The
Far Eastern University Theater Guild (FTG), in collaboration with the
President’s Committee on Culture, continues its 80th season with the
staging of “Makikitawag Lang Ako.”
FTG’s artistic director Dudz Teraña directs this beautifully
devastating, remarkably eloquent and unusually comedic tragic drama. The
production features some of the group’s senior actors including Eipril
Anne Leonor “Yesh” Burce playing the role of Maria, the protagonist of
the story, and Ernest John “Ejay” Dimayacyac as Saturno D’ Magician.
The production will run for a limited engagement of four performances on October 3 and 4, 3 and 6 p.m., at the FEU Auditorium.
“Makikitawag Lang Ako” was adapted by Risa Jopson from the chapter “I
Only Came to Use the Phone” in the book “Strange Pilgrims” by Gabriel
Garcia Marquez, a Colombian novelist, short story writer, screenwriter
and journalist. Considered one of the most significant authors of the
20th century, he was awarded the 1972 Neustadt International Prize for
Literature and the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature.
“I Only Came to Use the Phone” is about a woman whose car breaks down
in the middle of nowhere. She hitches a ride on a bus on its way to a
mental institute. Before she knows what is happening, she has been
admitted as a patient. Her husband, referring to their trouble-ridden
history, believes she has run off with another man. When she finally
finds an opportunity to call him, he curses her and hangs up. When he
does arrive, he takes the doctor's account to heart and leaves the woman
at the hospital, where she eventually makes a reality of the insanity
imposed on her by the medical staff.
“When I read the book, I felt tense anticipating what was going to
happen next,” Teraña recalled. “I remember it was raining when I read it
which gave an even more chilling feeling. As situations got worse in
the story, it hit me that it was the perfect material for the next
production. It was just a matter of making it fit the entertainment and
taste of society today while retaining the theme of mystery and
tragedy.”
The production will portray the theme of dislocation and the
strangeness of life in a different environment. Marquez’s classic will
be given an added twist in the form of extra scenes and songs as well as
a touch of modern linguistics for younger audiences to appreciate while
retaining the classic’s deeper meaning for older audiences.
FTG is an 80-year old non-profit university-based theater
organization that has built a reputation on contemporary variety plays,
high quality productions and adventurous live theater.
Contact Details:
For
further details please contact Adrian Sevilla, FTG Marketing Head at
(63 915) 288-4686, the President’s Committee on Culture at (63 2)
736-4897 or email thefeutheaterguild@yahoo.com.
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