VIRGIN LABFEST 10 DIRECTORS AND PERFORMERS

Every year, the Virgin Labfest assembles an outstanding assortment of DIRECTORS and PERFORMERS, coming from various groups and persuasion, brought together by a shared desire to do theater. I have always been awed by the suprises I find in the Labfest, and I should like to think that the playwrights whose works are being performed for the first time as well as the audiences that watch the performances should only be too eager to rush to the CCP from June 25 to July 6, 2014.

The names of the playwrights are in all of the posters and collaterals, but those who will be trooping to the Cultural Center of the Philippines for the Virgin Labfest 10:The Harvest will also be seeing the works of any of the following Directors and Actors.    

DIRECTORS
JK Anicoche  Emman Dela Cruz  Law Fajardo  Audie Gemora  Rolando Inocencio  Jenny Jamora  Ed Lacson Jr.  Melvin Lee  Joshua Lim So   Dennis Marasigan  Chris Martinez  Chris Millado  Tami Monsod  Marlon Rivera  Denisa Reyes  Roobak Valle 

ACTORS
Kiki Baento  Liesl Batucan  Jelson Bay  Kristine Bernal  Bernardo Bernardo  Delphine Buencamino  Bong Cabrera  Roeder Camañag  Hermie Concepcion  Chrome Cosio  Malou Crisologo  Dolly De Leon  Hannah Dela Guerra  Nor Domingo  Hans Eckstein  Meann Espinosa  Mayen Estanero  Karyl Factora  Topper Fabregas  Lenlen Frial  Karen Gaerlan  Thea Gloria  Noemi Manikan Gomez  Karenina Haniel  Harlequin Theater Guild  Jean Judith Javier  Angelina Kanapi  Skyzx Labastilla  Gian Miguel Landayan  Antonio Lane  Sherry Lara  Russell Legaspi  Isabelle Martinez  Joanne Marie Magno  Juliene Mendoza  Mario Mendoza  Mosang  Wenah Nagales  Uleb Nieto  Paolo O’Hara  Peewee O’Hara  Cris Pasturan  Crispin Pineda  Ces Quesada  Ronirick Salcedo Romal  Meila Romero Payawal  Junjun Quintana   Sarah Salazar  Nazer Salcedo  Opaline Santos  Joel Saracho  Alison Segarra  Zandra Summer  Jonathan Tadioan  Yong Tapang  Noel Taylo  Onyl Torres  Chino Veguillas  Adrienne Vergara  Marco Viaña  Randy Villarama  Anika Zabala  Rem Zamora

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