OBRA Inc. presents Filipina... Bakit Ikaw?
Director Jesie Barandino * Marketing Head/Actor Archie Perucho
Production Manager/Actress Juvelyn Dincol * Stage Manager/Dancer Kristine Tongson
Interviewed by Slick9 on the Aug. 20 run were the cast and crew of Filipina...Bakit Ikaw? on what the message they wish to convey through the play.
Watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84oe4JGjpUI
Interviewed were (in order of appearance):
Jesie Barandino - Director
Uel Ceballos - played as Pinpin/OBRA Marketing Head
Archie Perucho - played as Hener/Filipina...Bakit Ikaw? Marketing Head
Juvie Dincol - played as Yna/Filipina...Bakit Ikaw? Production Manager
Herna Estillore - played as Felice
Michelle Rio - OBRA Inc. Publicity and Media Relations
Kristine Tongson - played as one of the dancers in Felice's part/Filipina...Bakit Ikaw? Stage Manager/OBRA Inc. Sponsorship Head
Romel Marfa - played as Ruben/Filipina...Bakit Ikaw? Technical Director
**In group scene:
Virgie Castillo - Filipina...Bakit Ikaw? Assistant Stage Manager
Nash Anggahan (via skype) - OBRA Inc. Founding Director
Synopsis
Domestic helper, a prostitute, and a call center agent.
Three characters were interwoven to see the fight of three different individuals. Three Filipino women who have different lives but all experienced same hardships and struggles fighting to have equal treatment from their home and the society -- as an individual and as a woman.
Filice, a domestic helper and a mother who ventured an opportunity abroad just to give life and support financially her physically and mentally-illed child but only to find out the she was about to face the greatest struggle of her life.
Pin-Pin, once had that simple and almost perfect life in the barrio not until her uncle and by some twist of fate brought her to the dirty world of "prostitution". She now recounts her life as a prostite and sex slave and later on having a disease that is incurable.
Yna, finds herself working in a call center to support her financial needs now that she's bearing a child and her husband's income as a taxi driver isn't just enough for them. She now juggles the hardsips of both her married and career life.
Modern -- day Filipino women play more decisive roles in the family and in the society. The Philippines is a nation of strong women, they run the business realm and given the same opportunities as to their male counterparts, they are the family's treasurer -- sending the children to school, they are dedicated to work, thus more opportunities are entrusted to them -- talking about women empowerment and the roles of the modern Pinay in the society.
For more info about OBRA Inc, like us on Facebook!
http://www.facebook.com/obraincorporated
Interviewed by Slick9 on the Aug. 20 run were the cast and crew of Filipina...Bakit Ikaw? on what the message they wish to convey through the play.
Watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84oe4JGjpUI
Interviewed were (in order of appearance):
Jesie Barandino - Director
Uel Ceballos - played as Pinpin/OBRA Marketing Head
Archie Perucho - played as Hener/Filipina...Bakit Ikaw? Marketing Head
Juvie Dincol - played as Yna/Filipina...Bakit Ikaw? Production Manager
Herna Estillore - played as Felice
Michelle Rio - OBRA Inc. Publicity and Media Relations
Kristine Tongson - played as one of the dancers in Felice's part/Filipina...Bakit Ikaw? Stage Manager/OBRA Inc. Sponsorship Head
Romel Marfa - played as Ruben/Filipina...Bakit Ikaw? Technical Director
**In group scene:
Virgie Castillo - Filipina...Bakit Ikaw? Assistant Stage Manager
Nash Anggahan (via skype) - OBRA Inc. Founding Director
Synopsis
Domestic helper, a prostitute, and a call center agent.
Three characters were interwoven to see the fight of three different individuals. Three Filipino women who have different lives but all experienced same hardships and struggles fighting to have equal treatment from their home and the society -- as an individual and as a woman.
Filice, a domestic helper and a mother who ventured an opportunity abroad just to give life and support financially her physically and mentally-illed child but only to find out the she was about to face the greatest struggle of her life.
Pin-Pin, once had that simple and almost perfect life in the barrio not until her uncle and by some twist of fate brought her to the dirty world of "prostitution". She now recounts her life as a prostite and sex slave and later on having a disease that is incurable.
Yna, finds herself working in a call center to support her financial needs now that she's bearing a child and her husband's income as a taxi driver isn't just enough for them. She now juggles the hardsips of both her married and career life.
Modern -- day Filipino women play more decisive roles in the family and in the society. The Philippines is a nation of strong women, they run the business realm and given the same opportunities as to their male counterparts, they are the family's treasurer -- sending the children to school, they are dedicated to work, thus more opportunities are entrusted to them -- talking about women empowerment and the roles of the modern Pinay in the society.
For more info about OBRA Inc, like us on Facebook!
http://www.facebook.com/obraincorporated
