Dulaang UP's Modern Take on the Classic Romeo and Juliet

For its premier offering in its 40th season, Dulaang Unibersidad ng Pilipinas proudly presents #R</3J, a multimedial hallucination on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.

#R</3J retells the Romeo and Juliet narrative both contrasting and adapting to the realities of our generation’s culture that revolves around multimedia and superficiality where Verona transforms into a concrete jungle at the heart of Metro Manila- teeming with corruption, revolt, advertisements, sex, and condominium units. The play captures the essence of the famous love story, juxtaposing the young lovers’ romance with our present society’s many forms of commodified love. This is the world of #R</3J, a radical, multimedial hallucination on Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece. Can genuine love exist in a world of alterations and foolery? Exploiting our hyper-real contemporary moment – globalization, ultra-violence, internet inanities, intergenerational alienation – this artistic experiment seeks to dramatize, through a psychedelic mix of all available arts, the postmodern tragedy of our generation. Destroy the city, the family, the government – even Shakespeare! – but never destroy the will to love.

WRITTEN BY: Guelan Luarca
DIRECTED BY: Prof. Dexter M. Santos

ARTISTIC STAFF

MUSIC COMPOSITION AND DESIGN: Ms. Krina Cayabyab

COSTUME DESIGN: Darwin Desoacido

SET DESIGN: Ohm David
LIGHTS DESIGN: John Batalla
VIDEO DESIGN: Winter David
DRAMATURGY: Marvin Olaes and Nico Arguelles

#R</3J runs from August 26 to September 13, 2015 at the Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero Theater, 2nd floor, Palma Hall, U.P. Diliman. For tickets, reservation, sponsorships, and show buying inquiries, call Samanta Hannah Clarin or Camille Guevarra at 926-1349, 433-7840, 981-8500 local 2449 or email dulaangupmarketing@gmail.com.

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