MaYi Theater Company’s “The Wong Kids” Will Wow You

The ber months is upon us and with that, interesting stage shows have presented themselves left and right.

Children’s plays have become so popular among theater groups, whether minor or major and that is a great sign that our local theater is very much alive and people take time trooping to different venues from north to south of the city.

I never heard of  MaYi Theater Company of New York before until they’ve collaborated with our Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) in association with the brilliant and talented Tanghalang Pilipino actors for this cool show, “The Wong Kids” with Ralph B. Pena as director and wittingly written by Lloyd Suh.

“Meet the Wong Kids! You’ll never know what sort of amazing superhero lives inside you until you’re unexpectedly thrust into a superhero adventure! Join the Wong Kids as they telekinetically move rocks, telepathically travel through space, meet the Prognosticator, outsmart the Bandersnatch, climb the Giantest Mountain, befriend the dragon Qweeguin, dodge asteroids, and heroically defeat the Evil Space Chupacabra to save the planet from ultimate destruction! THE WONG KIDS IN THE SECRET OF THE SPACE CHUPACABRA GO! Written by Lloyd Suh. Directed by our very own superhero Ralph B. Peña!”
——– Ms. Liesl Batucan, Associate Director, Associate Director

Ma-Yi Theater Company develops new plays that explore and affect Asian-American experiences while challenging the perceptions of what culturally specific theater should be. By producing forward thinking plays by today’s emerging playwrights, Ma-Yi Theater Company believes that theater can play an important part in breaking down barriers and increasing the understanding and appreciation of the cultural and ethnic diversity of our contemporary society.

The exciting cast consists of Aldo Vencilao, Blanche Louise Buhia, Aika Zabala, Jonathan Tadioan, Marco Viaña and Julienne Mendoza.