PALANCA AWARD WINNING PLAYS at the PHILAMLIFE THEATER this August
“Tanyag,” a production of award-winning plays about contemporary Philippine society, will be staged at the Philamlife Theater on August 28 (7 pm) and August 29-30 (3 pm), 2009. Performing the Palanca winning plays “Our Lady of Arlegui” by Chris Martinez (First Prize, 2007) J. Dennis Teodosio’s “Baka Sakali” (Second Prize, 2007) and “Ang Kalungkutan ng Mga Reyna” by Floy Quintos (First Prize, 2008) are 2009 Gawad Buháy Outstanding Actress Shamaine Buencamino, 2009 Cinemalaya Best Actor Lou Veloso, veteran actor Bodgie Pascua and actor/director/designer Tuxqs Rutaquio, together with Acey Aguilar, Abner Delina, Jerald Napoles, Martha Nikko Comia and Anna Deroca. The plays will be directed by Dennis Marasigan and Floy Quintos with set and costume design by Tuxqs Rutaquio. “Our Lady of Arlegui” is a rollicking comedy about a student who finds himself trapped with a Muslim woman who runs a DVD stall when authorities raid the premises in search of pirated discs. Their reluctant efforts to ove...