bona to the film. "Eugene's Bona is more empowered; she is financially independent and even supports her family. As a fan, she lays claim to empowerment, as she believes that the inclusion of fan votes in a talent search on TV affords her to choose tomorrow's next big star. Since her admiration is also stamped with pity, blinded with altruism, she gives the aspiring star her all," shares Bucoy.

Bucoy also expressed her excitement over Domingo's portrayal of Bona, "I believe she has the stamina, range, and imagination for a physically and emotionally taxing role."

The award-winning TV and film actress is joined by a stellar cast of theater actors: Phil Noble, Joey Paras, Jeff Henson-Dee, She Maala, Olive Nieto, Dudz Teraña, Junevir Tabor, Juliene Mendoza, Raffy Tejada, Jason Barcial, BJ Forbes, and Anna Luna. The stage adaptation is directed by theater stalwart Soxie Topacio. 

 

 Catch BONA on its closing weekend!
SEPTEMBER 22, 2012 / Saturday / 3 PM   

at The PETA Theater Center 

(No.5 Eymard Drive, New Manila, QC)

Contact Us:
Robert Ceazar Marzan  (0922.888.5348)
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On the Spot: Eugene Domingo

Kate Alvarez | Published: Aug 21, 2012 - 7:00am

Original Article can be found HERE

(SPOT.ph) The last time Spot.ph chatted with Eugene Domingo it was 2009 and Kimmy Dora was taking Manila by storm. Fast forward to 2012 and a lot has changed. She’s lost a lot of weight, for one, and hey, Eugene Domingo is now a certified leading actress: the film that helped make her that way, Kimmy Dora, now has a sequel. As proof of Eugene’s growing stardom, Kimmy Dora and The Temple of Kiyeme surpassed the P100-million mark at the box office.

Despite her success, Eugene remains one of the country's most down-to-earth, hardworking actresses. This month alone, she's got two films coming to the big screen: one of them is a musical comedy film, I Do Bidoo Bidoo, co-starring Gary Valenciano, Zsa Zsa Padilla, and Ogie Alcasid.

And then there is Bona, a play based on a 1980 Lino Brocka film about a young school girl (played by Nora Aunor) who becomes a die-hard fan of wannabe actor Gardo (played by Philip Salvador). For this 2012 movie version, however, Bona is a spinster call center agent who becomes a fan of Star of Tomorrow contestant, Gino Sanchez, played by Edgar Allan Guzman. It opens on August 24, Friday.

We sat down with Eugene at the press conference of Bona, where the 41-year-old talked about returning to theater, the challenges of portraying a role originally played by Nora Aunor, her upcoming movies, and life in Manila.

 

Your version of Bona is more empowered compared to the 1980 version played by Nora Aunor. The 2012 Bona has a job and she’s the breadwinner of her family. Do you consider yourself empowered as a woman?

I think I’m very independent. Importante pa rin sa akin yung mayroon akong mga totoong kaibigan, yung nagsasalita ng totoo na hindi ako binobola. Importante pa rin sa akin na hindi naco-compromise yung sining ko, yung pinaniniwalaan ko, yung prinsipyo ko. I think yung empowered are my principles. It’s important to have a preservation of my real character.

PETA changed a lot of the elements from the original film. Was that a conscious decision?

Yes. Nag-usap kami nina Direk Soxie Topacio na kahit baldehan niyo ako ng kumukulong tubig, hindi ko kaya yung ginawa ni Nora Aunor. Sinabi ko rin yun kay Ate Guy, so tawa siya ng tawa… The essence of the film is still there, definitely, but we have to cater to more audiences because the socio-political environment and the times then are different from now. Ito ay pagpupugay natin kay Lino Brocka, Cemen Ramones, at Ms. Nora Aunor—sa kanilang klasikong trabaho.

In the play, Bona is obsessed with up-and-coming star Gino Sanchez, who has an extensive social network. He’s always on Facebook, tweeting his fans, and replying to messages. Are you like that in real life?

Wala akong Twitter. Meron akong Facebook, at maraming Eugene Domingo sa Facebook. Iba ang pangalan ko sa Facebook. Instagram mayroon din, pero iba ang pangalan ko doon. Pero nakikita ko yung mga Eugene Domingo sa Twitter. Chine-check ko lang kung nakikipag-away sila. Okay naman. Matibay naman sila! [laughs] And I also read yung mga tine-tweet nila. Sine-search ko lang kung nanood na sila ng pelikula ko. Sinusundan ko lang ang mga sinasabi ng aking mga taga-support because importante sila. Importante kung anong takbo nila, kung ano ang mabenta, kung saan sila natutuwa. Importante sa akin 'yon. 

A scene in Bona with Baldy, played by Joey Paras

What was Ms. Nora Aunor’s reaction when she found out that you’d be playing the role of Bona? What advice did she give you?

Sila po ang nakipag-usap kay Ate Guy, pero nagkaroon kami ng communication recently sa Facebook through Jo-ann Bañaga. Sabi nya, “Binabasa ko kay Ate Guy ang lahat ng sinasabi ko sayo.” Tawa daw ng tawa si Ate Guy sa mga sinasabi ko. Tapos susugod daw siya anytime [to watch the play]. Ako nahihiya ako at abot-abot ang pasasalamat ko. And this is really to honor her. I am so Aunor-ed!

So are you a Noranian?

Oo naman. Maswerte ako kase ang mga unang pelikula o sine na pinasok sa akin ng nanay ko ay Ate Guy films, like Atsay, Lollipops and Roses, and Superstar kada Linggo. Honestly, para sa akin natatapos ang mga superstars kay Nora at kay Vilma. Sila lang para sa akin. Pero sa pagkakataong ito na Bona ang ginagampanan ko, eh Noranian ako, okay na ba? [laughs] Ang gulo naman pag sinabi kong Vilmanian ako! Eh ba’t ako nag-Bona? 'Pag Broken Marriage, sasabihin ko Vilmanian ako.

You started acting in Dulaang UP back when you were college. What lessons have your learned from your alma mater’s theater company?

I love the discipline that they have imparted. I love it! Minsan naiisip ko, yung mga estudyante ngayon na nasa Dulaang UP, sayang hindi na nakumpleto yung mga original na teacher. Yung iba sumakabilang buhay na, yung iba retired na. Nung time ko, kumpleto and we tackled contemporary, classics, Shakespeare, etc. At sabay-sabay ko ring ginagawa na umaarte sa entablado, nagbebenta ng show, at nagbabantay ng audience. Lahat! Well-rounded ang aking naging training at ‘yon ang na-apply ko ngayon sa PETA. I really value my training. I really owe this to Dulaang UP.

Do you have dream roles in theater?

Of course I do! Sabi nila Layeta, bagay daw sa akin ang Mother Courage. Pero bata pa ako. Some of the roles I want to play, medyo may edad na sa classics. Pero gusto ko ulit mag sarswela. Feeling ko talaga sarswelista ako. ‘Tsaka maganda ang mga sarswelang Pilipino.

Would you ever do a full-blown stage musical?

Siguro hindi naman yung parang as professional as Ana Feleo, kase parang training 'yon from being young. Siguro medyo pop musical.

You said in your 2009 interview with Spot.ph that you wanted to go back to school. Were you able to?

Not yet. But [theater] is like school for me. So no plans yet; hopefully in 2014. But I have voice lessons every now and then.

You’ve been so busy the past few years. Do you find time to unwind?

Magaling akong ma-ayos ng calendar ko eh. As early as now, I fixed my calendar already for next year. I have certain days or weeks to travel in the Philippines or abroad.

What’s your favorite travel destination and why?

New York City. Kase iba yung energy eh. They’re diverse, diba? And then you watch plays at walang pagkain na hindi masarap. Then you go to parks and you see different kinds of people. Then you watch plays and you see them dancing, singing, and acting. And then you tell yourself na ang galing galing naman nila! And then just like that, you forget about all your achievements. Then you strive harder because you’re aware that you cannot be kampante.

What about Manila? What are your favorite spots here?

Right now, the spa. I go to the salon. I go to my favorite restaurants in Tomas Morato. I go to Uno restaurant and Taste of LA.

What do you love and hate most about Manila?

I love our weather especially when it’s not a disaster. If it’s a beautiful summer, it’s really beautiful. If it’s just raining na hindi naman monsoon or storm, iba ang ulan sa Manila. It’s more dramatic, hindi katulad ng ulan sa ibang bansa na gloomy. Masaya. Iba talaga ang warmth sa Manila, siguro dahil tropical country tayo. What I hate about Manila is our garbage na nagiging cause ng lahat ng ating delubyo. Sana someday with the lessons learned and discipline starting from our own household, matapos na 'tong mga disaster. Ang dami kasing nagiging biktima dahil na rin sa ating kasalanan.

Photos by by Rodney Baladjay. Additional photos courtesy of PETA and I Do Bidoo Bidoo.

 

 Catch BONA on its closing weekend!
SEPTEMBER 22, 2012 / Saturday / 3 PM   

at The PETA Theater Center 

(No.5 Eymard Drive, New Manila, QC)

Contact Us:
Robert Ceazar Marzan  (0922.888.5348)
Jayme del Rosario (0927.202.2017)
or Onay Sales (0917.908.0565)