In line with the declaration of 2013 as the
Year of Faith, this September, Christopher de Leon through Green Wings
Entertainment Network, Inc. presents LORENZO a timely musical that touches upon
the theme of faith as a heroic virtue and how faith moves one to make the most
powerful albeit difficult choices.
The musical, which tells the story of Saint
Lorenzo Ruiz’s escape to Japan and subsequent martyrdom there, is framed within
a play that tells the modern-day story of Laurence, an OFW whose imprisonment
in a Middle Eastern country and imminent execution prompt him to reflect upon
the struggles of his historical countryman and cope with the inner struggles of
his own predicament.
Directed by Nonon Padilla, the musical also
features the musical stylings of Ryan Cayabyab and libretto by award-winning
writers Juan Ekis, Paul Dumol, and Joem Antonio. Lorenz Martinez and OJ Mariano take the leads.
LORENZO is deeply relevant to Filipinos
from all walks of life as its themes span the unquenchable rage of the
suffering man to the cathartic acceptance of one’s circumstances, the struggles
of our ancestors to our struggles in the ever-changing contemporary world,
being apart from one’s home to inspiring others with one’s sense of being a
Filipino in a foreign land.
LORENZO will be staged at the SDA Theatre,
located on the fifth floor of De La Salle – College of Saint Benilde on P.
Ocampo St., Malate, Manila.
Date of
performances: September 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, and 14 with shows at 1:00 PM
and 6:00 PM.
Tickets are available through TicketWorld or the LORENZO official
website: www.lorenzorocks.com.
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