Twin Bill Theater proudly presents “ Dog Sees God:
Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead ” as its maiden offering in the local
theater scene beginning February 11.
Dog Sees God: Confessions of a
Teenage Blockhead ” by Bert V. Royal is a very cleverly written exploration of
modern teen angst as seen by Peanuts characters. As an “unauthorized parody, ” audiences will
be taken on a journey by eight teenagers whose characters are so cruel, so
harmful, and how they breathe a breath of reality on today's social issues of sexual
relations and identity, bullying, teen violence, drug use, child sexual abuse, suicide,
eating disorders, rebellion, tand more.
In 2004,
“Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead” was one of the breakout hits
at the New York International Fringe Festival, winning the Excellence Award for
Best Overall Production, as well as Theatermania's Play Award of 2004, the
GLAAD Media Award for Best Off-Off-Broadway production, Broadway.com's 2006 Audience Award for Favorite
Off-Broadway Production and the 2006 HX Award for Best Play.
The play
revisits familiar characters from the Peanuts comic strip—Charlie Brown, his
little sister Sally, Linus and Lucy, Peppermint Patty, Marcie, Shroeder, the
Little Red-Headed Girl, and Pigpen—grown up and in high school. All the characters
go by different names, because the play was produced as an “unauthorized
parody.” (Charles M. Shulz had nothing to do with it.) Van (Linus) is a stoner;
Tricia (Patti) and Marcy (Marcie) are party girls; Lucy has been
institutionalized for pyromania; CB (Charlie Brown) and Matt (Pigpen) are the popular
kids at school, if only because they bully everyone else; and Sally and
Beethoven (Shroeder) are mistreated, disliked outcasts.
Directed
by Steven Conde, the various roles will be essayed by the most promising new
breed of young actors namely Nelsito Gomez, Sarah Facurii, Gab Medina, Vince
Lim, Maronne Cruz, Kathleen Francisco, Brian Sy, and Camille Velicaria.
Produced by Twin Bill Theater as its
first official play for their first season, the founders led by theater professionals Joseph and Francis Matheu noted that
their goals are focused primarily on stirring up the public’s interest to
rediscover, love and preserve our historical, cultural and spiritual values
through theater; and to make quality, thought-provoking productions more
accessible to the non-theater going public. The company also aims to produce
shows that explore and challenge issues faced by today’s society.
The artistic team of “Dog Sees God:
Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead are as follows: Bert V. Royal (Playwright), Steven
Conde (Director), Francis G. Matheu (Choreographer), Joseph G. matheu (Lighting
Designer), Jay Pangilinan (Musical Scorer), and Winter David (Video Animation).
The Production team includes: Josephus
Gayona (Production Manager), Bryan Ladim (Stage Manager), Micky torres (Assistant
Stage Manager).
The Marketing Staff includes: Rianelle
Alba, Ivan H. Panganiban, Micky Torres, Jiano Magdaraog, LJ Z. Galvez.
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For tickets, Call or text: Kiko at
0927-4604652 or Email: twinbilltheater@gmail.com.
The playdates of “Dog Sees God:
Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead” are as follows: February 11, 12, 13, 14 and
26 at 8PM and February 14 at 2:30PM.
Venue: Staple and Perk, Ground Floor, Eco Plaza Bldg. Don Chino roces Avenue Extension (P.Tamo Ext.), Makati City.
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