Open Auditions for Virgin Labfest 4
05/28/2008 - 6:00pm
05/29/2008 - 9:00pm
Etc/GMT+8
The Virgin Labfest 4, the most awaited theater festival in the country today, will hold open auditions at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Bulwagang Amado Hernandez on May 28 and 29, 2008 (Wednesday and Thursday), 6–9 p.m.
The Virgin Labfest, now on its fourth year, has earned a solid reputation for its exciting and provocative line-up of “untried, untested, unpublished and unstaged” one-act plays from playwrights both young and old. The lineup for Virgin Labfest 4 includes plays by National Artist F. Sionil Jose, award-winning playwrights Layeta Bucoy, Tim Dacanay, Allan Lopez, Job Pagsibigan, Debbie Tan and Dennis Teodosio, as well as newcomers such as Carlo Garcia, Anna Marie Gonzales, Jovi Miroy, Khavn de la Cruz and Malaysian writer Koh Jun Eiow.
Among those tapped to direct the plays are Virgin Labfest “veterans” Niel de Mesa, George de Jesus III, Cats Racsag, Tuxqs Rutaquio, Roobak Valle, J. Victor Villareal and Toshiisa Yoshida, and festival first-timers Dennis Gupa, Chris Millado, Floy Quintos, Paolo O’Hara, Leo Rialp and Tiffany Santuyo. Rody Vera is the Festival’s Artistic Director.
The auditions are open to all actors and actresses 18 years and above. Everyone is expected to bring two photos (a head shot and full-body shot) as well as a resume, and they may be asked to read scenes from some of the festival plays.
The Virgin Labfest 4 runs June 25-July 6 and is presented by the Writers Bloc and Tanghalang Pilipino with the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. For further inquiries, please call the CCP Dramatic Arts Division at 8321125 local 1600, or Tanghalang Pilipino at 8323661, or send an SMS to 0928-5054424
Virgin Labfest 4: The Lineup
Kapamilya, Kapuso, Kabisyo
Amoy ng Langit by Hase Hiroichi
Las Mentiras de Gloria by Layeta Bucoy
Ang Mga Halimaw by Carlo Garcia
Katotohanan, Katarungan, Kapatiran
Dong-Ao by F. Sionil Jose
Masagang Ekonomiya by Allan Lopez
Pamantasang Hirang by Tim Dacanay
Pagbabago, Paghahanap, Pagkakataon
Ang Kwento ng Menginga ng New York City Na Kamukha ng Bee-Stung Lips ni Julia Roberts by George Kabristante
Gumamela by Dennis Teodosio
Ang Bayot by Ogie Braga
Pagkagahaman, Panlilinlang, Pananampalataya
Ang Kalungkutan ng mga Reyna by Floy Quintos
Mga Babaeng TooBright by Debbie Tan
Ang Paulit Na Libing by Koh Jun Eiow
Mga Premyadong Kuwentong Pambata
Victoria Anonuevo's Terangati, adapted by Niel de Mesa
Ma. Corazon Remigio's Bruhihi, Bruhaha, adapted by Argel Tuazon;
Edgar Samar's Nanay Ko Si Darna, adapted by Job Pagsibigan
Virgin Labfest 3 Revisited
Ellas Inosentes by Layeta Bucoy; dir. Tuxqs Rutaquio
Three Sisters by Yoji Sakate; dir. Jose Estrella
Mga Obra ni Maestra by Niel de Mesa; dir. Niel de Mesa
Staged Readings
Billboard by Jovy Miroy (full length play)
Kung Paano Maghiwalay by George de Jesus
Newtopia by Khavn de la Cruz
Ang Mga Mananahi by Ogie Braga
Ama Namin by Anna Gonzales
Asunto by J. Dennis Teodosio
Excerpts from Savage Stage (plays by Ma-Yi Theater Company, New York)
Excerpts from The Virgin Labfest Lab
Symposium: From Novel to Stage
The Virgin Labfest 4, now on its fourth year, offers an exciting and provocative lineup of “untried, untested, unpublished and unstaged” one-act plays from playwrights both young and old.
This year's festival runs June 25-July 6 and is presented by the Writers Bloc and Tanghalang Pilipino with the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. For further inquiries, please call the CCP Dramatic Arts Division at 8321125 local 1600, or Tanghalang Pilipino at 8323661, or send an SMS to 0928-5054424.
