Isang Bakla sa Hukbo ni Aguinaldo - A Stage Play You May Not Want To Miss

Several days ago, my friend invited me to watch him in a stage play at PETA. It was actually my second time to watch a live play. My first was several years ago, the famous musical play of Ms Lea Salonga, Ms Saigon.

Watching a stage play can bring you a totally-different fun and excitement you're getting from holding those joysticks (wag mag-iisip ng green, literal na joystick po yun) the whole day.

Guys and gays, I want to suggest that you try a different form of entertainment (aside from gaming) kahit minsan lang. Minsan pag palaging yun at yun ang ginagawa mo ay nakakasawa rin naman. So why dont you try watching a play.

If you prefer watching a gay-themed play, you may want to try "Isang Bakla sa Hukbo ni Aguinaldo" at UP Manila (I actually got this info from Clickthecity) . A ticket costs P150 (wag na muna bumili ng game cards. hehehe) . Here is the schedule of the play.

May 18, 2007 6:00:PM
May 19, 2007 2:00:PM, 6:00:PM
May 25, 2007 6:00:PM

For more details, you may contact Yin at 0927-7035204 or Krizia at 09062098123.

"Isang Bakla sa Hukbo ni Aguinaldo" - Kita mo, sa title pa lang panalo na. "Copy-paste" ko lang ang summary ng play.

It is 1872 and the fires of nationalism start to burn in Philippine society. The execution of insurgent priests Gomez, Burgos and Zamora enkindles the revolutionary spirit in the Filipinos’ hearts.

It is during this time that an innocent young man named Esteban Duque is sent to study in Manila. There he comes under the tutelage of Don Tiburcio Garchitorena, an eccentric gay landlord. Tiburcio confuses Esteban’s concept of sexuality and morality and introduces him to a thriving underground society of homosexuals.

Esteban becomes a pivotal figure in the course of the Philippine Revolution. He is instrumental in a major victory battle for the Filipinos by infiltrating the enemy camp and stealing the Spaniards’ battle plans. He single-handedly averts a catastrophic event when he saves Aguinaldo and his comrades from Spanish capture. In doing so, he discovers a cowardly plot by the revolutionary leaders to surrender and reach a settlement with the Spaniards.

One act of passion and a display of homosexual tendencies destroys the honor and prestige Esteban acquired through his bravery. While fighting for gay rights in the Malolos Congress, he is shunned and scorned by the very people who placed him on a pedestal, including his own father. There, Esteban unveils the leaders’ plot to give up the fight for Philippine independence. Rigid and shallow in perspective, Aguinaldo and his cabinet seek to erase the memory of the heroic Duque from Philippine history and the Filipino people.

Now, history can no longer recall the tale of the heroic Esteban Duque. But the fires of nationalism that he set aflame will forever burn in our hearts.