Ryan

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[Ryan @toothless7890]

(10.-12.
Taksiyapo - Set D
Buhaghag - Set D
Betamax - Set C)

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#VLF21 Hubo't Hubad Set B
(with rankings compared to other sets)

This is probably the best set this year! I honestly wouldnt mind if any of the set B plays gets revisited, deserve nila. Also ang ganda na may obvious common threads bawat set this year!

(1. Elehiya - Set C)

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...more nuanced and toned down take on the character might have made it harder to choose between two ideologies / arguments of the play.

(7. Human Rights Story of the Year - Set A)

(8.-9.
Password123, Pilipinas321 - Set A
She's Electric - Set C)

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but overall enjoyed it!

(5.-6. Shes's Electric - Set C)

(7.-9.
Taksiyapo - Set D
Buhaghag - Set D
Betamax - Set C)

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#VLF21 Hubo't Hubad Set A
(with rankings compared to other sets!)

(1. Elehiya - Set C)
(2. Footprint - Set D)

3. Patayin Ang Mga Surot
Ganda ng stage design nito. Ganda din ng POV niya sa drug war - this time focusing on how the very same supporters of the Duterte regime gets..

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...are hard to and are a risk to stage, but it pays off. This was eye-opening and wildly educational. The script was very challenging to deliver kasi puno ng technical jargon, but they pulles it off. May problems lang ako with the acting and stage management,...

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... to really deliver how having mental illnesses may look and feel like, but i really didnt like much of the lines. I know you have to show, not tell; but this was too much of that for me.

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#VLF21 Hubo'tt Hubad Set B
(With rankings compared to other sets!)

(1. Elehiya - Set C)

2. Footprint
Much like Elehiya, this is Jerom Canlas's soul, struggles and tragedy translated into the stage. With powerhouse actors from Elijah Canlas to Omar Uddin, and that incredible..

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...the play wont really go anywhere LOL. It was closer to a sitcom and lacks clear message to convey. Still a fun piece and we did laugh the entire time

4.-6. Buhaghag
The staging was okay? I dont like the material very much. The topic is very brave and I think it was able...

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... at the end wasn't big enough to warrant such a long and drawn out "discussion", or at least it wasn't presented well. So after, pagod ka na to discuss kasi andami nang nasabi.Actors were good - they tried. Glaiza was okay pero parang ang hina masyado ng boses niya.

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#VLF21 Hubo't Hubad Set C

1. Elehiya
This will now be my favorite Dustin Celestino play. I was never really drawn to his plays, but I love how he always brings the male POV and the dis/advantages of hypermasculinity in them. But Elehiya was Celestino's heart translated into...

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...obvious na medyo di na niya alam pano tatapusin yung play haha. Second half got a bit dragging but it was okay.

3. She's Electric
The playwright wanted you to have this as an SGD talking point after, and it somehow is. But there was too much being said and the conflict...