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IKARUS was founded by award winning playwright and director Jay Crisostomo IV to bring l ife to the stage of DITO: Bahay ng Sining --- a café that doubles as an arts and events space in Marikina City. He has gathered around him artists from every f ield and everywhere. The main aim of IKARUS is to claim what is true and beautiful, the sun. We do this with out fear or worry. Only one thing matters to us. The sun.

The f irst season of IKARUS wil l feature original local works to classics to modern foreign masterpieces. A host of brave actors, directors, designers, and theatre lovers wil l stake their art to cast a wide net to attract l ike minded souls to IKARUS and DITO, to gather energy which wil l send IKARUS on its way.

SEASON ONE

THE GATHERING

PIETAby Jay Crisostomo IVMay 22-25

ANG PRINSIPITOAdapted from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little PrinceAugust 15-17, 22-24, 29-31

GOD OF THE MACHINEby Jay Crisostomo IVSeptember

NEAR YET FAR, FAR YET NEARWritten by Enrique EstagleDirection by Paolo ApagalangOctober

BAHAY NG L AGIM: ART HORROR FESTIVALNovember

MY FRIEND HAS COMEWritten by Suzue ToshiroDirection by Dr. Ricardo Abad Ph.D.December

HAMLETWritten by Will iam ShakespeareFebruary 2015

All major productions of DITO: Bahay ng Sining and Ikarus are sold at Php 250.00. Listed below are packages offered to schools and organizations to provide a full experience of the unique venue and its excellent productions.

PARTNERSHIPS: All productions are also open to partnerships with schools and organizations in terms of avail ing show packages, blocked shows and ticket reservations. The partner school / organization’s logo wil l be present in al l publication materials and thanked at the end of each and every show. On top of the rebate given to the department / representative, the partner is to receive comprehensive study guides, play bil ls and complementary tickets (depending on the number of tickets availed).

WORKSHOPS: DITO: Bahay ng Sining and Ikarus also holds theater workshops for al l ages. Aside from a 13-day workshop (with a culminating showcase) held at DITO: Bahay ng Sining, the production company can also hold workshops in partnership with schools. Theater is a great exercise for English, Fil ipino and Art classes for grade school, high school and college students. DITO: Bahay ng Sining is home to artists who can teach script writing, directing, acting and production.

THEATER TOUR: All DITO: Bahay ng Sining and Ikarus productions are also open for tours (having shows in other venues – e.g. school auditoriums).

SHOW PACKAGES FOR SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS

PACKAGES PRICE REBATEPACKAGE A

1 Ticket1 Post-show Meal

Comprehensive Study Guide (1 pc. / 25 tickets)

Play Bil l (1 pc. / 25 tickets)Complementary Ticket (1 pc. /

25 tickets)

Php 350.00 / ticket

25 tickets – 10%50 tickets – 15%

110 tickets – 20%

PACKAGE B1 Ticket

1 Post-show Snack

Comprehensive Study Guide (1 pc. / 25 tickets)

Play Bil l (1 pc. / 25 tickets)Complementary Ticket (1 pc. /

25 tickets)

Php 320.00 / ticket

25 tickets – 10%50 tickets – 15%

110 tickets – 20%

PACKAGE C1 Ticket

Comprehensive Study Guide (1 pc. / 25 tickets)

Play Bil l (1 pc. / 25 tickets)

Php 250.00 / ticket

25 tickets – 5%50 tickets – 10%110 tickets – 15%

PLAYBILLMessage from the AuthorBrief SynopsisList of ActorsList of Production CrewSponsorsList of Upcoming Productions

COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDEFull Script (Soft Copy)Message from the AuthorComprehensive SynopsisSummary of ScenesCharacter ListSettingNotes on the Play (Themes, Sym-bols, etc.)

DITO: Bahay ng Sining was conceived as a space for the arts and artists. It is a cafe but at the same time a gallery, a theatre space, a f i lm house, a gig spot. DITO welcomes all art in al l shapes and sizes.

Open from 5 PM to 12 MN every Wednesday to Sunday.Located at J.Molina St. corner Guizama St., Concepcion Uno, Marikina City (In front of Concepcion Elementary School)For inquiries or reservations contact BJ @ 09064241107.

OPEN INSIDE FL AP TO SEE THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON OF IKARUS

PIETAby Jay Crisostomo IV

Language:Fil ipinoRunning Time: 1 Hour (without intermission)Notes: Not For Children

“It is about family and rel igion. Rage, lust, jealousy and other deceiving forms that ‘ love’ takes. About ‘fanaticism’ screwing the way one should raise her chi ldren, or ki l l her chi ldren. About the very strong rel igious pul l tugging with the very strong desire to keep a family together.”

-Ea Torrado, Choreographer

The play, despite its minimalist setting (al l events take place within the family’s humble home) and small cast, is anything but contained. Every scene pulses with naked emotion, and the actors completely commit to their roles within the family. - Andie Reyes, Katipunan Magazine

SYNOPSIS:The peaceful existence of a family that l ives in the provinces is suddenly bedimmed by the darkness of the world --- father fornicates with child, sister with brother, merciless revenges, unexplainable deaths, and the inevitable fruit of al l these evil labors: the birth of a monster, the embodiment of al l their familial sins. Their only hope l ies in the hands of the mother, Josef ina, as she desperately tries to hold her l ife and her family together. For no other tragedy can sunder a l ife more than when a parent is made to bury her child. Witness her search for l ight against the hand of darkness.

HAMLETWritten by Will iam Shakespeare

Language: EnglishRunning Time: 2 hours (with a f ifteen minute intermission)Notes: A classic retold in a modern way

SYNOPSIS:One of the Bard’s best loved works, Hamlet is considered by many scholars as the greatest piece of l iterature to have ever come from the West. Even if the play is more than four hundred years old, its themes of existential ism, family, and revenge are sti l l al ive today. We sti l l

wrestle with the old question --- To be or not to be? This year, IKARUS wil l ask the same question but in a very IKARUS way. The Hamlet of IKARUS wil l be a marriage of the old and the new. It wil l be bare. We wil l keep its poetry but strip the play of al l the unnecessary and supplant it with dance and f i lm. We wil l use a ramp stage simillar to how they did it in the Elizabethan era but we wil l use deconstructed costuming and stage design. This Hamlet wil l be old and new, accessible in its modernity but at the same time retaining that vague beauty that age brings to all things. Come join us and ask that question thrown to the universe so long ago.

ANG PRINSIPITO: YUGYUGAN SA SALIW NG KAL AWAKANAdapted from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince

Language: Fil ipinoRunning Time: 1 Hour 20 Minutes (with two 10 minute intermissions)Notes: A musical for the whole family

SYNOPSIS:From the well-loved children’s book, The Little Prince wil l come alive in full f lare as a musical offering for both children and children at heart. Relive the adventures of the strange boy from outer space and the old pilot who wil l be reminded once more of the wonders of childhood. Hinding-hindi mamamatay ang Prinsipito!

Book by Jay Crisostomo IVMusic by JP del Mundo

GOD OF THE MACHINEby Jay Crisostomo IV

Language: EnglishRunning Time: 1 hour and 30 minutes (with a 10 minute intermission)Notes: For mature audiences (High School-Level & Older)

“God of the Machine. What a tragical ly beautiful piece.”

- Anne Berango (@gall ifreyANNE)

“God of the Machine is a must see. The play’s quality was superb but the substance in it is just overwhelming in a good way.”

- Ali ja Pandapatan (@Ali jaPandapatan)

“’God of the Machine’ was amazing. #standingovation”

- Nikki Cadiz (@nikkicadiz)

SYNOPSIS:An unnamed writer meets a packed house of theatre-goers unprepared. In his desperation, he calls out for a muse, Gomorrah and at f irst sight, the writer falls for his creation. He frustrates that he cannot ever possess Gomorrah. He then chooses to create a world for Gomorrah, a bar perpetually open at three a.m., where she can meet a character named Gabriel that is similar to the writer except that the character is better in al l respects. From here on, Gabriel and Gomorrah fall in love in the story world while the Writer watches in agony. In a f it of jealousy, the Writer destroys both of his creations.

For the full text, visit: http://palancaawards.com.ph/2010GodoftheMachine_fullplay.php

10 QUESTIONSby Paolo Apagalang

SYNOPSIS:The year is 2010. The place, Manila, the

Phil ippines. Enter Ben: a quiet, reserved, conservative guy. And Claire: a quirky, fun loving free spirit. They would’ve been perfect for each other. But they can’t exactly be romantic because their best friends have just split up. Or can they?

The two start chatting one night. They start playing 10 questions. What happens now? In a tale of friendship, loyalty, romance, happiness, awkwardness and everything in between, how does one answer the question of: “what is love?”

ONE RAINY EVENING IN APRILWritten by Enrique EastagleDirection by Paolo Apagalang

SYNOPSIS:Peek into the l ives of Frances and Joseph, two twentysomethings stuck in the most unusual predicament of being former lovers, yet sti l l l iving in the same apartment. One struggles to move on with someone new while the other hangs on the continuously diminishing hope of them getting back together.

It’s a post-breakup story unlike any other. How wil l they set themselves free from this ultimately peculiar situation that is full of awkward si lences interspersed with weighted words and deceptively insignif icant gestures?

MY FRIEND HAS COMEWritten by Suzue ToshiroDirection by Dr. Ricardo Abad PhD

Ricardo Abad and Suzue Toshiro reunite after Tanghalang Ateneo’s successful staging of “Firefl ies” in 2012 with another bittersweet play about the solace of friendship ties. MY FRIEND HAS COME (Tomodachi ga kita) is one of Suzue’s early plays, f irst staged in Japan in 1994, awarded the OMS Drama Prize in Japan soon after, and f irst shown as a staged reading in the United States in 2009. A Phil ippine premiere is scheduled by IKARUS in November 2014. In this play, two l ives search for a human bond in a society broken

down by postindustrial growth, impersonal exchanges, and the eclipse of community ties. English translation by James Yaegeshi.

SYNOPSIS:A hot summer day somewhere

in nowhere Japan. A friend waits. A high school friend comes. They joke around, tell stories, and spar with imaginary Kendo swords. A friend leaves. “I don’t want you to forget me,” he says before going. This simple story of two friends humorously and poignantly reminds us of the sweetness and pain of connecting with another human being.

NEAR YET FAR, FAR YET NEAR: A TWIN BILL OF PL AYS