COSTI SPONSORS SEPTEMBER PERFORMANCES OF LETTERS FROM HOME - BAYAN BAYANAN SA TORONTO! SEATS ARE LIMITED - PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS TODAY!
COSTI is honored to sponsor the September performances of Letters from Home – Bayan Bayanan sa Toronto. The play premiered last March in Canada and due to public demand, an additional four performances have now been added for September.
Bayan Bayanan is a modern masterpiece by acclaimed Filipino playwright Bienvenido Noriega Jr. The play revolves around a group of expatriate Filipinos (Pinoys) in Switzerland in the late 70s, the start of the global wave of Filipino migration. The Pinoys gather in Manag’s house and reminisce about their life back home in the Philippines and the stories of the families they left behind. The shared experiences and re-creation of Filipino life from varied perspectives of these Pinoys evolve to become their armor against the difficulties and challenges of living in a country not their own and the constant pain of loneliness.
The play has been directed by international award-winning playwright Dr. Anton Juan in Athens, Manila, London, Geneva, Paris, Chicago and Toronto. Dr. Juan is a Tenured Senior Professor of Directing and Department of Film, Television, and Theatre at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.
Performances of Bayan Bayanan will be held at St. Michael’s College, Centre for the Arts Theatre (1515 Bathurst Street) from September 26 to September 28 at 7:00 pm, with a matinee performance on September 28 at 2:00 pm.
Tickets are $20.00 and can be purchased by contacting COSTI directly – 647-827-1291, or by sending an email to communications@costi.org.
Read a review of the play by the Philippine Daily Mirror here.
