Mabuhay Community Events
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Mabuhay House Society Community Events Form is a dedicated platform designed to support Filipino communities and associations in showcasing Filipino events for youth, social services, or arts and culture. This form serves as a centralized hub for sharing details about cultural, social, and educational activities, fostering greater visibility, collaboration, and participation within the community.
To have your event included in the Mabuhay House Community Calendar, please submit your event details by the 20th of each month. The calendar will be updated and published on the first Tuesday of the following month on our website and monthly newsletter.
For any questions or assistance, feel free to email us at info@mabuhayhouse.ca.
Lasa ng Imperyo
The Nest (1398 Cartwright Street)
January 30 - February 8 | Various showtimes
Tickets: $39 | Link
Website: https://www.riceandbeanstheatre.com/lasangimperyo
rice and beans theatre is proud to bring their production of Carmela Sison's Lasa ng Imperyo to the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival from January 30 to February 8 at The Nest on Granville Island (1398 Cartwright Street)!
In a surprising fusion of theatre and gastronomy, this adaptation of A Taste of Empire reimagines Jovanni Sy’s acclaimed play about the effects of global imperialism on how we produce, prepare and consume food. Presented in Tagalog with English subtitles, the performance guides audiences across the layered history of Philippine cultural heritage through a live cooking demonstration.
This new version brings a fresh female perspective to the piece by replacing the original Sous-Chef Jovanni with the witty and intrepid Sous-Chef Mela. Her task? To cook rellenong bangus, or stuffed milkfish, a dish whose intricate preparation process takes its roots from the country's culinary traditions and colonial past.
As the dish is brought to life, so too are the stories embedded within its ingredients. Sous-Chef Mela’s insights connect the flavours and techniques to broader themes around globalization, cultural identity and resource exploitation, inviting viewers to consider how the global food market continues to be shaped by imperialist legacies.
The Nest (1398 Cartwright Street)
January 30 - February 8 | Various showtimes
Tickets: $39 | Link
Grandma. Gangsta. Guerrilla.
Ruby Slippers Theatre production in association with The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts Grandma. Gangsta. Guerrilla.
This ain’t a sob story about war crimes, dementia, nor getting old. It’s a sprint down the memory lane of a butt-kickin’, bar-spittin’, tough grandma who escapes the care home to be with her family. When our favorite Filipino grandma Lola Basyang goes missing, it’s up to her grandchildren Nika and Jun-jun to bring her back to safety. Using their lola’s unfinished memoir, they find clues to her whereabouts, her full-of-beans origin story and the historical turmoils of their motherland. Reminiscent of their immigration stories, they reflect on what it means to maintain family ties in a Western society.
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Production Team
Playwright: Abi Padilla
Director: Leslie Dos Remedios
Lighting Design: Jonathan Kim
Projection Design: Andie Lloyd
Set Design: Kimira Reddy
Sound Design: Riley Hardwick
Musical Director: Argel Monte de Ramos
Fight and Intimacy: Affair of Honor, Nathania Bernabe and Jacki Hanlin
Props Design: Heidi Wilkinson
Costume Design: Sarah Sosick
Dramaturgy: Kamila Sediego
Stage Manager: Jennifer Wilson
Apprentice Stage Manager: Vicki Santos
Apprentice Director: Isaac Stuber Li
Technical Director/Production Manager: Nico Dicecco
Actors:
Abigail Padilla - Basyang
Raugi Yu - Boss Mayhem, Pedro, Prologue Attacker
Vince Sendrijas - Jun Jun, Radio Reporter, Tagalog
Yorlene Bernido - Nika
Terrence Zhou - Ken, Captain Manaka, Prologue Attacker
Kevin Nguyen - Nurse Chaz, TV Reporter 2018, Customer, Makapili, Soldier 1944, gang member
Evelyn Chew - Prologue Attacker, Commader Lumen, Police Officer , Reporter 1993, gang member
Content Warning:
. Coarse Language
. Brief Mentions and References to Sexual Assault
. Mentions of War
Doors open 30 minutes prior to show, please note for some shows latecomers may not be guaranteed entry.
TICKET FEES
All Ages $25.00
SUBSCRIPTIONS
Grandma. Gangsta. Guerrilla.
This ain’t a sob story about war crimes, dementia, nor getting old. It’s a sprint down the memory lane of a butt-kickin’, bar-spittin’, tough grandma who escapes the care home to be with her family. When our favourite Filipino grandma Lola Basyang goes missing, it’s up to her grandchildren Nika and Jun-jun to bring her back to safety. Using their lola’s unfinished memoir, they find clues to her whereabouts, her full-of-beans origin story and the historical turmoils of their motherland. Reminiscent of their immigration stories, they reflect on what it means to maintain family ties in a Western society.
Ages: 14+
A Ruby Slippers Theatre Production
Co-Presented by Blackout Art Society and Presentation House Theatre
Ticket Prices – Subsidized: $20 / Regular: $30 / Full Value: $40 / Generous: $50
Choose your price! We offer sliding scale tickets at PHT that allows you to pick the price that works for you, no questions asked! Learn more about our ticket pricing here.
The running time of this show is approximately 2 hours long plus intermission.
Written by Abi Padilla
Director: Leslie Dos Remedios
Lighting Design: Jonathan Kim
Projection Design: Andie Lloyd
Set Design: Kimira Reddy
Sound Design: Riley Hardwick
Musical Director: Argel Monte de Ramos
Fight and Intimacy Choreography: Affair of Honor, Nathania Bernabe and Jacki Hanlin
Props Design: Heidi Wilkinson
Costume Design: Sarah Sosick
Dramaturgy: Kamila Sediego
Stage Manager: Jennifer Wilson
Apprentice Stage Manager: Vicki Santos
Apprentice Director: Isaac Stuber Li
Technical Director/Production Manager: Nico Dicecco
Actors:
Abigail Padilla – Basyang
Raugi Yu – Boss Mayhem, Pedro, Prologue Attacker
Vince Sendrijas – Jun Jun, Radio Reporter, Tagalog
Yorlene Bernido – Nika
Terrence Zhou – Ken, Captain Manaka, Prologue Attacker
Kevin Nguyen – Nurse Chaz, TV Reporter 2018, Customer, Makapili, Soldier 1944, gang member
Evelyn Chew – Prologue Attacker, Commader Lumen, Police Officer , Reporter 1993, gang member
A Ruby Slippers Theatre Production
Co-Presented by Blackout Art Society and Presentation House Theatre
Dates and Time
Thursday, February 13 – 7:30 PM
Friday, February 14 – 7:30 PM
Saturday, February 15 – 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Sunday, February 16 – 2:00 PM
