Virgin Labfest 9--play Entries and Showdates

By Gibbs22manila @gibbscadiz

SET A
(June 26, 3p.m & 8 p.m.; July 6, 3 p.m.; July 7, 8 p.m.)

• “Kudeta! Kudeta!” (Written by Jimmy Flores, directed by Ariel S.R. Yonzon)
• “Kapit” (Written by George de Jesus III, directed by Melvin Lee)
• “Imbisibol” (Written by Herlyn Alegre, directed by Lawrence Fajardo)
SET B
(June 27, 3p.m. & 8 p.m.; July 6, 8 p.m.; July 7, 3 p.m.)

• “Isang Daan” (Written by Liza C. Magtoto, directed by Ed Lacson Jr.)
• “Chipline” (Written by Dominique La Victoria, directed by Charles Yee)
• “Owel” (Written by Eljay Castro Deldoc, directed by Marlon Rivera)
SET C
(June 28, 3p.m. & 8 p.m.; July 3, 3 p.m.; July 5, 8 p.m.)

• “Pamamanhikan” (Written by Bernadette Neri, directed by JK Anicoche)
• “Ambong Abo” (Written by Em Mendez, directed by Roobak Valle)
• “Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady” (Written by Carlo Vergara, directed by Chris Martinez)
SET D
(June 29, 3p.m. & 8 p.m.; July 3, 8 p.m.; July 4, 3 p.m.)

• “Pramoedya” (Written by Benjamin Pimentel, directed by Chris Millado)
SET E
(June 30, 3p.m. & 8 p.m.; July 4, 8 p.m.; July 5, 3 p.m.)

• “Pagsubli” (Written by Aizel Cabilan, directed by Melvin Lee)
• “Ang Unang Regla ni John” (Written by Em Mendez, directed by George de Jesus III)
• “Kuneho” (Written by Guelan Luarca, directed by Emmanuel Dela Cruz)
Virgin Labfest 9, a festival of untried, untested, unpublished and unstaged plays, will run June 26-July 7 at CCP’s Tanghalang Huseng Batute (Studio Theater) and the Bulwagang Amado Hernandez (Conference Room). The event is a joint venture of CCP, Tanghalang Pilipino and the Writers’ Bloc, Inc. in cooperation with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.
Tickets are priced at P300 with festival passes at P1,200. For tickets/inquiries, call CCP Dramatic Arts Division 8321125 locals 1606 to 1607, or visit www.culturalcenter.gov.ph.