nanood kami ng stage play ni dianne kagabi, sobra sa enjoy ung play! hehehe. since mas magaling mag-kwento ung sis ko, kinopya ko na lng ung post sa blog nya at nilagay ko dito (with some editing of my own). read her review of the play para magka-idea kayo kung gaano ka-enjoy ung play. hehehe. we enjoyed it so much na we're watching again another play from Koine (the production house). we will be watching Subtext next sat.
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Day Out: S.A.W.I
Imagine.
You’re in a dark room, sitting utterly still. You can hear your breathing rhythm as well as the breathing of 20 other people. You’ve paid much for this experience and you’re expecting satisfaction. Suddenly…
A man cries out from the darkness. Bright lights momentarily blind you and you see this character scurrying to make it to the door. He looks like the devil himself is behind him, chasing him to the depths of hell. The pained look on his face, along with a hand on his backside makes you think that his doom is upon him. He screams.
Oh, wtf. It’s just a plug for their play next month, entitled “Sampung minuto bago makaraos.” ::x_x::
Again, in a darkened room. The tension was momentarily dispelled by the shameless plug but returns with a vengeance as a small voice starts counting off. “One thousand one, one thousand two, one thousand three….”
And then nothing.
Again, she counts, “One thousand one, one thousand two, one thousand three….”
Err.. what’s freaking happening here?
Just when you are about to speak up and complain, a ghastly apparition appears in the television. The suddenness of its appearance makes you want to cry an- what the? It’s just a poor imitation of Ate Charo.
And from here on end starts the experience that is S.A.W.I.
Single Ako. Warning Ito.
Some people might not be able to relate with the concept of S.A.W.I. but it is a fact that this happens to many people in the country.
As the protagonist, CheChe put it, it has something to do with the question put to all the still single people out there. She described it as karumaldumal, horrendous and utterly impertinent:
“CheChe, may boyfriend ka na ba?”
Yes, my dear readers, if there are any, this is an experience that will make you tear your hair out in frustration. For not only her friends, her family and her relatives, CheChe is also plagued by this question by the university’s resident nun, the manong guard and the janitor. How sad.
And then, from the heavens came a roar of thunder, a flash of lightning and a loud voice that asked:
“CheChe, anak ko, may boyfriend ka na baaaaaaaaaaaaaa?”
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Lord, ano ba. Bigyan mo na kasi siya ng boyfriend para hindi ka na magtatanong.
But all does not end there. If the question is impertinent, horrendous and frustrating, the follow up question is even more so. It makes the first seem like a warm up.
“Nge? Eh baket wala pa?”
CheChe, girl, I feel your pain.
And then of course, the play wouldn’t be complete without her three friends-slash-ex manliligaws to pester her.
Friends-slash-manliligaws:
1. Maki. Wearing a stupid looking yellow green shirt and a green vest. Has black angular glasses that seem a bit big for his face. The geek of the group, he tried courting CheChe but ended up flat on his face because he’s Maki, the makulit.
2. Chicoy. (Dunno if I got the spelling right) The incurable womanizer/bolero of the group. Wearing a stupid looking hat and trying to impersonate a crossbreed of the Power boys AND Rexona boys. Cheesy and unoriginal. Got dumped due to his bad impersonation of Don Juan.
3. Victor. Big. Wearing a bright, sunny yellow shirt and lacks a few nuts on his mental faculties. As Maki puts it, he’s a slow one. Got dumped due to the fact that all he builds is his muscles and not his neurons.
And as they sort through the reasons for CheChe’s still ongoing single status, they stumble upon the fact that CheChe has love illusions of her own. Which includes her partner in Biology Lab. He’s everything she wants. But. There’s always a big but.
He’s already taken.
Argghh…. Get that song outta my head. ::flushes broken sonnet out of her system::
They agonize some more. Then at the end, CheChe rationalizes that why can’t she love everyone? Why does she have to choose this single person to shower her love upon when she can love everyone around her? Ah, I’ll stop it here.
In a nutshell, it is a must see. Though I’m not sure if it will be shown again, since last night was their last night to perform that particular piece. The actor playing CheChe was great, along with the facial expressions. The three guys weren’t so bad too and of course, Ate Charo was astounding. I’m not sure if it will be shown again but if you want to check out their other works, seach for Koine productions at clickthecity.com
