Twin Bill Theater Productions
proudly presents the Asian premiere of “WIT” – the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for
Drama by Margaret Edson beginning April 19 at the Trinity University of Asia,
E. Rodriguez Sr., Ave. QC.
“ WIT ” (also styled as W;t)
is about a woman's slow and painful death from late stage ovarian cancer.
Directed by Steven Conde, noted
actors who will portray the different roles in the play are as follows:
Tami Monsod will essay the
lead role as Prof. Vivian Bearing, a PhD
literature professor of seventeenth-century poetry at the university, diagnosed
with stage IV, metastatic ovarian cancer.
Bibo Reyes plays the role of
Jason Posner, MD - a clinical fellow at the Medical Oncology branch; former
student of Dr. Bearing, and a current student of Dr. Kelekian.
Mikkie Bradshaw will play
the role of Susie Monahan – the truly compassionate nurse who becomes a comfort
to Dr. Vivian Bearing when she finds her normal defense mechanisms useless.
Raymund Concepcion essays
the role of Dr. Harvey Kelekian – the business-like doctor and chief of medical
oncology at the University Hospital who oversees the treatment of Dr. Vivian
Bearing.
Sheila Francisco will play
the role of Evelyn M. Ashford, professor emerita of English literature;
Vivian's former college professor Francis Matheu and Jilian
Ita-as plays the role of the student / technician.
The artistic and creative
team of WIT are as follows: Steven Conde – Director; Vince Lim - Musical Score/
Sound Design; Kayla Teodoro - Production Design; and Joseph Matheu- Lighting
Design.
The production team
includes: Francis Matheu (Company Manager), Wowie Bonto (Production Manager), Patricia
Dacanay (Stage Manager), Toots Tolentino (Publicity), and Christian Baluca
(Marketing, Video and Photography).
WIT is produced by Twin Bill
Theater which aims to produce shows that explore and challenge issues faced by
today’s society. The founders led by theater professionals Joseph and Francis
Matheu noted that their goals are also focused 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 playdates of “WIT” are
as follows:
April 19 – 8 pm (Press
Preview)
April 20 – 6 pm
April 25 – 28 – 6 pm
April 29 – 3 pm and 8 pm
April 30 – 8 pm
May 2 and 3 – 8 pm
Venue: Mandel Hall, Trinity
University of Asia – E. Rodriguez Sr. Ave., QC
Running time: 90 minutes
with no intermission
For ticket inquiries, go to Ticketworld.com.ph
/ 8919999
You can also contact
09167759374.
WIT is presented by special
arrangement with Dramatists Play Services, Inc.
To know more about Twin
Bill, you find us on Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/twinbilltheater or visit our
website,: www.twinbilltheater.com.
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