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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Repertory Philippines Theater for Young Audiences Announces Cast of Pinocchio

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In celebration of its 22 years of producing well-loved musicals for children of all ages, Repertory Philippines’ Children’s Theater proudly announces a richly imaginative offering with the staging of “ PINOCCHIO ” - the story of a familiar wooden puppet who wants to become a real boy whose nose grew when he told a lie.

Côngratulations to the cast !!!!!

PINOCCHIO: Albert Silos, Noel Comia, Daniel Drilon, Guido Gatmaytan, Sofie Wong and Andee Achacoso

ANTONIO: Arnel Carrion and James Stacey
GEPPETTO: Oliver Usison and Nic Campos
ANGELINA: Natalie Everett, Ring Antonio and Bituin Escalante
BLUE FAIRY: Liesl Batucan, Christine Flores, Cara Barredo
COACHMAN: Onyl Torres, Raul Montesa and Bituin Escalante
FOX: Steven Conde and Steven Hotchkiss
CAT: Chino Veguillas and Dingdong Rosales
CANDLEWICK: Antonio Lane and Jay Pangilinan
GINO: Vien King and Steven Conde

ENSEMBLE: Khevin Almario, Mano Domingo, Gold Soon, Thea Gloria,
Gabri Panlilio, Ina Salonga, David Shawn Delgado, Justine Pena,
Daniel Delgado, James Perez, Kendrick Ibasco, Cristy Paredo,
Mica Fajardo, Astarte Abraham and Nicolle Cojuangco

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Tanghalang Ateneo, the longest-running theater company of the Loyola Schools of the Ateneo de Manila University, celebrates its 36th season with the theme “Navigating Identities”. The company aims to stage plays that center on man’s exploration and need to find himself and his place in the world.

The season opener will feature Han Ong’s ‘MIDDLE FINGER,’ an adaptation of the famous German play ‘Spring Awakening’ by Frank Wedekind.

Featuring a bilingual script using the original by Han Ong and a Filipino translation by Ronan B. Capinding, MIDDLE FINGER is a coming-of-age story centered on two Filipino teenagers, Jakob Rodriguez and Benjamin Lunga, studying in a Catholic school in America. In a world dominated by adults and social constructs, they attempt to find control and establish themselves as individuals.

Guelan Luarca shall play the role of Jakob Rodriguez, a headstrong and rebellious adolescent boy trying hard to break away from the boundaries set for him by the adults in his life.

Joe-Nel Garcia shall play the role of Benjamin Lunga, the best friend of Jakob, this average student only wants the good and simple things but is suddenly faced with the hard reality of life.

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Jean Marc Cordero discovered dance through theater arts. As a Theater Arts major at the Philippine High School for the Arts, he performed the lead in the dance-drama Ang Hatol ng Guhit na Bilog, which was collaborated on by Agnes Locsin, Shamaine Buencamino, and Biag Gaongen, and performed at the 8th Asian Arts Festival in China. With Tanghalang Pilipino, he performed in The Slanting Dance of the Buluklik Hawks directed by Fernando Josef and choreographed by Agnes Locsin.

At age 18, he joined BP as a scholar with Noordin Jumalon as his teacher, and was promoted to apprentice a year later. He became a company member in 2007, and his training continued under Augustus Damian III and Alan Hineline. He has since performed in all of BP’s productions including principal roles in La Revolucion Filipina, Coppelia, The Nutcracker, Peter Pan, Crisostomo Ibarra, and Don Quixote among others. He has a Bachelor of Performing Arts Major in Dance from De La Salle—College of Saint Benilde.

He competed at the 2007 New York International Ballet Competition and became the first Filipino male to reach the semifinals at the 2010 USA International Ballet Competition. He won the 2010 Gawad Buhay Outstanding Male Lead Performer in a Modern Dance Production for his work in Crisostomo Ibarra and the award for Outstanding Male Featured Performance for Sleeping Beauty in 2011.