Tanghalang
Ateneo, the longest-running theater company of the Loyola Schools, Ateneo de Manila
University is celebrating its 36th season for the school year
2014-2015.
Growing from a fledgling band of
student players to one of the country’s leading school-based theater companies,
Tanghalang Ateneo proudly announces its 36th season line-up of three
productions with the theme “Navigating Identities” revolving around man's need
to define himself and his significance in the world.
The productions are as follows:
MIDDLE FINGER
written by
Han Ong
translation
by Ronan B. Capinding
direction by
Ed Lacson Jr.
August 1-2,
5-9, 12-16, 19-22, 2014
Venue:
Ateneo's Fine Arts Black Box Theater
MIDDLE FINGER
is an adaptation of Frank Wedekind’s modern classic “Spring Awakening.” Set in
the U.S., the play centers on four young Filipino-American high school students
who seek their identities in a world dominated by the repressive authority of
adults. This play was first produced by Tanghalang Ateneo in 2007.
RITE OF
PASSAGE
written by
Glenn Sevilla Mas
an adaptation
of Ma. Milagros Geremia-Lachica’s
“Sa Pagtubu
kung Tahud / Upon the Growing of the Spur”
direction by
Ronan B. Capinding
November 27 -
December 13, 2014
Venue:
Ateneo's Rizal Mini Theater
RITE OF
PASSAGE is a Carlos Palanca-winning full-length play about a young man from the
Visayas who wants to escape the monotony of rural life and seeks guidance in
navigating his teenage years but finds none from his family. The young man is
overwhelmed by the fact that no one understands him as he navigates his way
through life on his own. The play was first produced by Tanghalang Pilipino for
the Virgin Labfest, the Cultural Center of the Philippines' annual festival of
new plays in 2005.
WAITING FOR
GODOT / PAGHIHINTAY KAY GODOT
written by
Samuel Beckett
translation
by Rolando S. Tinio
direction by
JK Anicoche
February 5 -
21, 2015
Venue:
Ateneo's Fine Arts Black Box Theater
WAITING FOR
GODOT / PAGHIHINTAY KAY GODOT is a Nobel
Prize winner for Literature. A classic absurd play, this will be staged in both
English and Filipino. The play, translated into the national language by
National Artist for Theater and Literature Rolando S. Tinio, is about two
characters Vladimir and Estragon who go through the motions of patiently
waiting for the arrival of a mysterious Godot.
Glenn Sevilla Mas, a well-respected
playwright and noted Carlos Palanca winner is at present the artistic director
of Tanghalang Ateneo.
He also
teaches various subjects in theater at the Ateneo de Manila University.
The officers of Tanghalang Ateneo
(SY 2014-15) are as follows: Jose Antionio I. Caluag (Company Manager), Hershee
D. Tantiado (Finance Officer), Rachelle Ann L. Go (Marketing), Ma. Julienne
Ella S. Bautista (Publicity Coordinator), Joe-Nel C. Garcia (Secretary
General), Angelique Louis S. Basa (Special Projects Officer) and Dane Larieze
L. Chua (Theater Manager).
For inquiries and reservations,
please contact Acel Go at 0916-480-2195 or email: ta.mpc78@gmail.com.
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to Tanghalang Ateneo online through the following social media networks:
Website: www.tanghalangateneo.org
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Twitter: www.twitter.com/TAOfficial_
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