Short and Brief Playwriting Contest on September 23

What: one-act play

Theme: Man and the new world

Length: 25 – 40 pages (20-300 minutes)

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VLF 8 Writing Fellowship Program Showcase on July 8

Free Admission!

What: a reading of 10 new short plays

Where: CCP Bulwagang Amado Hernandez

When: July 8

Time: 6:00p.m.

Writers: Ma. Stephanie Joy Andaya, Gian Cabuena, Patricia Ruth Cailao, Jose Delos Reyes, Renan Laru-an, Kristina Magno, Maria Christina Pangan, Kristen Anne Senajon, Aliona Silva, Zazza Simbulan

Actors: Narcies Cabico, Stella Cañete, Kat Castillo, Martha Nikko Comia, Abner Delina, Russell Legaspi, She Maala, Julien Mendoza, Katte Sabatte, Xander Soriano

Director: George de Jesus III

Mentor: Glenn Sevilla Mas

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High School Play: Heroic Vandal (Scene 14: Anwaar and the King)

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Note: In celebration of women’s month, I decided to post this play that I wrote when I was in second year high school. My groupmates helped me come up with ideas, but I was the one who was largely responsible for the conceptualization of the story and the writing of the script. In this play, I talk about two sisters who are awoken to the plight of women and are moved to fight oppression. I also slightly touch upon the issue of honor killings, specifically how raped women (usually in the Middle East) are killed because they have brought “dishonor” to their family. Our group was assigned to write about Pakistan, but in this script, I changed the name of the country into a fictional country because the depiction of this world is not an accurate depiction of Pakistan. I also changed “Allah” to “Azlah” because the god described in this story and the religious practices depicted are not accurate depictions of the Muslim faith.

Anwaar

Scene 14: The king is in one of the rooms of his palace. He is with General Najiya, Anwaar, and a guard. Anwaar’s hands are tied behind her back.)

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High School Play: Heroic Vandal (Scene 13: The New Vandal)

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Note: In celebration of women’s month, I decided to post this play that I wrote when I was in second year high school. My groupmates helped me come up with ideas, but I was the one who was largely responsible for the conceptualization of the story and the writing of the script. In this play, I talk about two sisters who are awoken to the plight of women and are moved to fight oppression. I also slightly touch upon the issue of honor killings, specifically how raped women (usually in the Middle East) are killed because they have brought “dishonor” to their family. Our group was assigned to write about Pakistan, but in this script, I changed the name of the country into a fictional country because the depiction of this world is not an accurate depiction of Pakistan. I also changed “Allah” to “Azlah” because the god described in this story and the religious practices depicted are not accurate depictions of the Muslim faith.

Scene 13: It is nighttime. Anwaar is in a deserted flea market. She is kneeling before the wall that she had just vandalized. She is examining her hands which have red paint all over it.

Anwaar: I know you are there. Show yourself.

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High School Play: Heroic Vandal (Scene 11-12: Fighting Tradition)

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Note: In celebration of women’s month, I decided to post this play that I wrote when I was in second year high school. My groupmates helped me come up with ideas, but I was the one who was largely responsible for the conceptualization of the story and the writing of the script. In this play, I talk about two sisters who are awoken to the plight of women and are moved to fight oppression. I also slightly touch upon the issue of honor killings, specifically how raped women (usually in the Middle East) are killed because they have brought “dishonor” to their family. Our group was assigned to write about Pakistan, but in this script, I changed the name of the country into a fictional country because the depiction of this world is not an accurate depiction of Pakistan. I also changed “Allah” to “Azlah” because the god described in this story and the religious practices depicted are not accurate depictions of the Muslim faith.

Scene 11: Anwaar is left alone. She is kneeling. A dim light is focused on her.

Anwaar

Anwaar: Tradition. How cruel is your hand. You have yet again been blinded by your selfishness. Injustice lives in your system, yet you choose to ignore it. Will I let you triumph? Oh Fareda, my dear, you have risked your life for women’s rights, yet society sees you as a criminal. What an outrage!

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