Theatrical Treat on Thursday

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Sining Tanghalan, the student theater group of Saint Scholastica’s College Manila, will present four ten-minute plays under the title “Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!: Isang Antolohiyang KomediSining” on Thursday, February 23 at Saint Cecilia's Hall.

The featured plays are: Eyeball by Alfonso I. Dacanay, Over a Cup of Coffee by Vincent A. de Jesus, Balang-araw by Chris Martinez, and Nang Dahil Lang sa Init by Rody Vera.

The show will start at 6 p.m., with tickets priced at P100 each.

This being a college production, lowered expectations are advised. Ü

UPDATE (February 24):

Having promised Sining Tanghalan when I visited Saint Scholastica’s last Tuesday, I watched their show last night. Only half of the theater’s seats were filled. There were the expected embellishments, of course, but not distracting enough to ruin the integrity of the plays (or my play, at least). It amazes me how they managed to stretch four 10-minute plays that should only last for 40-45 minutes to almost TWO hours. The audience seemed very appreciative of the show, and for me that’s always the bottomline, especially in college productions.