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A live play is always hard to put on stage. Unlike television shows which can zoom and focus on certain shots and facial features to add emotion to a scene, a stage play relies on the story itself and the abilities of the actors to keep an empty space alive.
Last Saturday, August 14, the stage at Serramonte Del Rey High School Theatre in Daly City came alive when New Yorker in Tondo came onstage.
A delightful fast-paced comedy, the five-member cast of New Yorker in Tondo fitted well in their roles and kept the audience entertained throughout the one-act play.
Louella Albornoz set the tone as Aling Atang, the mother of Kikay, her daughter who had just come back to Tondo after a year of studying in New York. Albonrnoz’ comedic timing, along with the Tagalog to English mispronounciations that are a staple of Fil-Am comedy, had the audience laughing from the start.
Robin Lee Salazar played Tony, the centerpiece of an odd-ball love triangle, who is engaged to two women, his singing voice and good looks worked well for his part.
Joji Isla was hilarious as Totoy, a lifelong friend who has a crush on one of Tony’s fiancee, Nena, played by Jackie Castillejo-Guingona.Castillejo’s Nena was reminiscent of
Richgail Enriquez, rounded out the cast as Kikay, the girl who’s friends all came to welcome back home to Tondo, only to find that Tondo had become to small for a big city girl with attitude.
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