TAGALOG 2019

Press Contact:
Joyce Juan Manalo, Producer
jjmanalo@gmail.com
(415) 509-2058

Press Kit:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Bindlestiff Studio presents Tagalog 2019, a festival of one-act plays with English surtitles October 18 - Nov 2, 2019

San Francisco, CA – September 4, 2019 – Join us for Bindlestiff Studio’s production of TAGALOG 2019, a collection of one-act plays written and performed in the national language of the Philippines, with live English translation creatively woven throughout the evening. In it’s third year, Tagalog 2019 will bring to life stories deeply specific in its language and culture and yet universal in our human experiences of new love, friendships formed from struggle, and fears of alien abduction. Three new playwrights from the prestigious Virgin Labfest of the Cultural Center of the Philippines will make their U.S. debut in the heart of the SOMA Pilipinas Cultural District.

“Ensayo” (Rehearsal) by Juan Ekis. Lolo (grandpa) Peds anxiously waits for his acting partner Lola (grandma) Tisha, as the amateur actors work through a scene for the first time in their lives, they discover that they are in for a little more than just a rehearsal. Directed by Joe Cascasan.

“Labor Room” by Ma. Cecilia “Maki” Culvera de la Rosa. Three women meet in the busy labor room. As they delivering mothers come and go, they build a short and sweet friendship. There’s want, and loss and there are grim possibilities. But these women are giving birth to hope. Directed by Aureen Almario and Laura Priscilla Paule.

“Mga Bata sa Selda 43” (The Kids In Cell 43) by Rolin Migyuel Cadallo Obina. Philip and his younger brother, Ino, are ordinary, playful children from the slums who were kidnapped by aliens...so they thought. But their dreams of escaping to reunite with their mother shatter when they meet Ed. Directed by A. Samson Manalo.

Featuring Akiko Aspillaga, Kathlyn Cabrera, Nic Feliciano, Nix Guirre, Faye Lacanilao, Russelle Anne, Bryan Palac, JC Quimpo, Sunshine Roque, and Tina Shauf-Bajar.

We invite everyone to witness Bindlestiff’s TAGALOG 2019, a one-of-a-kind production that exemplifies the unique arts & culture of SOMA Pilipinas.

October 17 - November 2, 2019
Thursdays - Saturdays @ 8pm
October 17th, Community Preview @ 8pm
Opening Night, October 18th @ 8pm. Reception immediately following, catered by local vendors.
October 19, 26, and November 2, Matinee @ 3pm.

$20 General
$15 Students/Seniors
$30 Support-the-Stiff
$17.50 Group Rate (6 or more)

Get your tickets now at https://tagalog2019.bpt.me

Bindlestiff Studio
185 Sixth Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

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Sponsored by the SF Arts Commission, Grants for the Arts, SOMA Pilipinas

About Bindlestiff Studio:
Originally opened in 1989, Bindlestiff Studio became the only metropolitan, community-based performing arts venue in the nation dedicated to showcasing Filipino American and Pilipino artists. Bindlestiff Studio provides the often under-served Filipino American community access to diverse offerings in theatrical productions, music and film festivals, workshops in directing, production, acting, stand-up comedy, and writing, as well as children and youth theater programs.

We are one of the proud anchor institutions of the SOMA Pilipinas Cultural District.

FACT SHEET

WHAT:
TAGALOG 2019
A collection of one-act plays written and performed in the national language of the Philippines.

WHO:
“Ensayo” (Rehearsal) by Juan Ekis. Directed by Joe Cascasan.

Labor Room by Ma. Cecilia “Maki” Culvera de la Rosa. Directed by Aureen Almario and Laura Priscilla Paule.

“Mga Bata sa Selda 43” (The Kids In Cell 43) by Rolin Migyuel Cadallo Obina. Directed by
A. Samson Manalo.

Featuring: Akiko Aspillaga, Kathlyn Cabrera, Nic Feliciano, Nix Guirre, Faye Lacanilao, Russelle Anne, Bryan Palac, JC Quimpo, Sunshine Roque, and Tina Shauf-Bajar.

WHERE:
Bindlestiff Studio
185 6th Street @ Howard
San Francisco, CA 94103

WHEN:
October 18 - November 2, 2019
Thursdays - Saturdays @ 8pm
October 17th, Community Preview @ 8pm.
Opening Night, October 18th @ 8pm. Reception immediately following, catered by local vendors.
October 19, 26, and November 2, Matinee @ 3pm.

HOW MUCH:
$20 General
$15 Students/Seniors
$30 Support-the-Artists
$17.50 Group Rate (6 or more)

Tickets available online: https://tagalog2019.bpt.me