Migrant Diaries

TWO ONE ACT PLAYS:
Looking for Darna, written by Chicago-based playwright Lani Montreal, is a family drama of unspoken love and hidden family histories brought out into the open as Darna, the Filipino superwoman pop culture icon, flashes her powers that strengthen the bond between daughter, mother and grandmother.

March 21-23, 28-30 and April 4-6

Performed by
Adriana Cardona-Maguigad
Angeline Mascarenas
Myrla Baldonado
Divine Calo
Elvis Thao

Allos, written by Giovanni Ortega,dramatizes the tenacity and struggles of early Filipino migrants as they deal with racist America of the 1940s. Allos is a homage to the poetic genius of Carlos Bulosan, a farm worker turned writer and poet known for his novel America is in the Heart.

Performed by
Chip Payos
Levi Aliposa
Leo Dave Garcia

Directed by Louie Pascasio