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‘Tatlong Maria’ goes
onstage at CCP Friday


THE Barasoain Kalinangan Foundation, Inc. stages "Tatlong Maria" at 3 and 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday at the CCP Tanghalang Huseng Batute.

The production, one of the activities celebrating the CCP’s 40th anniversary, is presented by the CCP, the provincial government of Bulacan and the Barasoain Kalinangan Foundation, Inc.

Directed by Armand P. Sta. Ana, Tatlong Maria features three women, Sebya, Saling and Sepa, who represent three different generations of the Filipina. These three little old ladies, in almost identical baro’t saya, titter and chatter about a useless attempt to hang up Christmas lanterns in anticipation of their visitors. The three women act and interact with unseen characters on the stage, and each assumes distinct personalities. Tatlong Maria is composed of three separate and distinct monologues based on original masterpieces. Based on Hernando Ocampo’s "Bakya," Sebya’s story is about her intimate memories of her husband Tonio in Negros, and her grief over his sudden death in a factory confrontation. "Saling," which tells of the oppression suffered under feudal lords during Spanish regime, is taken from Rogelio Sicat’s (originally Senen de Leon) "Tata Selo." Sepa’s story, which is based on Nena G. Fernandez’ "Mariang Tabak," is about a Pampagueña matron whose activist-son was killed in a rally leaving behind his pregnant girlfriend.

 


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