Star Powerhouse

Season 77 of Repertory Philippines finally opens with a thriller play, Wait Until Dark, January 17, 2014 at Greenbelt 1 Onstage. Be thrilled and meet talented Filipino theater actors and actresses! Starred by Liesl Batucan as Suzy Henderson, a recently blinded Notting Hill Gate housewife, becomes the target of three con-men, Roat, Mike Trenton and Croker, played by Arnel Carrion, Joel Trinidad and Robbie Guevarra respectively,  when she was left alone by her husband Sam, played by Lorenz Martinez, one afternoon. The con-men were in search of a doll which Sam Henderson had accidentally brought from a trip abroad. Gloria, played by Daniella Gana, a young girl who does the grocery for Suzy, stole the doll upon knowing that it was not a present for her. The story evolves on how Suzy used her sharper senses of hearing and touch to overcome, outwit and survive the manipulative tactics of the three con-men to get the doll. A straight-play of I think a couple of hours, I can o...

Repertory Philippines proudly present the first challenging production for 2014 entitled “Wait Until Dark”. The play that the New York Post deemed “a first rate shocker,”   WAIT UNTIL DARK is a suspense about a blind housewife named Suzy who finds herself terrorized by three strange men. The men search for a doll that has been filled with heroin and little does Suzy know, her husband has mistakenly transported the doll across the Canadian border and into their apartment. Suzy must rely on her instincts, with the help of a neighbor girl and the cover of darkness to outwit the dangerous strangers and protect her life.

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