Criers for Hire and Other Plays
“Criers for Hire and Other Plays” is an anthology of 12 theatrical pieces that engage, enrage, empower and entertain the audience from various positionalities. Inherently through the immigrant’s diasporic imagination to climate change theatre action; a soldier’s struggle transitions to a mother’s concern; and to humanity’s missed connections in a globalized society of instantaneous communication. The anthology provides a gateway of understanding for people who are still yearning to be heard and seen authentically, albeit wherever they are in their journey through life.
“…told humorously and movingly, with fresh colors and details.” – Los Angeles Times “…a pitch-perfect climax that mixes laughter and tears…” – LA Downtown News “A hilarious heartwarming cultural triumph” – Asian Journal
“Giovanni’s gift is hilariously tapping the details of Pinoy life, circa early 1990s, in Uncle Sam’s land. I found myself nudging my wife several times as we both laughed at the all-too-real lines and situations..” - inquirer.net
“CRIERS FOR HIRE, most entertainingly introduces a wonderful injection of Filipino culture in early 1990's Los Angeles via a fusion of laugh-inducing situations and tear-duct-emptying relationships.” - Broadwayworld.com
ALLOS, The Story of Carlos Bulosan
Lighting the Way
An Anthology of Short Plays About the Climate Crisis
Lighting the Way: An Anthology of Short Plays About the Climate Crisis includes 49 inspiring plays by writers from around the world. The plays were commissioned for Climate Change Theatre Action 2019, a global distributed theatre festival that coincided with the 25th United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP 25) held in Madrid, Spain under the presidency of the Chilean government. Responding to a prompt asking them to “give center stage to the unsung climate warriors and climate heroes who are lighting the way toward a just and sustainable future,” the writers offer a diversity of perspectives and artistic approaches to telling the stories of those who are making a positive impact. Whether exploring the definition of climate heroism, new technologies like mango leather, or giving legal rights to Nature, the plays go beyond the dystopian worlds and apocalyptic scenarios favored by blockbuster movies and sci-fi novels to tell nuanced and empowering stories – stories that give us the courage to get up in the morning and fight for the world we all deserve.
Broadwayworld.com
Ang Diwata ng Bundok Banahaw - The Goddess of Mt. Banahaw by Giovanni Ortega based on a short story by Abel Molina is included in this anthology.
ALLOS SA PASKO
