Imagine this…
You are young.
You are vulnerable.
You are innocent and naive.
Now picture this…
You live a life of poverty in the slums. The very people you trust abuse and corrupt you. They strip you of your innocence.
What will you do?
This October, head to the CCP Tanghalang Huseng Batute to experience first-hand how a teenage girl transforms from innocence to malevolence in Tanghalang Pilipino’s restaging of the award-winning production of Insiang. This masterpiece by the award-winning writer, director, and actor, Mario O’Hara was originally written as a teleplay for Hilda, a televison series directed by world-class director Lino Brocka. In 1976, O’Hara adapted the teleplay (which he later says was created haphazarldy) into a screenplay. The movie Insiang, starring Hilda Koronel, was the first movie to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival - also winning major awards for director Lino Brocka and Koronel.
Tanghalang Pilipino, the foremost exponent of Philippine theater, mounted the stage version of the film in 2002. TP’s Insiang, employing a “live” theater type of staging, was dubbed as the “theater event of the season.” The production bagged major Aliw awards including Best Stage Actor (Ricky Davao), Best Stage Actress (Malu de Guzman). Best Director (Chris Millado) and Best Non-Musical Production.Â
This is your chance to imagine, to feel, to watch, and to “live” with Insiang! On October 5 to 7, and 12 to 14, Insiang returns to the stage with the powerful cast and creatives to gie us all another chance at this unique theater experience! And if you want to be “part” of Insiang’s life — experience it first hand — you can take the option of being seated at the arena. On each performacne, a limited number of seats will be available to audience members who wish to experience the performance with the action of the shows taking place all around them! (With it comes free talsiks of bodily fluids! Fun!)
We here at Bakla Ako, May Reklamo? believe that every Filipino of all generations should watch this (play or film, whichever of the two) as this is something that will wake our senses and ignite our sense of self, and shake our morals (so that we won’t impose it on others, hint hint!).
 To get tickets or for other inquiries, head on over to the Insiang official site.
