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This tells the dark, hilarious and deeply touching story of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose lives have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them. Rep's production features a stellar cast: Baby Barredo (Violet Weston), Pinky Amador (Barbara Fordham), Tami Monsod (Ivy Weston), Liesl Batucan (Karen Weston), Leo Rialp (Beverly Weston), Kenneth Moraleda (Bill Fordham), Sheila Francisco (Mattie Fae Aiken), Thea Gloria (Jean Fordham), Richard Cunanan (Charlie Aiken), Hans Eckstein (Steve Heidebrecht), Noel Rayos (Charles Aiken Jr.), Angeli Bayani and Naths Everett (Johnna Monevata), and Arnel Carrion (Sheriff Deon Gilbeau). AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY is set to open on February 21 and shall run up to March 16, 2014 at Onstage, 2/F, Greenbelt 1, Paseo de Roxas corner Legazpi St., Makati City. Chris Millado, a well-respected theater veteran and currently the Vice-President and Artis...

Many messages are conveyed throughout the play. Depending on how deep a reader digs, all sorts of issues can be summoned up. For example, it is no accident that the housekeeper is Native American and that the Caucasian characters tip-toe around their cultural differences. There is a walking-on-eggshells sort of tension that seems to stem from the injustices that happened in Oklahoma over a century ago. A post-colonialist critic could write an entire paper on that alone.

In celebration of the 47th year of Repertory Philippines, the year 2014 proudly marks the 77th theater season with an exciting line-up of shows that will surely be one of the best theater treats everyone will experience like no other. Title: Wait Until Dark Genre: Thriller By Frederick Knott Awards: Audry Hepburn nominated for an Academy Award. Film Adaptation: 1967 starring Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, and Richard Crenna Dates: January 17 -  February 19, 2014