“I can do this, you see? Choose me.”
First staged in the Philippines by New Voice Company in 2003, Stop Kiss tells the story of two women, Callie and Sara, who are assaulted after sharing a kiss. The show returns after 16 years with the same actresses playing different roles — this time, Aliw Award winner Missy Maramara is Callie, and Gawad Buhay award nominee Jenny Jamora is Sara.
New York traffic reporter Callie is comfortable with her routine of working from a helicopter and occasionally getting together with like-minded friends. Her life turns upside down when she meets Sara, who has just moved to New York to teach in the Bronx. Their warm friendship blooms into a surprising, tentative romance that leads both women to unexpected places. “Stop Kiss” is an oftentimes funny and moving exploration of what it means to choose love.
Joining Maramara and Jamora in the cast are Tarek El Tayech as George, Gabe Mercado as Peter, Robbie Guevara as Detective Cole, Jay Valencia-Glorioso as Mrs. Winsley, and J-mee Katanyag as Nurse.
This run will be directed by Gawad Buhay and Aliw Award-winning director, and designer, Ed Lacson, Jr., who doubles as set designer for this production. This will be his first directing credit fresh off his double win at the 11th Philstage Gawad Buhay Awards for Best Direction of a Musical and Best Set Design. It will feature sound design by acclaimed sound designer for film and stage, Teresa Barrozo, and costume design by Tata Tuviera. Written by American playwright Diana Son, Stop Kiss was originally staged Off-Broadway at The Public Theater, New York in 1998. This run is being co-presented by Positive Space, MusicArtes, and New Voice Company.
Stop Kiss will have a limited 8-show run from July 12 to 14 and 19 to 21 at the Power Mac Center Spotlight, Circuit Makati. Tickets are now available at https://www.ticket2me.net/e/2445/stop-kiss.
For showbuying and other inquiries, contact Camille Abaya at 09158359210 or stopkiss2018@gmail.com.
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