Gantimpala Theater Grabs 4 ALiw Awards nominations!

GANTIMPALA THEATER GRABS FOUR MAJOR NOMINATIONS FROM THE ALIW AWARDS!

"We must be doing something good!" exclaims an obviously ecstatic
Tony S. Espejo, artistic director of Gantimpala Theater, after
confirming reports that his thirty-year- old theater company earned
several nominations in the forthcoming ALIW Awards.

The nominations of Gantimpala Theater are in the following
categories: Best Director – Soxie Topacio for El Filibusterismo;
Best Non-Musical Production – El Filibusterismo, Ibong Adarna and
Forever/Call Me Flory; Best Actress (Musical) – Tosca Puno for Ibong
Adarna; Best Actress (Non-Musical) – Monica Llamas and Wilma Doesn't
for Forever/Call Me Flory; and Best Actor (Non-Musical) – Roeder
Camañag, also for the same production.

This is the second year Gantimpala Theater received honor, having
won in the Best Non Musical Play Category for The God Stealer/The
Queen's Jewel, a twin-bill of productions based from the short
stories written by National Artists for Literature F.Sionil Jose and
the late Nick Joaquin, and Best Actor nominations for Roeder Camañag
and Joel Molina for the said plays, from the ALIW Awards.

"These nominations are indeed a pleasant surprise for us. It has
been a very busy pearl anniversary season for Gantimpala. We
presented the Four Classics, revived four productions, Katipunan:
Mga Anak ng Bayan, Ramona Reyes ng Forbes Park, Bombita and
Taluktok, four titles from the Bulwagang Gantimpala years shown for
free at the Luneta, staged and produced Ang Pagong at Ang Matsing, a
touring children's musical that have traveled to Olongapo, Tarlac,
San Juan, Las Piñas and we will be staging it early next year in
Quezon City, Bulacan and Cavite, and we are currently rehearsing our
season ender, Romeo and Juliet. Truly, we are grateful with this
recognition and expect us to give our best next year," concludes
Espejo.

For more information about Gantimpala Theater's Romeo and Juliet,
call 899-5745/896- 3503/536- 5860/528- 0603 or write to:
gantimpalaproduction@yahoo.com.ph