The Theater House of Black,
whose members recently staged the Filipino adaptation of Federico Garcia
Lorca's "The House of Bernarda Alba, " seems to have a penchant for
houses that are shrouded in mystery.
Next off from the group is
"#14 Leandro Road," a Filipino theatrical adaptation of Edgar Allan
Poe's most celebrated short story, "The Fall of the House of Usher,"
first published in 1839.
Devised by Jay Crisostomo IV
and C.K. Bautista, "#14 Leandro Road," which is set on the dark
chilly outskirts of Baguio City, is scheduled for six performances at Power Mac
Center Spotlight in Circuit Makati on October 7 and 8, 2016.
"As a group, we wanted
to stage stories that talk about families and stories that have been forgotten
or are deemed underrated by the world," said Harry David,
producer-production manager. "At the same time adapt them in Filipino and
apply a Philippine twist to the stories so they would be more relevant and
relatable to our audience."
"Poe's short story is
about a family whose members long to come out from their gilded cage. They
struggle to find happiness in dreams and achieve them but shown in a very
macabre and creepy way. With that, not a lot of theater houses venture into the
horror, suspense, and thriller genre. So, again as a group, we wanted to
produce more plays that are categorized in this canon," he added.
"#14 Leandro Road"
is a horror story, which blurs the line between the real world and the
supernatural. It follows Ed/Edna Ramos, a real estate agent, who is invited by
Rudy/Pilar Laperal, a grade school friend she hasn't seen for almost 20 years,
to come and visit the latter's house. As soon as Ed/Edna arrives, he/she finds
out that Rudy/Pilar lives with two other people: his/her ill brother/sister and
the family doctor, Dra. Lita Dumas. As the days go by, the house guest finds
out that both siblings are suffering from a mental illness. At the same time,
both are keeping a secret that has been buried all these years.
Directed by Jay Crisostomo
IV, "#14 Leandro Road" stars Harry David/Gold Villar (Ed/Edna), Migui
Moreno/Mosang (Rudy/Pilar), GryGimena/SkyzxLabastilla (Anton/Anna), Patricia
Ismael (Dra. Lita Dumas), Peewee O'Hara (Donya Victorina), and May Bayot
(Consuelo).
"The audience can
expect to be entertained through spooky thrills; a few scares here and there,
and leave the theatre asking questions about the points that were brought up in
the play," David said.
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