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Makibaka, Huwag Matakot! |
Forty-five years after its declaration, several theater
productions has been staged about Martial Law, the dark age in Philippine
History. With the support from the National Historical Commission Of The Philippines
(NHCP), Bantayog Ng Mga Bayani Foundation and DAKILA: Philippine Collective For
Modern Heroism, the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) with its
mission to use the arts to reflect peoples' stories and to examine our history
through artistic and cultural means is staging " A Game Of Trolls. "
A repeat performance of #aGOT is playing at the PETA Theater Center the whole
month of September, the same month when the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos
placed the entire Philippines under Martial Law.
This musical featuring the
concepts of modern day technology and social media is dedicated to the
millenials to #NeverForget and # NeverAgain to Martial Law. Written by Liza
Magtoto and directed by PETA Artistic Director Maribel Legarda, it revolves on the
story of Hector, a troll working in a troll center managed by Bimbam. He was
later haunted by the visiting ghosts (Martial Law victims) in his clouds and
his relationship to Tere, a former Martial Law Activist who taught him to
reflect on his beliefs.
Myke Salomon and TJ Valderma playing alternately as Hector. Upeng Galang
-Fernandez and Gail Guanlao - Billones as Tere. Vince Lim as Binbam. Gold
Villar - Lim as Cons. Lemuel Silvestre and Joseph Madriaga as Makisig. Kiki
Baento as Jude. Gilbert Onida as Bobby dela Paz. John Moran and Juan Miguel
Severo as Eman Lacaba. Norbs Portales as Ed Jopson. Roi Calilong and Jasper
Jimenez as Macli-ing Dulag. Ada Tayao as Sister Mariani. The ensemble, Lea
Espallardo, Icee Po, Nieves Reyes, Dan Cabrera, Jason Barcial and Justin
Castillo.

Experience heroism and history as #aGOT runs from 1st to 30st of September 2017
at the PETA Theater Center situated at #5 Eymard Drive, New Manila, Quezon
City. Ticket inquiries, please call Ticketworld at 891-9999. Log on to
www.ticketworld.com.ph or
www.petatheater.com for show buyer information.
Text and Photos by Gilbert Kim Sancha.
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