Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Death of a Player


After a 3 year break and with a few new cast mates, Filipina American Women’s theater group, PMSTA (Pinays Maintaining Sisterhood Through Art) is coming back in full force with a new show, DEATH OF A PLAYER. Written by Aureen Almario, Andrea Almario, Shannon Pacaoan, Ava Tong, and Christina Ying, DEATH OF A PLAYER pushes the idea that in living life to the fullest, one must die to fully live. Initially conceived as a show that lamented loss of youth and innocence, it has since then evolved into a thoughtful, provocative look into the phases of womanhood, decisions made at each intersection, and living and dying with chosen life paths. With a live band incorporating indie, hip-hop, show tunes, and everything in between, the show is sure to provoke with the absurd truths of larger than life theater. Stories include a mail-order-bride game show that shouldn’t be so funny, but is; a murder mystery of a cheating lover, where there is no mystery as to who done it; a look at dying early – or wishing one could to hear heartfelt eulogies of one’s greatness; the undoing of a family when someone discovers a hole and an electronic eye in the bathroom; a woman’s search in finding herself, but is sidetracked by an old lover that returns; and finally three different women are trapped in a apocalyptic zombie era, to find out that one holds a deep secret; how will they survive and will they survive? Directed by A. Fajilan; writing facilitation by Gayle Romasanta; and produced by Maggie Suarez-Calixton. This production is not to be missed! DEATH OF A PLAYER will be presented in October 2011 at the newly reconstructed Bindlestiff Studio, 185 Sixth Street in the South of Market Area, SF.

WHEN: October 13-16, 20-22 and 27-29 Thursdays through Saturdays, 800PM Matinees (October 15-16, 22, and 29), 200PM

WHERE: Bindlestiff Studio 185 Sixth Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

ABOUT PMSTA Pinays Maintaining Sisterhood Through Art (PMSTA), was founded in November 2007 by a group of former cast mates from the Women’s Show called, The Fountain of Youth is a 16 oz Jar of Vaseline, directed by Gayle Romasanta. With much inspiration, the cast mates, Andrea Almario, Aureen Almario, Ann Borja, Kat Evasco, Nicole Maxali, Jamie Nallas, Gayle Romasanta, Tonilyn Sideco, Maggie Suarez-Calixton, and Ava Tong, decided to open new doors for other women who can voice out their struggles and accomplishments. Pinays Maintaining Sisterhood Through Art (PMSTA) strives to foster and develop strong, creative expressions and increased visibility of Filipino American women through theater, performance, literature, visual art, and music. WEBSITE: http://pmsta.wordpress.com/

ABOUT BINDLESTIFF STUDIO Established in 1989, Bindlestiff Studio is the only permanent, community-based performing arts venue in the nation dedicated to showcasing emerging Filipino American and Pilipino artists. Bindlestiff Studio provides the often under-served Filipino American community access to diverse offerings in theatrical productions, music and film festivals, workshops in directing, production, acting, stand-up comedy, and writing, as well as a children and youth theater program. More info and tickets athttp://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/194248

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Stories High XII


***DUE TO CONSTRUCTION DELAYS, OPENING NIGHT FOR STORIES HIGH XII HAS BEEN MOVED TO SEPTEMBER 15TH***
If you have purchased tickets to performances that fall between September 8 and September 10, we will honor those tickets at any night during the run.

THANK YOU FOR YOU PEACE, LOVE, AND UNDERSTANDING!
Alan S. Quismorio, Artistic Director

Bindlestiff Studio presents
STORIES HIGH XII

An annual production showcasing original works
from Bindlestiff Studio’s Stories High XII workshop series

WHEN: September 15 through October 1
Thursdays through Saturdays, 8pm

WHERE: Bindlestiff Studio
185 Sixth Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

TICKETS: $20 advanced; $25 door
Advanced tickets available via Brown Paper Tickets
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Bindlestiff Studio presents STORIES HIGH XII, its annual showcase of original works for the stage written, acted, and directed by Pilipino/Filipino American artists. This show will be the inaugural production Bindlestiff Studio’s new home at 185 Sixth St. (at Howard) in San Francisco. Performances begin Thursday, September 8th, at 8:00 pm and runs Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings through September 24th. Tickets are $20 advanced and $25 at the door; advanced tickets can be purchased online at Brown Paper Tickets.

Bloodthirsty Spaniards and fearless revolutionaries! Angry young men and passionate women! The powerful forces of love, freedom, and loss. STORIES HIGH XII, the twelfth installment of Bindlestiff Studio's annual freshmen playwrights showcase throws the doors of Bindlestiff Studio's new home at Sixth and Howard wide open with adaptations of short fiction by Pilipino and Filipino American writers. This year's exciting anthology features:

*THICKER THAN WINE Conrad Panganiban, playwright. The Jacinto-Basa brothers, spoiled by their aristocratic upbringing, meet resistance from their strong-willed maid. Set in 1870, the adaptation of Tess Uriza Holthe's "Portrait of an Aristocrat" deals with a sixteenth-century curse, corruption in the church, and racism. Directed by Arianna Caramat and Melissa Diaz-Infante.
*TIP JAR Patrick Silvestre, playwright. Based on Oscar Penaranda's "Prelude to a Gig". A young upstart challenges a jazz musician to a game of pool. Directed by Alan S. Quismorio. Choreography by Brian Batugo.
*GABRIELA'S MONOLOGUE Jocelyn Deona de Leon, playwright. In A woman, in the wake of her infant's death, is caught in a love triangle involving her husband and a 19-year-old man. Based on the short story by Cecilia Marguerra Brainard. Directed by Melinda Lopez.
*BABY LUST Manny Cabrera, playwright. M. Evelina Galang’s short story inspires this piece about a miscarriage that tests the relationship between young lovers. Directed by Jocelyn Deona de Leon.
*RIZAL ON ANGEL ISLAND Ignacio Zulueta, playwright. A feverish imagining of the Philippine national hero's detainment by the U.S. while en route to China. Directed by Larry Robinson and Wernher Goff.

CAST: Melvign Badiola, Joe Cascasan, Jackie Castillejo-Guingona, George Coker, Reg Clay, Michael Dorado, Roczane Enriquez, Kat Evasco, Emily Fernandez, Melanie Galang, Lorenz Gonzalez, Chuck Lacson, Norman Munoz, Allen Ocampo, Nino Palay, Jed Pasario, Percival Arcibal, Sunshine Roque, RJ San Jose, Paolo Salazar, Sabrina Sandalo, & Mallory Somera.

Stories High is a series of theatrical workshops culminating into a fully-mounted, professional theatrical production. These workshops are open to anyone, novice or intermediate, interested in getting involved with community arts through our workshops. Stories High hopes to discover, cultivate, and nurture new and emerging artists. This will be Bindlestiff's 12th Stories High production.

Stories High 12 is made possible by generous funding from the Zellerbach Family Foundation, the W & F Hewlett Foundation, and the W A Gerbode Foundation.

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Sunday, August 21, 2011

08/11/11 Bindlestiff Studio on Apex Express


Apex Express did a special on Bindlestiff Studio in the weeks before the Grand Re-opening.

Allan Manalo (Artistic Director), Alan Quismorio (Managing Director), and Kat Evasco (Funds Director and Board Chair) give contributor R.J. Lozada, a tour of the new space on Howard and 6th in San Francisco.

Also included are short interviews with Theo Gonzalves with insight into the space years ago and Aaron Niles on building a modular seating system.

They also mention the Bindlestiff Studio Archives! Listen to the episode, Never Give Up.

Originally aired on August 11th, 2011.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Karen Tei Yamashita's I-HOTEL: A Theatrical Staged Reading


Time:
12/03/2010 - 7:00pm - 12/04/2010 - 3:00pm
Location:
Manilatown/I-Hotel Center, 868 Kearny St. @Jackson St.

Bindlestiff Studio in collaboration with the Manilatown Heritage Foundation presents LAST NIGHTS: Key Words is both a community theatrical reading of National Book Award nominee Karen Tei Yamashita's I Hotel (as part of the Last Nights event restaging the UNTIL TODAY: Spectres for the International Hotel exhibition currently on view through December 4, 2010).

RSVP: reserve your free ticket
on Eventbrite: http://ihotelprojectkeywords.eventbrite.com

WHEN:
Friday December 3, 7:00-9:00pm
Saturday December 4, 3:00-6:00pm
(Artist talk@3:00; Reading at 4:30 followed by a QnA with Karen Tei Yamashita in attendance)

WHERE: International Hotel (I-Hotel) 868 Kearny Street at Jackson, San Francisco, CA

"For entire communities, the saga of the International Hotel (in San Francisco) has always been a source of emotional heartaches, frustrations, inspiration, bravery, triumph, unity. Leaders were born out of necessity; lives diverted, characters emerged. Using the irreverent, passionate words from Karen Tei Yamashita's novel, I-HOTEL, we hope to theatrically articulate the voices of these characters, voices that continue to resonate their relevance even today." - Allan S. Manalo, Artistic Director, Bindlestiff Studio

CONTACT: ihotelproject@gmail.com or call: 415.399.9580

Directed and Narrated by Allan S. Manalo
Co-Produced by tammy ko Robinson and Jerome Reyes
Exhibition Curator: Julio César Morales
Author: Karen Tei Yamashita

Featuring:

Jeannie Barroga
Dan Gonzales
Evelyn Luluquizen
Apollo Madayag
David Palumbo-Lui
Terry Park
Kristina Peralta
Joy Regullano
Dennis Rodis
Lisa Marie Rollins
Robynn Takayama
Charlene Tan

and more....

Special Thanks: Coffee House Press and Eastwind Books of Berkeley for making book copies available

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Stories From A Haunted Forest


Bindlestiff Studio presents
STORIES FROM A HAUNTED FOREST
What lurks in your darkness?

WHEN: Saturday, October 30th
Doors open 630pm; Show starts at 7pm

WHERE: Presidio's Log Cabin, 1299 Storey Ave. (Fort Scott District of Presidio)
For directions: http://www.presidio.gov/event/rental/logcabin/log.htm

ADMISSION: This event is FREE!

SAN FRANCISCO, CA. Filipino American performing arts organization, Bindlestiff Studio presents for one night only, a phantasmic theatrical experience as they unfold tales inspired by Filipino folklores in STORIES FROM A HAUNTED FOREST. Through the theatrical storytelling devices of shadow play, puppetry, stilt walking, and glow theater, the tales of dwendes (dwarves) and kapres (tree ogres) come to haunt the consciousness of those who dare enter the dark forest. Stories From A Haunted Forest will take place at the Presidio's historic Log Cabin, 1299 Storey Ave. in the Fort Scott District. For directions, please log onto: http://www.presidio.gov/event/rental/logcabin/log.htm. This show is open to all ages and is absolutely FREE! Doors open at 630pm; showtime 730pm. Seating is limited so please arrive early. This show is made possible through the generous funding of San Francisco's Presidio Trust.

CAST & CREW
Directed by Lorna Velasco, Gregory Manalo, and Allan S. Manalo
Choreography by Gemma Calderon
Shadow Master: Lorna Velasco
Music by Brandon Bigelow

Cast: Gemma Calderon, Joe Cascasan, Gregory Manalo, Dennis Rodis, Maggie Suarez-Calixton, Anthony Tagudar, Rob Trinidad

Puppeteers: TJ Basa, Rupert, Melissa Diaz-Infante, Gemma Calderon, Christina Ying, Susanna Yu

Sunday, September 19, 2010

3rd Annual Bindleball Masquerade


Bindlestiff Studio cordially invites you to an evening of food, dancing, and enchantment as they present

the 3rd Annual
Bindleball Masquerade
Unmasking of a Legacy

When: Saturday, March 20th 2010
Doors Open: 7:00 PM
Dinner and Program starts at 7:30 PM

Where: Bayanihan Community Center
1010 Mission St. (at Sixth St.) San Francisco, CA 94103

Tickets: $25
Purchase tickets online at: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/editevent.html?e_id=96928
Or reserve by contacting: susie@bindlestiffstudio.org

SAN FRANCISCO, CA. In 1989, Sixth Street in San Franciscos South-of-Market-Area was notorious as a roaming ground for drug dealers, crack addicts, and hookers. It is here where a group of local performing artists had the delusional idea of opening a black box theater inside the street-level storefront of a dilapidated SRO hotel. In 2004, after hundreds of shows, the hotel and the theater was torn down.

Twenty-one years later, in the same exact location, Bindlestiff Studio will open the doors to its brand new theater this coming Fall. Join us as we celebrate the artistry of live performance from those who have graced the stage of this little black box theater over the past two decades. Help us unmask a legacy at our 3rd Annual BINDLEBALL MASQUERADE taking place on Saturday, March 20, 2010 at the Bayanihan Community Center, 1010 Mission St. (at Sixth St.) in San Franciscos South-of-Market-Area. Doors will open at 7pm. Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased online at: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/editevent.html?e_id=96928 or by contacting Susanna Yu at Susie@bindlestiffstudio.org.

Experience an evening of special live performances, delectable cuisine, and good spirits as Bindlestiff unveils plans for the opening of its new theater. Be a part of building a new legacy through participation in Bindlestiffs Adopt-A-Theater program. This fundraising event will also feature an auction of new works by local artist Dino Ignacio, and Lorna Chui Velascoz as well as music by the popular award winning DJ Sake One.

The only required attire for the Bindleball Masquerade will be a mask. No mask, you say? Bindlestiff Studio will precede this event by offering a series of mask-making workshops conducted by local artists to take place on Sundays February 21, March 7th, and March 14th at the Mint Mall. Suggested tuition fee is $15 to $25 sliding scale. For more information about workshop participation, please contact Dianne Chui at dianne@bindlestiffstudio.org.

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2nd Annual Bindleball & Tulay Art Exhibition


Bindlestiff Studio & Manilatown Heritage Foundation presents The 2nd Annual Bindleball & Tulay Art Exhibition, a fundraising event and art show benefiting Bindlestiff Studio, the premier Filipino American arts organization that has been presenting cutting edge performances in theater, music, dance, and visual arts by Filipino American artists since 1997.

The 2nd Annual Bindleball will coincide with the opening reception for the Tulay Art Exhibit on Saturday, November 22 from 6pm until 10pm at the I-Hotel Manilatown Center located on 868 Kearny St. in San Francisco. This event is FREE; however donations will be greatly appreciated. Attire is rock star funky or whatever makes you shine!

The Tulay Art Exhibit will continue from Nov. 22 through Dec. 6th 2008. The gallery will be open on Tuesdays through Saturdays from 1pm to 6pm.

BINDLEBALL
Bindlestiff Studio’s “Bindleball” was organized last year as a fundraiser to celebrate and recognize the various artists and local non-profit organizations that have provide invaluable services and inspiration that continue to uplift the Filipino American community.

This year’s Bindleball, we will be presenting special recognition awards to the Manilatown Heritage Foundation (MHF) http://www.manilatown.org/ and to the South of Market Community Action Network (SOMCAN) http://www.somcan.org/

The 2nd Annual Bindleball will be hosted by Bindlestiff Studio’s new Artistic Director, Allan Manalo and will also feature music by DJ Sakel, Mike Boo, and AsonicGarica. There will also be dance performance by DS Players & Wiki Tribe as well as special surprise guest performers. Just added: Standup comedy by Nicole Maxali, Kat Evasco, & Manny Cabrera.

"TULAY"
The Tulay (Pilipino for “bridge”) Art Exhibit will showcase 30+ Filipino and Filipino American emerging artists who are making noise in the Urban Contemporary art world. This exhibit will be the first installment of exhibitions bringing together artists from the Philippines and local Filipino artists including illustrators, graffiti/street artists, and fine artists. Tulay will be curated by celebrated Filipino American artist James Garcia (gaNyan). According to Garcia, “Filipino Artists have always been in the forefront of originality and creativity in the Arts industry, but hardly ever in the limelight. I believe this exhibit is a grand example why we should be.”

Many of the local Bay Area Filipino American artists will be in attendance during the opening night reception including: Mighty Robot, Gem Mateo, James Garcia (gaNyan), Mia Ante, Artivista, Peabe, Bounce, and Marikina.

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1st Annual Black & White Bindleball


Bindlestiff Studio proudly presents
1st Annual Black & White Bindleball

Honoring:
Bayanihan Community Center,
Filipino American Employees Association of PG&E,
Lorna Chui Velasco & Dino Ignacio

Join Bindlestiff Studio on Thursday, November 29, at the 111 Minna Gallery, as it celebrates and honors outstanding community leaders and partners at the first annual Bindleball, a black and white gala. The Bindleball, Bindlestiff's hip and quirky take on a traditional cocktail party, will also serve as a fundraiser and art auction. All proceeds will help with the costs of moving back to the theater's original location on 6th Street and Howard.

Bindlestiff Studio is the only permanent Filipino American performing arts space in the nation. Rooted in SF's South of Market (SoMa) neighborhood. Bindlestiff aims to cultivate, inspire and mentor the next generation of Filipino American artists and community leaders in an affordable, community-based professional theater setting.

Founded in 1989, Bindlestiff flourished for many years as an experimental black box theater. After 18 years it has now evolved into a vibrant cultural institution, presenting hundreds of events and productions each year including theater, dance, music, comedy, spoken-word performances and film showcases. Bindlestiff also offers low to no cost workshops in script writing, stand up comedy, vocal training, acting, directing, and producing for stage.

Thursday, November 29, 2007
6:00PM - 12:00AM
Tickets: $50

Notes Semi-formal black and white attire requested.
Food provided by Cheryl A. Andres Catering.
Bid on Bindlestiff silent auction items.
Enjoy the sounds of Bindlestiff artists and bands.
Dancing follows the awards program.

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Bindlestiff Studio Annual Bindleball

The Annual Bindleball, Bindlestiff's hip and quirky take on a traditional cocktail party, will also serve as a fundraiser and art auction.

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Thursday, September 2, 2010

The Movement 2


July 5 to 14, 2007

Join us! The movers and shakers of Bindlestiff Studio's sold out The Movement are back with a brand new show! Don't miss out as we utilize experimental dance, captivating shadow puppetry, and live music in bringing you the story of a young activist's life, Andre, his family, and dreams.

Through a series of workshops this year's The Movement was developed by a group of Filipino American artists whose performance backgrounds varied, but were eager to share a different perspective of the Filipino American story through dance and movement. The Movement is a collaborative project, in which cast members contributed ideas, inspiration, choreography, visual pieces, and beats.

This year's The Movement show will be the LAST production at the theatre's temporary space, so don't miss out and reserve your tickets right away!

Reservations are being taken immediately at (415) 255-0440 or go to: www.BrownPaperTickets.com/event/16861
** for a limited time only type "savebindlestiff" for $5 off ticket price ** only available through BPT
Ticket prices are on a sliding scale from $10-15.

Please visit our website: http://www.bindlestiffstudio.org/movement

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The Movement Show: Roots, Rocks, and Resistance


Bindlestiff Studio presents the Bindlestiff Players in

The Movement: Roots, Rocks and Resistance.

Join us! The Movement is a performance documentation of
the Filipino/Pilipino-American story telling as told through the
eyes, voices, and bodies of the Native born and American
born movement artists of this generation.

The Movement: Roots, Rocks, and Resistance is meant to
evoke and challenge emotions and perceptions, continuing
Bindlestiff's tradition to cultivate, inspire and mentor the next
generation of Filipino American artists.


"I want to see this show through the movement of our
history."
---Prof. Dan Begonia, SF STATE.

"It's our chance to tell OUR story like our elders to our youth
through our hearts and voices."
---Jay Jasper Pugao, Oakland

"Each piece is a melody that becomes a song, the first beat,
the heartbeat, the spirit of people that came before us; their
blood is in our blood."
---Lorna Chui Velasco, SF

www.bindlestiffstudio.org

The Movement: Roots, Rocks, and Resistance
Thursday to Saturday, June 1-3
Friday & Saturday, June 9 & 10

8:00pm at Bindlestiff Studio
505 Natoma Alley (c/s: 6th Street)
San Francisco, CA

check out The Movement's cast & crew at
bindlestiffstudio.org/movement/

Reservations are being taken immediately at
(415) 255-0440
Or tickets may be purchased online at http://
www.brownpapertickets.com

Ticket prices are on a sliding scale $10-15.

for more visit http://bindlestiffstudio.org/movement


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The Movement Show

Utilizing the weapons of dance, theater, martial arts and
shadow, take a ride with us as we take you to the past and
the present. See our ties with our Asian and African
indigenous roots, our Spanish and American liberators, our
leaders, our families of strong women and nurturing men,
our wars, our migration for survival, our brotherhood with
each other and other people of color, our passions, and our
joys.

Together we role towards the future of the Filipino Americans
as we rally for love, justice, making sure that our presence
is documented as a culture that helped build great nations
with our fellow wo/man. The show will not only have a
variety of dance styles and movement, but will also be
accompanied by live musicians and other multi-media. Get
ready for a journey of our resilient history and our resonant
presence.

Through a series of workshops The Movement was
developed by four Filipino American artists whose
performance backgrounds varied, but were eager to share a
different perspective of the Filipino American story through
dance and movement. Being that Filipinos share a beautiful
and yet tumultuous history, The Movement touches upon
issues of colonization, violence, hatred, love, family, and
resilience. The Movement is a collaborative project, in which
cast members contributed ideas, inspiration, and
choreography.

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The FOB Show Press

2006 Balitang America


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The FOB Show 2: Return of the Comeback!


BINDLESTIFF STUDIO PRESENTS

"The FOB Show: Return of the Comeback"

Following the mega-success of last year's sold-out run comes The FOB
Show: Return of the Comeback! The show from somewhere between two
shores is back at Bindlestiff Studio, the epicenter of Filipino and
Filipino-American art, with another sensory-overloading mix of sketch
comedy, scripted drama, puppetry, animation, video, movement, and
much more!!!

Join us as we delve deeper into the immigrant's world. Welcome to
FOBlantis, capital of FOBlandia! Visit our other fobulous hotspots:
steamy FOBlanta, wild Kirkland, and of course, sultry Serramonte.
Feel what it's like to leave something behind, experience culture
shock, and see the world from a place we've all been to, but rarely
visit. If you've ever felt like you didn't belong, welcome home.

The FOB Show: Return of the Comeback will run Thursday thru Saturday
March 30-April 15, 2006 at 8pm. All shows will be held at
Bindlestiff Alley, 505 Natoma St. (between Howard & Mision), San
Francisco. Reservations are being taken immediately at (415)
255-0440. Ticket prices are $10-15. Proceeds will benefit the FOB
Troupe and the Bindlestiff Capital Campaign to rebuild the theater at
its original location on 6th Street.

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Bindlestiff Studios (SF, CA)
The FOB Show
March 24 to April 2, 2005

3 more days left for the FOB SHOW! Place your reservations by calling (415) 255-0440. Reservations for Saturday's show are full. Accepting waiting list reservations only for Saturday.

The FOB Show: sketch comedy, scripted drama, movement, shadow puppetry, photography, and animation from somewhere between two shores.

Thursday-Saturday
March 31-April 2, 2005
8pm, $7-$12 sliding scale. Proceeds will benefit the Bindlestiff Capital Campaign to rebuild the theater at its original location on 6th Street

Location: Bindlestiff Alley, 505 Natoma St. (between Howard and Mission), San Francisco.

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The FOB Show

THE FOB SHOW is a multi-genre production that captures the
immigrant experience from a uniquely Filipino perspective.

Through puppetry, scripted drama, sketch comedy, improv, film,
animation, song, poetry, live instrumental, movement and dance, this
production is the opportunity for the Filipino immigrant community to
express, explore, and showcase their existence and interaction with
the world at large.

This show is meant for everybody and anybody. For anyone who wants
to laugh, cry, or relate with us. For anyone who's willing to
listen, learn, and see hellip through our transient eyes.

Bindlestiff Studio is a non-profit artistic hub that provides an
affordable, professional, small performing arts venue where new and
veteran artists can take creative risks. Anchored by the Filipino
American community, Bindlestiff Studio endeavors to educate the
public about Filipino American culture and the arts through
theatrical presentations, public workshops, concerts, readings, and
other events. As the first Filipino American Theater in the nation,
Bindlestiff Studio continues to be at the vanguard through the
efforts of its artists and community that supports it.

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The Love Edition 2: Turned On!


Watch five stories ranging from the hilarious to the heartfelt. Meet a man torn between his quest for love and a hunger for sugar. Watch the long suppressed feelings of three friends laid out on the table. Witness a legendary couple discussing their relationship and the end of our world. See a speed dating session turn into closure for two people sharing a history. Discover how a secret turn-on affects the future of a young engaged couple. For more information please visit us at www.TheLoveEdition.com.

The Love Edition 2 goes up at Bindlestiff Studio starting February 9th for three week run:

* Feb 9 & 10 (Fri-Sat) Doors open @ 7pm, Sat Matinee at 3PM

* Feb 15,16 & 17 (Thurs-Sat) Doors open @ 7pm

* Feb 23 & 24 (Fri-Sat) Doors open @ 7pm, Sat Matinee at 3 PM.

The Love Edition 2 is one of Bindlestiff Studio’s first productions for 2007, the first out of many events cultivating talented young individuals with the intention of self-empowerment through expression. Join the fun and experience stories written, directed and performed by new and current Bindlestiff artists for you and that someone special to enjoy!

TICKETS
General Admission: $15 advance/ $10-$15 sliding scale at the door

LOCATION
Bindlestiff Alley, 505 Natoma St, San Francisco, CA


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The Love Edition presents 5 tales of love, heartache, and all
the weirdness in between. Set in the backdrop of a late-
night radio show, watch stories unfold on a bed love songs
and wacky banter for a relaxed and romantic evening. The
audience is able to make requests and dedications to the
show's host to add to the fun.

The show Includes:

"Weirdo Love"
Directors- Maryper Alfonso and Jonas San Buenaventura
Writer- Gayle Romasanta
Synopsis: Sex toys, handcuffs, and bunny ears. Oh...by the
way...it's a musical.

"That's what they all say"
Director - Aureen Almario
Writer - Gayle Romasanta
Synopsis: When a mom plays matchmaker to her pregnant
daughter, chaos ensues.

"PDA (Private Display of Affliction)"
Writer- Anton Delfino
Director- Lorna Chui-Velasco
Synopsis: A forbidden love. A history. A heavy conscience. A
ring. A decision. Eric and Jules struggle with their own
addictions in a battle of wits and emotions.

"Screeching"
Writer- Sam Chanse
Director- Anton Delfino
Synopsis: Two ex-lovers discuss their present, their past,
and the future of their child.

"Love in the Time of Diarrhea"
Writer- Jericho Saria
Director- Ryan Morales
Synopsis: There are two things you just can't keep inside no
matter how much you try.

DATES & TIMES
February 2,3 & 4 2006(Thurs-Sat) Doors open @ 7pm
February 9,10 & 11 2006(Thurs-Sat) Doors open @ 7pm
Possible Matinee Shows on the 5th and 12th of February

THE LOVE EDITION is Bindlestiff's first production for 2006
out of many event series cultivating talented young
individuals with the intention of self-empowerment through
expression.

Tune in as Bindlestiff turns off the lights and takes you
through an evening filled with slow jams, smooth
conversation, and tales of love, heartache and all the
weirdness in between.

Experience 5 classic and "not so" classic stories written,
directed and performed by Bindlestiff artists for you and that
someone special to enjoy.


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The Love Edition

THE LOVE EDITION (2006) was a series of 5 short plays presented in a "Radio Program" format with Love as its theme. The radio program will have the usual happenings of a radio station including audience requests and dedications. All the pieces
presented are original plays written and directed by Bindlestiff artists from the past and present.

After a fantastic inaugural run, The Love Edition returned in 2007 to Bindlestiff Studio with new original pieces about love, heartache, and the weirdness in-between. Stories come to life as audience members find themselves part of an interactive TV Talk Show where they become part of the theater experience.


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Stories High XII

Stories High 12 is made possible by generous funding from the Zellerbach Family Foundation, the W & F Hewlett Foundation, and the W A Gerbode Foundation

For 12 years, Bindlestiff Studio has offered affordable and professional theatrical workshops through its signature production, Stories High. These theatrical workshop aims to teach and refine the skills of beginning to intermediate theater artists with a focus on writing, acting and directing for the stage, culminating into an original, full-fledged theatrical production.This year's Stories High Writing Workshop will focus on adaptation for the stage. Participants will be choosing existing works from celebrated Filipino/Filipina American writers and poets as a source of inspiration or adaptation and writing pieces for theater.

Stories High 12 will be the first full-run production premiering as part of the Grand Opening of the NEW Bindlestiff Studio theater in its original location on Sixth Street near Howard St.!

Writing Workshop Facilitator:
Yato Yoshida's Bio:
Yato Yoshida graduated from Pomona College with a degree in Media Studies (and an emphasis in Film & Theater). After working briefly at New Line Cinema in the Development department, he returned to the Bay Area and got his start in local theater by volunteering at Asian American Theater Company (AATC). An original founding member of the sketch-comedy group, 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors, he has collaborated with many local theater organizations over the years, including Kearney Street Workshop (KSW), Locus Arts, Thick Description, Intersection for the Arts, and Brava Theater. He's also had the good fortune to perform with such groups such as Asiantics, Campo Santos, and Culture Clash. Since 2001, he has dedicated a lot of his time to helping with production and workshops at Bindlestiff Studio. This will be the fourth time, since 2004, that he has helped to facilitate the Stories High play writing workshop.

Acting Workshop Facilitator:
Anthem Salgado's Bio
Anthem Salgado is a multi-disciplinary artist and educator. Born in the Philippines and raised in New York, he is celebrated for his bold and energetic examinations of identity, conflict and language in the American experience within a wide variety of genres including fiction, theater, poetry and performance art.
Salgado has performed his original solo-theater creations on the stages of San Francisco Asian Art Museum, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Intersection for the Arts, and Kearny Street Workshop. Bare Knuckle, his feature-length one-man show debuted at Brava Theater under the direction of Evren Odcikin, and he held the lead role in the play Friends written by Kobo Abe and directed Raelle Myrick-Hodges.
Salgado has presented his spoken word throughout the Bay Area, New York, Honolulu, and Manila. As a literary artist, his fiction appears in the anthologies Field of Mirrors and I Saw My Ex at a Party.
He has led numerous workshops and has given guest-lectures at UCLA, San Francisco State University, University of San Francisco and Mills College in Oakland, California. Salgado was awarded a Philippines Fulbright-Hays scholarship via Sonoma State University's North Bay International Studies Program, and was elected Young Leader of Color by Theatre Communications Group.

Director Workshop Facilitator:
John Caldon's Bio:
John popped his first Bindlestiffie during the Bakla Show, directing Emmanuel Romero’s “Beneath the Skin (a buffalo’s heart beats 96 BPM)” and “Viewer Discretion Advised.” His most recent work, Aileen Clark’s one-woman autobiographical comedy “How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Lost My Virginity” (co-writer), rocked both The Exit and The SF Playhouse over the last year. As Artistic Director of Guerrilla Rep, his credits include “Third Eye: the b-side monologues” (playwright/co-director), Terrence Beswick’s critically acclaimed, award winning “hotshot” (director), and Beswick’s “Strings” (director), which opened the 2009 National Queer Arts Festival. With a background in theater production, John currently serves as Marketing and Special Events Manager for the War Memorial Performing Arts Center and has worked as a Production Manager for Royal Caribbean International. A graduate of the SFSU Creative Writing program, he has published opinion editorials with the San Francisco Chronicle, The Williams Institute at UCLA and the Huffington Post.

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