End Child Hunger Philippines ツ: TEATRO ANGELEÑO set the stage to #EndChildHunger – watch ‘Ang PAGLILITIS kay Mang SERAPIO’ April 14-18, 2014

TeatroAngeleño has gathered a powerhouse cast of volunteers, aspiring theater actors and child advocates to stage Paul Dumol’s ‘Ang PAGLILITIS kay Mang SERAPIO.’

The team has committed 30days of extensive workshops and rehearsals which started last February 2014 till present.

Their aim is to breathe new approach and parallelism into this timeless story for the benefit of the children and youth living in the streets of Angeles City and beyond through the facilitation and coordination of Center for Children & Youth Wholistic Development, Inc. - End Child Hunger Philippines ツ Projects.

Director John Jurado Teatro Angeleño’s founding-artistic director and #endchildhunger advocate reiterate:

Why wait for children and youth go to streets, if we can prevent if not to stop the increasing numbers of neglected abandoned and abused kids just around the corner or end child hunger right in front of our doorsteps.

He also added:

We just need starters. A friend likes everything we say or posted on Facebook, a partner has the heart to share through pledges and contributions; I honor this young people for volunteering in this endeavor through their time and talents I hope we can send the message across join us! Because only heroes has courage to start and can make a difference.

Ang PAGLILITIS kay Mang SERAPIO as 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 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.

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.