Pepe
The monologue of Jose Rizal on the events of this time has been faithful to his own utterances, actions, and writings. His view on the present is what I think his reactions would be in the light of, specially, his letters where he revealed his innermost thoughts and emotions.
The monologue focuses on the roots of Rizal's oppression while exploring his relationship with his family and country, always reminding the audience that although a hero, he was first and foremost an ordinary Filipino. We even share a common plight: exploitation by foreign powers.
Rizal also shares the Hamlet in us artists, like Shakespeare's hero, Rizal's tragic flaw was his vacillation, his indecision - making him all the more human, all the more like you and me.
Rizal is us.
We are Rizal.
Malou Jacob - Playwright
Special thanks to Norma Duy.
About the artists
Francis is an emerging Filipino theatre artist in Victoria. He debuted as a director/actor in Canada with Theatre Inconnu and Bayanihan Creative Collective’s production of Pepe in 2023. Selected directorial credits include Now and Then (Langham Court Theatre,) Animal Farm (Lawyers On Stage Theatre Society,) and Vinegar Tom (Phoenix Theatre.) He was a co-creative collaborator in im:print 2024, and the assistant director for Greater Victoria Theatre Festival's Much Ado About Nothing and Blue Bridges Theatre's productions of Misery and Hedda Gabler. He serves as a co-artistic collaborator for Bayanihan Creative Collective and sits on the board of Theatre SKAM, Between Words Theatre, and The Greater Victoria Theatre Collective Association. Francis holds an MFA in Directing from the University of Victoria.
Credits
Francis Matheu - Director
Costumes - Clara Van Horn-Foy
Videographer - Gavin Andrews
Graphic Design - Joyce Garcia
Sound Design - Jethro Joaquin
Original Choreography - Janice Valdez
Acotrs on video - Kaye Abellana as Leonor Rivera, and Daisy Breuer as Teodora Alonso
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