[Filipino Play in JC] “Sunrise, Sunset: Looking for William”

This Saturday at Five Corners Library on Newark Avenue, Jersey City, the Pan American Concerned Citizen’s Action League, Inc. (PACCAL) is staging the play “Sunrise, Sunset: Looking for William” — written and directed by Filipino playwright Florentino Aquino Capili.

“Looking for William” is Mr. Capili’s 21st play, which was first staged here in Jersey City in March 2004 under the auspices of the Philippine-American Friendship Committee (PAFCOM); it was staged two more times, one in New York (2004), and the other in Bergen County, NJ (2005).

The play impressed the two-time Palanca* winner Dr. Jorshinelle Taleon-Sonza. She wrote in her review: “…Capili masterfully interweaves the broad social canvas with the everyday life and history with personal, intimate moments…”

During the Press Conference last October 16, 2009 at the PACCAL headquarter, Mr. Capili stated that one of his objectives is to increase the awareness of the Filipinos about their history and everyday experiences. He also mentioned that his focus is the involvement Filipino youths who grew up here in America.

Mr. Florentino Aquino Capili during the Press Conference last month.

I haven’t seen this play yet, but found it very interesting: Who is William? Why is he missing?

Historical figures such as the late President Corazon Aquino and Jaime Cardinal Sin will come to life in this play (see poster above). You don’t want to miss this out, so come and watch this play, as this might be its last staging.

Sunrise, Sunset: Looking for William
Description: Stage Play
Where: Five Corners Branch Library Auditorium
Address: 678 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
When: November 07, 2009 2PM

For more information, please call Linda Mayo: 201 388-1260; Betty Buenviaje: 973 220-2765; Rose Javier: 201 993-8815; Rudy Nicolas – 201 988 1799; and the Jersey City Five Corners Library: 201-547-4543

Organizers and Cast of Sunrise, Sunset: Looking for William

The cast and organizers of the play in no particular order:

Rudy Nicolas, Annie Tan, Vess Medinaceli, Marilou Songco, Ruth Sa-Onoy, Betty Buenviaje, Linda Mayo, Joey Mayo, Rovei Fhel Balanzat, Jose Alberto Diaz, Nicole Caballero, Julian Alexander Nakar, Rom Julian Lipa, Mark Angelo Lladas, Khrystine Capili, Tino Aq. Capili and Virgie Alvarez, Susan Pensoy, Racielle Anne Lipa, Paul Vincent Castillo, Rosalinda Rupel, Cherry Ann Castillo, and Schenley Anne Lipa

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* Palanca Awards – The Palanca Awards or Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature is the Philippines’ most prestigious and most enduring literary awards and is dubbed as the “Pulitzer Prize” of the Philippines. It is one of the Philippines’ most prestigious and long-running award giving bodies. From wikipedia.