‘Ang PAGLILITIS kay Mang SERAPIO' marks Teatro Angeleño’s SEMANA SANTA 2014 “bloody” Offering

Ang PAGLILITIS kay Mang SERAPIO is a masterpiece of Prof. Paul Dumol one of the country’s premier playwright, educator and a Don Carlos Palanca Awardee. He wrote the play in late ’60s, the era in which begging and living in the street began to be an employment, a practice that is still being continued by some till today. The play is about the trial of a beggar, Mang Serapio, who was accused and punished for a considered “serious” crime under their federation: ______ ______? A judge, two interrogators, two physically handicapped men will testify and three witnesses will set his fate of a lifetime. Mang Serapio is forced to reveal his ultimate secret of survival.

Director John Jurado Teatro Angeleño’s founding-artistic director, the Center for Children & Youth Wholistic Development, Inc. - End Child Hunger Philippines ツ  Projects advocate and his production team breathe new approach and parallelism into this timeless story as “bloody” contribution to Angeles City's observance of SEMANA SANTA. This re-staging will serves as alternative platform for discussion on social studies such as social structure, power, poverty and survival. For students who will watch this play, it will give way for reflections on Filipino values of ambition, hope, justice and love.

Ang PAGLILITIS kay Mang SERAPIO as lenten-benefit production will feature the Plaridel 1 Community Children & Teens and the FCC Youth Theater Ensemble with volunteer-powerhouse cast of aspiring stage actors and indie-film enthusiast from various theater companies and universities in Pampanga, namely:  Carlo Catu and Leonilyn Sarmiento (San Fenando), Kevin Colinares (Mexico), Maricar ‘Kaye Es’ Sangalang (Magalang), Esie ‘Xaxa’ Garalde, Edz Sangil, Hiroshie Miller, Jay Santos, Edgar Maglambayan, Dominic Nunez, Jerry Rebato & Nicole Abalos (Angeles City). Ang PAGLILITIS kay Mang SERAPIO stage management by Esie ‘Xaxa’ Garalde; technical management by Michael Cortez; production management by Frances Joan Olingay.

Ang PAGLILITIS kay Mang SERAPIO runs on April 14, 15, 16, 17 & 18, 2014 (Monday to Friday) 6:00 PM at the CenterCYWD Mini Black Box Theater at FCC Compound 56 – B Mayon St. Plaridel 1, Malabanias, Angeles City. Proceeds of the show will benefit the children and youth living in the streets of Angeles City and beyond through the facilitation and cooperation of the Center for Children& Youth Wholistic Development, Inc. - End Child Hunger Philippines ツ Projects. 

For sponsorship, DONATIONS and ticket inquiries, contact the 

Teatro Angeleño Office at (045) 304 2234, at (0915) 972 6109 Esie ‘Xaxa’ Garalde, 

Frances Joan Olingay at (0917) 538 2912 or John Jurado at (0927) 232 8812.