About the Event
The play concerns eight individuals from disparate backgrounds and with differing motivations who attend the same weekly tap dancing class in a dingy church hall.
Despite the students at first treating the classes as social occasions, and showing little co-ordination, they later develop a level of skill and cohesiveness. The dance routines are the background for the focus of the play, the relationship and interaction of different people.
This good-natured comedy from Richard Harris chronicles several months in the life of a beginning dance class. Each of the eight students, who come from a variety of backgrounds, has his or her own reason for joining. For instance, Maxine, a confident, fast-talking saleswoman (and former Ovaltine dancer), is there on doctor’s orders, while self-sacrificing Andy participates because it is the only thing she does for herself. Whatever the cause, they make a point of coming every week to chat, relax and, if they can manage to, learn a couple of dance steps.
Led by Mavis, their eternally patient instructor, and accompanied by the acerbic pianist Mrs. Fraser, the students (who range from hopeless to competent) strive to master the basics of dance. But the steps and routines are just the background for the real focus of the play — the relationships and interactions of these ten very different people. By their final performance, not only have the class members developed some degree of skill, but they have also overcome the inhibitions, awkwardness and personality conflicts that have kept them out of sync.
Directed by Jaime Del Mundo
Choreographed by Rose Borromeo
CAST:
Bituin Escalante
Joy Virata
Natalie Everette
Cara Barredo
EJ Villacorta
Raymund Concepcion
Christine Flores
Shiela Francisco
David Shaun Delgado
Sarah Facuri
Angela Padilla
TICKET PRICE:
For one Show - (walk-ins)
Orchestra Center - P800
Orchestra Side - P600
Season Tickets (for the 3 Season Plays)
Gold Season - P1,800 (orchestra center)
Silver Season - P1350 (orchestra side)
Season Tickets (for 3 Season Plays plus Children’s Theater and Big Musical - 5 plays)
Gold Year Pass - P2,950 (orchestra center)
Silver Year Pass - P2,200 (orchestra side)
Discounts given to Senior Citizens and Students
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