ATENEO BLUEREP PRESS RELEASE
02 / LAUNCHING A SHOW
Ateneo Blue Repertory (blueREP) proves that despite the pandemic, theatre is still very much alive with its online production of f(r)iction, an original musical, filmed using only mobile phones, streaming on Ticket2Me from May 20 -24.
f(r)iction, which was originally staged 6 years ago, starring theatre veterans Red Concepcion, Gab Pangilinan, Myke Salomon, and Fred Lo, is now reimagined for the new normal. This 2021 production was shot remotely, and set in the actors’ own homes, with live direction through online video call platform, Zoom.
Written by Bym Buhain & Miyo Sta. Maria, with music and lyrics by Ejay Yatco, the new f(r)iction features new songs, new characters, and a new story that forces us to reexamine what happiness and success truly means. It follows the story of Karlo, a struggling writer on the brink of being published, whose whole life and marriage turned upside-down when he met a mysteriously charismatic stranger.
The 2021 production of f(r)iction is under the creative leadership of director Andrei Pamintuan, and musical director Ejay Yatco, the same duo behind Sa Wakas, the Sugarfree musical. They are joined by film cinematographer Rhadem Musawah, and sound engineer Jan Levi Sanchez, to refresh this original musical first featured in the iconic Fringe Manila Festival in 2015.
Tickets to f(r)iction are available now at https://tinyurl.com/friction-tickets. For inquiries, contact Biboy Alvarez at 0929 330 4643 or at jose.alvarez@obf.ateneo.edu.