The Tanghalang Ignacio Gimenez (CCP Blackbox Theater) opens its curtains to twelve new one-act plays for this year’s Virgin Labfest, slated from June 7 to 25.
Branded “VLF 18: Hitik,” the annual festival of untried, untested and unstaged plays showcases the creativity and collaboration of theater artists as they bring life to the works of the festival’s playwrights.
This year’s edition will have four thematic sets: Adulting 101, REBELasyon, Y.O.L.O., and Muwang.
Three plays are part of Adulting 101: “O,” written by Raymund Barcelon and directed by Missy Maramara; “10 To Midnight” written by Juliene Mendoza and directed by Sarah Facuri; and “Regine: The Fairy Gaymother,” written by Chuck D. Smith and directed by Mark Daniel Dalacat.
The featured plays for REBELasyon are: “Tuloy ang Palabas” written by Layeta Bucoy and directed by Tuxqs Rutaquio; “Ang Awit ng Dalagang Marmol” by Andrew Estacio and directed by Nazer Degayo Salcedo; and “Dominador Gonzales: National Artist” by Dingdong Novenario and directed by George De Jésus III. Y.O.L.O. features: “Room 209” by Zheg Arban and directed by Delphine Buencamino; “Mga Halimaw Rin Kami” by Jules Pamisa and directed by Tat Soriano; and “Hukay” by Ophalain Serrano and directed by Melvin Lee.
Muwang features “Hawaii, Here We Come” by Shenn Apillado and directed by Mark Mirando; “Ang Tuyom” by M. Manalastas and directed by Gio Potes; and “O’Donnell” by Jerry O’Hara and directed by Issa Manalo Lopez.
For tickets and other inquiries, get in touch with the CCP Box Office at salesandpromotions@culturalcenter.gov.ph.
