Monday, March 22, 2010
Last Friday, I was blessed to have in my hands, free tickets to one of Tanghalang Pilipino's presentations: Tatlong Mariya. I have always loved stage plays. As a matter of fact, If I weren't an accountant I think I'll be part of the production staff! =)) This will be the start of my rekindled interest with theatrical plays! More to come!
"Using contemporary language, Vera’s brilliant rendering breathes an entirely new, maybe even irreverent interpretation of Chekhovian characters that are teeming with heavy human emotions of despair, hope, boredom, longing, anger and love. From turn-of-the-century Russia, the play will move to a remote small Northern Luzon town during the first decade of Martial Law. Tatlong Mariya portrays the life of the Ballesteros sisters, as they struggle to liberate themselves from the dreariness and hopelessness of their provincial existence, and yearn for the excitement of Manila, where their once happy and respectable life used to be.
Tatlong Mariya will be directed by New-York based stage director and scenic designer Loy Arcenas, whose works for Tanghalang Pilipino also include the critically-acclaimed plays The Romance of Magno Rubio and Golden Child. For his works, Loy has received the L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award, the Bay Area Critics Circle Award, the Drama Desk Award, the Jefferson Award, the Michael Merritt Award and various Obie citations. He also served on the board of Theater Communications Group." - excerpts from Philippine Star article



