Event:
Himala the Musicale
SYNOPSIS.
In a remote village of Barrio Cupang, a young girl named Elsa (May Bayot) claims that the Virgin Mary spoke to her during a solar eclipse. She reveals her vision and starts healing people. She then becomes a national figure as pilgrims and curiosity-seekers descend on her village, thus pushing the village to finally confront its own needs and beliefs. A story about faith and faithlessness, truth and delusion, it tackles the endless and timeless struggle of humans in their quest for something to believe in. the story is based on an account of the alleged apparitions of the Virgin Mary on Cabra Island, province of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines, in 1967.
Also in the cast of outstanding performers are Isay Alvarez (as the prostitute Nimia), Cynthia Culig-Guico (as Chayong), Mila Bolaños (as Aling Saling), Leonel Guico (as Orly), Jay Cruz (as Pilo), Bong Embile (as Igmeng Bugaw), and the Tanghalang Pilipino Actor's Company. Gino Gonzales designs the production while Dennis Marasigan is technical director.
Himala the Musicale will be performed at the Drama Salon of the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre at 7 p.m. on November 22 and 23, 2007. Tangahalang Pilipino's participation in the festival is made possible with the cooperation of the Philippine Consulate General in Shanghai.
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