DULAANG LABORATORYO PRESENTS: CYRANO: ISANG SARSWELA

CYRANO Isang Sarsuwela is not your usual Cyrano de Bergerac. Although it retains Edmond Rostand's original plot of unrequited love, question of beauty and the relentless battle against compromise it has now been adapted to tell a more familiar story: ours.

Now set in 1940's Manila, among young ROTC cadets and blushing collegialas, the play shows the innocence and freedom of a rising nation. Sarsuwela, harana, camaraderie, chivalry, passion and wit abound! However, World War II strikes and virtue, honor & love are tested, the young now forced to suddenly become men. The play moves to a time after the war, to a field of ruble, of forgotten memories and an ever-changing country. At the center of it all, the famous unrequited loves of Cyrano, Roxane and Christian.

CYRANO, with its use of rock-sarsuwela, creates a dialogue with the audience. Amidst the milieu, the music creates a conversation with the young through the engaging fusion of a rock band and a string quartet.

CYRANO is an engaging, meaningful and relevant play. Truly, it is a play of laughter, tears and panache.

FREE ADMISSION!

Contact Details:

For more details, please call Cat at (63 906) 577-7921.

CYRANO: ISANG SARSWELA AT THE GSIS THEATRE FEB.16- 20

Please watch out for CYRANO: ISANG SARSWELA at the GSIS Theatre, Pasay City. Further information about the play will be posted.

In the meantime, here's a song from the play entitled "TINIG SA DILIM". Vocals by Nicco Manalo and Martha Sta. Barbara, Violin by Keifer Cabugao, Guitar, and composition by William Manzano, and musical arrangement by Happy Days Ahead.

"FOR UNREQUITED LOVES": CYRANO, A FUND- RAISING GI

Come to "CYRANO: a fundraising gig"! Featuring AvaNar, Happy Days Ahead and The Cyrano Ensemble. Jan. 21, 2011/ Taumbayan/ 9:30 onwards. Entrance Fee: 200 (includes one beer). For details, contact CAT: 0906 5777921. Rakenrol!

LOOK OF THE DAY: VINTAGE

These are pictures from CYRANO: ISANG SARSWELA pictorial.

I am going to play Roxanne, the love interest of Cyrano and Christian.

The play tackles unrequited love, lost love through ideals, and the glorious past that we have forgotten.

Please listen to the video from youtube that I have posted below. We also included one of our songs, "IKAW". I was singing the aria in the song! :)

Hope you guys can watch. :)

Anyway, here are my most favorite pictures. :)

How I wish I lived during the 20's and 40's :)

DULAANG ROC- UAP PRESENTS: CYRANO: ISANG SARSWELA

"Ikaw"

Written by William Elvin Manzano

Arrangement by Happy Days Ahead;

Violin by Keifer Cabugao

Performed by Nicco Manalo & Martha Sta. Barbara

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Dulaang ROC and TALINHAGA Theatre Collaborative transform Edmond Rostand's "Cyrano de Bergerac" into a new sarsuwela!

CYRANO is about a young man's bravery, love for country, unflinching virtues and the power of love. Now set in the Philippines, specifically in the 1940s, the play employs Filipino themes, conditions and history. From innocence, it traverses the turbulent years of war, to a time of change and forgotten memories.

CYRANO is definitely a play of laughter, tears and panache!

WATCH MY GIG!

PLEASE WATCH 'HAM MITTEN', A PERFORMANCE SERIES BY THE HAPPY DAYS AHEAD BAND. THEATRE AND GIG FUSION AT ITS FINEST!

**FEATURING ME (VOCALS) AND RIGIL BORROMEO (LEAD GUITAR)

DATE: SEPT.21

TIME: 9PM

VENUE: TAUMBAYAN (40 K-1ST ST. CORNER TEODORO GENER ST. KAMUNING, QUEZON CITY)

TICKETS AT 150PHP

SEE YOU THERE! :)

TV'S MOST BEAUTIFUL MONSTERS ARE BACK!

SHOCK VALUE BY FLOY QUINTOS

DIRECTION: ALEXANDER CORTEZ

CAST:

Andoy Ranay

Jojit Lorenzo

Ana Abad- Santos

Mylene Dizon

John Lapuz

Jomari Jose

Frances Makil- Ignacio

Stella Canete

Carlo Cannu

Paul Santiago

Arkel Mendoza

Dexter Santos

Carizza Cortez

Nikka Angeles

Via Antonio

Nikki Ventosa- Mendoza

Micaela Pineda

Nico Magno

Christian Alvarado

Sabina Santiago

Kat Turingan

Joel Saracho

Edwin Serrano

Natasha Cabrera

Cinderella Mayo

Acey Aguilar

Orlando Sol

Jules Dela Paz

William Manzano

and the Dulaang UP Ensemble

Follow Matt Desaparecidos and his crazy tv gang as they lose themselves, their life, and sanity--- All for the sake of TV ratings.

SHOCK VALUE HAS FINALLY OPENED! PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR THE VENUE AND SHOW DATES

SUPPORT PHILIPPINE THEATRE!

THE DULAANG UP BACKSTAGE RUMMAGE SALE!

DULAANG UP'S 35TH SEASON LAUNCH STARTS WITH A RUMMAGE SALE ENTITLED "BACKSTAGE SALE".

THIS SALE FEATURES ITEMS FROM PROMINENT THEATER, FILM, AND T.V. PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE GRADUATED FROM AND WORKED WITH DULAANG UP IN THE PAST 35 YEARS.

ITEMS FROM FRANCO LAUREL, FRANCES MAKIL- IGNACIO, FLOY QUINTOS, ANDOY RANAY, RANDY VILLARAMA, EUGENE DOMINGO, AND MORE ARE UP FOR GRABS!

BRANDS LIKE PAUL SMITH, MERGER, CAVALLI, SAMSONITE, LIZ CLAIBORNE, AND VINTAGE BOOKS, AND COLLECTIBLES ARE UP FOR GRABS!

ALL AT GARAGE SALE PRICES!

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DROP BY AND SCOUR GREAT FINDS!

ALL THE PROCEEDS WILL GO TO DULAANG UP TO HELP FUND ITS FUTURE ENDEAVORS.


SUPPORT THE PHILIPPINE THEATER!


SEE YOU ALL THERE! :)

FOTD: MASQUE+PERFORMANCE PICTURES

Here are some performance shots of the play. I'm actually playing four roles: BETTY DULFEET; ANNOUNCER 2; DEFENSE COUNSEL; DOCKDAISY.

Will be posting pics of me portraying Betty Dulfeet. For now, here are pictures of me as the Defense Counsel, Announcer and Dockdaisy :)

Prologue: Can you spot me here? :)

The trial scene: One of the most fun scenes in the play. And yes, I'm playing a cuckoo lawyer. :)

Can you guess who the guy on the left side of the photo? Yes, you got it right. It's my hubby. He's also my leading man in the play. :)

MASQUE FOTD:

FACE:

Kryolan Supracolor Foundation 6's (2w)

Snazaroo clown white face paint

James Cooper Matte Loose powder (1 translucent)

CHEEKS:

Laura Mercier Matte eyeshadow (Noir)

EYES:

Laura Mercier Matte Eyeshadow (Noir)

Stila Eyeshadow (Diamond Lil')

MAC Eyeshadow (Electra)

Ever Bilena Pencil Eyeliner (Black)

Revlon Colorstay Crayon Liner (Black)

Andrea natural hair false eyelashes

Generic false eyelashes (lower lid)

LIPS:

Nars Lipstick (Schiap)

PLEASE DO WATCH ANG MUNTIK NA SANANG NAPIGILANG PAGHAHARI NI ARTURO UI. WE'LL ENTER OUR SECOND WEEK! FOR MORE UPDATES, PLEASE VISIT HTTP://ANGMUNDONGTEATRO.MULTIPLY.COM

SUPPORT PHILIPPINE THEATER! :)

DULAANG UP'S 34TH SEASON PRESENTS: ANG MUNTIK NA SANANG NAPIGILANG PAGHAHARI NI ARTURO UI

In its tradition of staging classics and world- renowned theatre pieces, Dulaang UP's final offering for their 34th season is the Tagalog translation of Bertolt Brecht's The (Ir)Resistable rise of Arturo Ui.

Check out our pictorial pictures for publicity and press release. Details about the show will be posted soon. :)

There's my hubby, sporting the moustache.

"Kayo ang nag- angat kay Arturo Ui!"

And here's hubby and moi. Both leading the play as Arturo Ui and Betty Dullfeet.

COMING THIS FEBRUARY 2010