The Romance of Magno Rubio and Ang Romansa ni Magno Rubio will be playing at [Inside] the Ford from Nov 4 to Dec 12.
Lonnie Carter's OBIE award-winning play is a high-energy stage adaptation of Carlos Bulosan's short story about a love struck Pilipino migrant worker in 1930’s California. The play uses uses clever word play, rhymes and Philippine love songs ("kundimans"), to reveal the lives of migrant workers, their struggles and longings for home and a better life.
Dual casts perform the play in rep, one in English and the other in Tagalog, the main language of the Philippines. This is the world premiere of Ang Romansa ni Magno Rubio, a new translation into Tagalog by Bernardo Bernardo, who also directs. JonJon Briones plays Magno Rubio in both casts.
Search to Involve Pilipino Americans(SIPA) presented an inaugural event that displayed a wide array of local talent celebrating and supporting the community. The event, aptly called Kita Tayo sa SIPA, was held in Historic Filipinotown. Kita Tayo had the feel of an intimate neighborhood celebration, with the sense of pride, support, and amity palpably felt among all those in attendance.
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