Take the crazy steps with Repertory Philippines’ The 39 Steps

It’s crazy and hilarious; this was the first time that I saw a play where from the start until the end, I am laughing in most the scenes. Repertory Philippines did a great choice in doing Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps this March at the Onstage Theater in Greenbelt 1 in Makati City with actors Michael Williams, Rem Zamora, Juliene Mendoza and Liza Infante. The comedy play was directed by Ana Abad Santos.

Rem Zamora and Juliene Mendoza did a great job as clowns in the play, clown which means, who did so many roles in the play from police, to Mr. Memory, Professor Jordan and so many more. With the restriction in time and scenes, Rem and Juliene manage to do execute their roles hilariously and consistently without a dull moment.

This was the first time I saw Michael Williams perform in the stage, I always knew him as a director in various plays like the Master Class. With a strong and serious image, I can’t believe he played the role of Richard Hannay naturally. Liza Infante, elegant as always did a wonderful performance; I enjoyed her role as Annabella Smith and Margaret its so funny and I can’t stop laughing maybe it’s in the way she deliver the lines with a very awkward movements in the stage.




I am not an Alfred Hitchcock fan, because I never saw his films and I was not even born during the peak of his career. But after seeing Repertory Philippines’ presentation of The 39 Steps, I am partly converted to a Hitchcock follower. But aside from the great and hilarious play that Rep Phils will be presenting this March, they will be giving away Blackberry phones for those who will be watching The 39 Steps from March 4 – 20. All they need to do is to purchase the orchestra center ticket that’s worth P800 and after the play they will answer a short survey questions and identify at least five (5) Alfred Hitchcock faces on the set and/or props of The 39 Steps. All entries can be submitted at Onstage, Greenbelt 1 during show dates, or at the Rep office located at Unit 519-520 AIC Burgundy Empire Tower, ADB Avenue, Corner Sapphire and Garnet Streets, Ortigas Center. And winners will be drawn after the last show on March 20.

The 39 Steps will run on March 4-20 (8:00 PM on Fridays and Saturday, 3:30 PM on Saturdays and Sundays) at the Onstage, Greenbelt 1 in Makati City. For tickets and other information about the Repertory Philippines please call 571-6926 and 571-4941 or email info@repertory-philippines.com. Tickets are also available at Ticketworld at 891-9999 or www.ticketworld.com.ph. For more updates on Repertory Philippines visit www.repertory.ph and Rep Phils on Facebook.


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Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo talks about Repertory Philippines’ 2011 projects

In line with the success of The Joy Luck Club as Repertory Philippines’ salvo for 2011, they are now preparing for the opening of their second presentation which is Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps. The comedy romance play will be presented at the Onstage Greenbelt 1 at Makati City beginning March 4. Starring Michael Williams, Rem Zamora, Juliene Mendoza and Liza Infante, The 39 Steps was directed by Ana Abad Santos.

With the overflowing of excitement for this year’s line up, Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo the Associate Artistic Director of Repertory Philippines shares the rest of the play that they will be presenting for 2011. The line up includes; Shakespeare in Hollywood, Seussical and the most awaited Peter Pan. According to Menchu the line up of Rep Philippines was based from the consolidated ideas of their team and they open the auditions to all theatre actors to try the role.

Here’s the video of Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo talking about their 2011 line ups and the process of selecting it:



Aside from being the new Associate Artistic Director of Repertory Philippines, Menchu will be playing the role of Diana in Atlantis Productions Inc’s presentation of Next to Normal.

Visit Repertory Philippines’ website at www.repertory.ph and Facebook Page for more information about their line ups, auditions and season pass. You can also call 571-6926 and 571-4941 or email info@repertory-philippines.com for other infos.

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Repertory Philippines to do Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps

After the success of Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club, Repertory Philippines ventures to Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps film that was based from the 1915 novel of John Buchan entitled The Thirty-nine Steps. Patrick Barlow re-wrote the story and made a theater version of it making it more hilarious from the movie, where four actors will take the role of 140 characters in the whole play. The Rep Philippines Presentation of The 39 Steps in Onstage Greenbelt 1 in Makati City on March 4-20 includes actors Michael Williams, Rem Zamora, Juliene Mendoza and Liza Infante. Ana Abad Santos directs the play.

 

The farce follows the journey of Richard Hannay who was caught up on murder and runs away from the authority who hunts him down. On his quest he met Annabella Schmidt who revealed him that she is a spy and someone plans to kill her. Hannay brought him home but in following day he found the dead body of Annabella behind her stabbed by bread knife. He continue to run and hides from the authority who thought he was the murderer and on his escape he continue to meet beautiful women and hides in different disguises.

Doing a Hitchcock for a play is very ambitious, but according to the director Ana Abad Santos she mentioned that the story is something that most of the theater aficionados will enjoy because of the humor. The Repertory Philippines’ presentation of The 39 Steps is also a play where talented actors join together, like Michael Williams who was the person behind the founding of Theater Down South, he also directs the presentation of Master Class and Sweeney Todd here in the Philippines. While Liza Infante who returns to the center stage did Once Upon a Mattress, Carousel and South Pacific in Rep Phils. As for Rem Zamora who bagged the Judas Escariot role in Rep Phil’s presentation of Jesus Christ Superstar, Dr. Beau in Skin Deep, he is also stars in Rep’s original play entitled Miong. Lastly Juliene Mendoza, a Nestor Torre student and became part of Dulaang UP and numerous theater group in Manila became the lead star in the Insular Life Musicale “A Journey in C Major” and became QTV Channel 11 channel voice in 2010.

The 39 Steps is presented with a special arrangement of Samuel French Limited. It is open to all ages, both Hitchcock fan and not who just want to have a good laugh. This is the second play that Repertory Philippines for this season after the Joy Luck Club. The play will run in all Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays of March, from March 4-20 with shows on Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 3:30PM and 8 PM and Sundays at 3:30PM at Onstage Greenbelt 1 in Makati City. For tickets and other information about the Repertory Philippines please call 571-6926 and 571-4941 or email info@repertory-philippines.com. Tickets are also available at Ticketworld at 891-9999 or www.ticketworld.com.ph. For more updates on Repertory Philippines visit www.repertory.ph and Rep Phils on Facebook.

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