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In celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the Fulbright Program in the Philippines, the University of the Philippines – Diliman, Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts and the Philippine – American Educational Foundation (PAEF) present Rody Vera’s Filipino Adaptation of José Rivera’s Marisol.

Marisol is a surreal tale of an apocalyptic Philippines, a Manila on the verge of collapsing from the pressures of poverty and violence. The play revolves around the character of Marisol, whose guardian angel leaves her to survive in a world that is dangerous and falling apart, without the protection of her faith. The themes in Marisol ring true to a present-day that is local as well as global.

To commemorate six decades of international exchange and mutual understanding between the United States and the Philippines, Krystal Banzon, 2007-08 American Fulbright Student Scholar directs this original adaptation of Rivera’s Puerto Rican/American play, in collaboration with an entirely Filipino cast, design, and production team. The cast is made up of eight talented artists, Marjorie Lorico, Mailes Kanapi, Nicco Manalo, Sigrid Bernardo, Virgie Sorita-Flores, Tao Aves, Miela Sayo, and Chic San Agustin. Set design and poster design by Lex Marcos, technical direction and lighting design by El Abquina, sound design by Roxanne Pagdanganan, costume design by Sigrid Bernardo, and the stage manager is Hazel Gutierrez.

Marisol runs from May 14-17, 2008, 7pm at the Teatro Hermogenes Ylagan, Faculty Center, UP Diliman, Quezon City. Admission is free. Seating is on first come, first served basis. Please arrive early to ensure seating.

A show not to be missed.

Great News! The 60th Anniversary of the Fulbright

Our production of Marisol has the honor of being one of the events to celebrate the 60th Anniversary year of the Fulbright Program in the Philippines! To commemorate sixty years of international exchange and mutual understanding between the United States and the Philippines, Marisol will have a gala performance the evening of May 16, for Fulbright alumni and other special guests. We hope to have guests from the U.S. Embassy at the performance, as well as any incoming U.S. scholars that have arrived. We look forward to getting together to celebrate this honored and prestigious tradition.

Established in 1946, the Fulbright Program aims to increase mutual understanding between the peoples of the United States and other countries, through the exchange of persons, knowledge, and skills. (http://www.iie.org)

“May sakit ang sanlibutan, Marisol…. -- Anghel

In celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the Fulbright Program in the Philippines, the UP – Diliman, Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts and the Philippine – American Educational Foundation (PAEF)

present

MARISOL
By José Rivera
Filipino Adaptation by Rody Vera

Directed by Krystal Banzon
2007-2008 American Fulbright Student Scholar

May 14-17, 2008 at 7:00pm
Teatro Hermogenes Ylagan, Faculty Center, UP Diliman.

And Our Cup Runneth Over...

We were in rehearsal this afternoon working on Act I.1 when an awesome delivery was made. A great big thank you to The Family of Cristina and Ramon Mendoza for this amazing donation. We have enough caffeine, sugar, and liquids to keep the cast of Marisol going through the long hours - five cases of Coke Zero, two cases of Wilkins Bottled Water, and ten cases of Eight o'Clock FunChum Apple Drink!

The ourpouring of support for Marisol has been more than we could have asked for. Thank you all for your belief in this project.

We are still inching our way toward our minimum financial goal of PHP 200,000! If you would like to make a financial donation, click on the PayPal donation button in the right hand nav bar.

If you are in the Philippines and interested in making a material donation (GLOBE phone cards) or in sponsoring a specific part of the production (program, poster, post-show reception) please contact me and we can discuss other ways for you to help!

To read more about this project and what Marisol is all about, click here:
"Why Marisol?"