Repertory Philippines presents 'Romeo and Bernadette' February 5-28
MANILA
, Feb. 4 (PNA) -- Repertory Philippines features a hilarious Valentine
stage play written by Mark Saltzman entitled “Romeo And Bernadette” on
February 5-28 at Onstage, 2nd floor, Greenbelt One, Makati City .
Directed
by theater stalwart Joy Virata and starring young stage veterans Cris
Villonco and PJ Valerio, “Romeo and Bernadette” is a light-hearted
twist to the tragic tale of Romeo and Juliet that will surely tickle
the funny bones of Pinoy theater aficionados everywhere.
Set in 1960's New York, Romeo and Bernadette is full of familiar Italian melodies from TV and movies that audiences will enjoy.
Cris
Villongco, who plays Bernadette, describes the hilarious premise of
this play:" It's the story of Brooklyn Guy and Brooklyn Girl. Brooklyn
Guy is trying to take Brooklyn Girl to bed so he brings her to a
Shakespeare play.”
“But
the girl gets upset over the play, so to win her back he creates this
story of Romeo not dying, he took a lot of the sleeping potion and
knocked himself out, woke up and it's 1960's Brooklyn New York,"
Villongco said.
The theater actress was last seen playing the lead in Repertory's Mulan back in February 2008.
She
refuses to divulge the ending, but reveals that she watched The
Godfather and My Cousin Vinnie to perfect her Brooklyn-Italian accent
for the play. (PNA)V3/JCA
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