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| The Cast of #TheNornalHeartMNL |
With the rising cases of AIDS and HIV in the Philippines,
it’s still one of the most unheard topic and stories in the news or even in
Social Media, but the warnings and all precautionary measures are all
broadcasted or should I say in archives.
In this timing, the AAI/ The Necessary Theater is now
bringing in Manila the 2011 Tony Award winner for Best Revival of a play, the
Normal Heart who will have limited show in Carlos P. Romulo Theater starting
July 3, 2015. it is written by playwright and activist Larry Kramer, about Ned
Weeks, an openly gay founder of a prominent HIV advocacy group, set in 1981 in
New York City.
Topnotch Theater Actor Bart Guingona will direct and act
as Ned, along with Richard Cunanan, Topper Fabrigas, TV/Movie Actor Tj
Trinidad, Roselyn Perez, Red Concepcion, Nor Domingo and Jef Flores.
Gungona on a presscon last June 9, 2015 in Café 1771 in
Ortigas Center, said that Normal Heart is about activism, its strength lies on
how the play narrates autobiographical way to the point that they want it
localize, adopting to the current situation of this diseases in the
Philippines, as to way back in New York
in that time wherein majority don’t
want to talk or discuss about it.
“It is a play with a lot of hope, that love is resilient”,
Guingona said.
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| Direk Bart Guingona. |
The Normal Heart is named as one of the 100 greatest
plays of the 20th Century, by the Royal National Theatre in year
2000. It was first staged in Broadway in 1985, and revived in 2004 in Los Angeles
and London. The film adaptation debuted in HBO Premium pay cable channel last
May 25, 2014.
The Manila beating of The Normal Heart is made possible
by Taal Vista Hotel. Baby Imperial and Coco Anne for the set design, Mark
Philipp Espina for projections, and Don Taduran for the graphic design, Mariko
Yasuda as the Production Manager, Ronah Rostata as the Stage Manager, and Dodo
Lim is the producer.
Here are the schedules, July 3, 2015(Friday) 8pm, July 4
(Saturday) 3pm and 8pm, July 5 (Sunday) 3pm and 8pm, all happening in Carlos
Romulo Theater located in RCBC Plaza in Makati City. Ticket prices are P1,500
for Orchestra Center and P1, 000 Orchestra side & loge, while balcony is at
P500.
For ticket inquiries please call 2150788 or 09175378313,
or contact Ticketworld at 891-9999. Visit the The Necessary Theater on Facebook
page and follow @AAITNT on twitter to check out other details of The Normal
Heart.
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