March 8-10, 2024
Ignacio B. Gimenez – Kolehiyo ng Arte at Literatura
UP Diliman, Quezon City
When college instructors Vivian and Balé are Red-tagged by the very government agency that has previously approved their book manuscripts for publication and circulation and are consequently harassed and threatened by state security forces, they are forced to seek refuge in a friend’s ancestral house where they find themselves embroiled with the spirits of the victims of similar human rights violations in past and recent history and eventually embolden them to face up to the chilling reality of their – our – times.
Director: Joel Lamangan
Playwright: Bonifacio P. Ilagan
Production Designer: Ohm David
Cast:
Barbara Miguel
Carlos Dala
Elora Españo
Edward Allen Solon
Angellie Sanoy
Nanding Josef
Edna Mae Landicho
Edru Abraham
Producer
Tag-ani Performing Arts Society is a people’s theater company founded in 2003. It has since chalked up more than 250 performances, projects, and training programs with various organizations and institutions, schools, communities, local and international artists’ groups, international development agencies, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, and Cultural Center of the Philippines. It is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and accredited by the NCCA.
Major Collaborating / Partner Agencies
National Commission for Culture and the Arts
Kolehiyo ng Arte at Literatura, Unibersidad ng Pilipinas-Diliman
Telon Ensemble
Surian ng Sining
Alliance of Concerned Teachers
The script is written by Bonifacio P. Ilagan, author of Pagsambang Bayan, Katipunan, Florante at Laura (the play), Dukot, Bisperas ng Kasaysayan, and Alab ng Lahi, among others. His recognition includes the Cultural Center of the Philippines Centennial Awards (2010), the lifetime achievement award Gawad Balagtas (2010) by the Writers Union of the Philippines, the Gawad Plaridel (2019) for distinguished media practitioners by the University of the Philippines, and awards conferred by the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences, Film Academy of the Philippines, Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, Catholic Mass Media Awards, Philippine Movie Press Club Star Awards, and Golden Screen Awards.
Direction is by Joel Lamangan, who has made more than 150 films, TV shows, and plays, including The Flor Contemplacion Story, Deathrow, Hubog, Aishte Imasu 1941, Rainbow’s Sunset, Blue Moon, and Mano Po. He has received the NCCA Dangal Award for Excellence (2019), Lifetime Achievement Star Awards for Movies (2017), Lifetime Achievement for Directing (2019) by the International Film Festival Manhattan, NY, USA, Hall of Fame Best Director (2019) by the Metro Manila Film Festival, Master Director (2013) by the Film Development Council of the Philippines, and Gawad Urian Best Director of the Decade (2001) by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino.
Spirit of the Glass premieres on March 8 and will run on March 9 and 10, with shows at 2.30 PM and 7:00 PM each day. Our venue is the new Ignacio B. Gimenez – Kolehiyo ng Arte at Literatura Theater in UP Diliman.
