CIRCAPINTIG opens its 2014 Theater Season with  Migrant Diaries

Chicago, IL – CircaPintig, the Chicago-based community theater company opens its 2014 Theater Season with Migrant Diaries, a dramatic reflection on the struggles and joys of immigrant life in America. the struggles. It features

 
*       No Papers, No Fears, a dramatic reading on the real life stories of three undocumented youth whose dreams of a better life in America are challenged by the ongoing debates and critical conversations on immigration reform. The staged reading integrates elements of poetry, movement, improvisation and music. It  features Stephanie Camba, Matthew Dang and Crystle Dino with percussion accompaniment by Demetrio Maguigad. Performed in partnership with the Alliance of Filipinos for Immigrant Rights and Empowerment (AFIRE). Playdates are March 14 and 15, Friday-Saturday at 7pm. Suggested donation $5.
 
*       Looking for Darna, written by Chicago-based playwright Lani Montreal, is a family drama of unspoken love and hidden family histories brought out into the open as Darna, the Filipino superwoman pop culture icon, flashes her powers that strengthen the bond between daughter, mother and grandmother. Cast includes Adriana Cardona-Maguigad, Gigi Mascarenas, Myrla Baldonado, Divine Calo and Chip Payos
 
*       Allos, written by Giovanni Ortega, a Los Angeles-based actor-director-playwright whose impressive performing credentials include The Romance of Magno Rubio, Dogeaters and Imelda. Originally performed for the East West Players in LA, the play dramatizes the tenacity and struggles of early Filipino migrants as they deal with racist America of the 1940s. Allos is a homage to the poetic genius of Bulosan, a farm worker turned writer and poet known for his novel America is in the Heart. Cast includes Chip Payos as Carlos Bulosan ably supported by Levi Aliposa and Leo Dave Garcia.
 
Directed by Louie Pascasio with set design by Gabby Lingat and music by Demetrio Maguigad, Looking for Darna and Allos go on stage on March 21-23, 28-30 and April 4-6, Fridays 8pm, Saturdays 4pm and 8pm and Sundays, 4pm. Tickets are $20 at the door, $15 with advanced reservation and $10 for students and seniors. Advanced ticket reservation via www.brownpapertickets.com or visit our website at www.circapintig.com or call (312) 451-6974.
 
All performances at Moooh Dulce, 2602 W. Fullerton Ave in Chicago