"You can't squeeze blood from a turnip, but you can sure as hell paint it red."
- Zeneida Amador
July 18, 2013
– Five actors. Five friends. Today, Topper Fabregas, Jenny Jamora, Ana Abad
Santos, Cris Villonco, and Rem Zamora together announced the formation of their
new theater company: RED TURNIP THEATER.
“It’s an idea
we’ve been talking about off and on the past three years,” Zamora said. “We
were beginning to notice that not many productions of contemporary, straight
plays were being staged. We love musicals but don’t want to see the straight
play go away. So we thought, why not just do it ourselves?” The company pools
together the talents and experience of the five performers, who have received
acclaim for their performances and, in Zamora and Abad Santos’ case, their work
as directors.
Jenny Jamora
adds, “Technically, we have titles like secretary, treasurer, and so on, but in
terms of major decisions it’s a very horizontal structure. We talk amongst
ourselves and plot a course of action.” Along with a focus on straight plays,
RED TURNIP will also incorporate ideas the team has observed and absorbed in
their travels. “Whenever we can, and so long as it’s appropriate to the work,
we try to ‘customize’ the experience. A site-specific production, for example,
or adaptation in terms of locale and culture. There’s also less content-related
ideas like allowing drinks during performances, maybe a forum after shows, for
those interested.”
Along with the
announcement of their formation, RED TURNIP also unveiled the first two
productions comprising their maiden theatrical season: Patrick Marber’s
Tony-nominated, Olivier-winning play Closer, set for this October; and
Mike Bartlett’s Olivier-winning Cock, set for the first quarter of 2014.
Patrick
Marber’s Closer may be more familiar to those who remember the film
adaptation almost a decade ago by director Mike Nichols. For RED TURNIP’s
production, the cast includes Angel Aquino, Cris Villonco, Bart Guingona, and
Marc Abaya. Directing the show will be Abad Santos. “We’re very happy with this
cast,” she says. “They each bring their own touches to the roles and have
different experiences with the material. It’s very interesting watching them
play off of each other.”
“Closer
is one of those works that excites us as actors and lovers of theater,” says
Villonco, who will be portraying Alice. “It’s an example of the kind of shows
we want to do, which is why we formed RED TURNIP.”
We are also very excited to announce, that TicketWorld will be the official ticketing partner for Red Turnip Theater!
Our Marketing team, along with our Student Ambassador Poppy Merilleno were tickled pink (or in this case red) to be present at the recent launch of Red Turnip and got the chance to sit down with some of the company members, to pick their brains and get their opinions on the theater scene, and what they have been (and will be) up to!
The Manila theater scene has definitely been growing, and TicketWorld is thrilled to be home to many of the various theater productions around the metro!
We would like to give Red Turnip Theater a grand welcome to TicketWorld. We can not wait to see what this fantastic group of theater veterans has in store!
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Stay tuned for the event details and ticket prices for their first production Patrick Marber's CLOSER
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