Bindlestiff Studio Presents TAGALOG 2017, 7/13-29

San Francisco, CA-- Join us in the heart of the SOMA Pilipinas Cultural District for Bindlestiff Studio's production of TAGALOG 2017, a collection of one-act plays written and performed in the national language of the Philippines. With the creative use of live English surtitles, non-Tagalog-speaking patrons alike can enjoy the innovative, brave, and new voices selected from the prestigious Virgin Labfest of the Cultural Center of the Philippines. The annual festival celebrates the best unproduced, experimental works from emerging Filipino playwrights, and Bindlestiff Studio is proud to pair their works on this side of the Pacific with talented local Bay Area artists.

-"Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady" (How I Came to be the Leading Lady) by Visconde Carlo Vergara. Sisters Mely and Viva turn a small grudge into a battle between good and evil. Directed by Allan S. Manalo.

-"Ang Bata sa Drum" (The Child in the Drum) by Dominique Beatrice La Victoria. A young brother and sister ponder life and chickens. Directed by Joe Cascasan.

-"Changing Partners" by Vincent De Jesus. A musical about four couples and one complicated May-December romance. Directed by Aureen Almario and Tonilyn Sideco with musical director, Rhoda Gravador.

Featuring Kathlyn Cabrera, Richgail Cruz Enriquez, Nic Feliciano, Faye Lacanilao, Ryan Morales, Russelle McDermott, Jeffrey Ramos, Lee Robin Salazar, and Paula Sison.

TAGALOG 2017 plays the Bindlestiff Studio at 185 6th Street @ Howard San Francisco, CA from July 13-29, 2017.

For tickets ($15-25), visit tagalog2017.bpt.me