"Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead ” by
Bert V. Royal is a very cleverly written exploration of modern teen angst as
seen by Peanuts characters. As an
“unauthorized parody, ” audiences will be taken on a journey by eight teenagers
whose characters are so cruel, so harmful, and how they breathe a breath of
reality on today's social issues of sexual relations and identity, bullying, teen
violence, drug use, child sexual abuse, suicide, eating disorders, rebellion, and
more.
In 2004, “Dog Sees God: Confessions
of a Teenage Blockhead” was one of the breakout hits at the New York
International Fringe Festival, winning the Excellence Award for Best Overall
Production, as well as Theatermania's Play Award of 2004, the GLAAD Media Award
for Best Off-Off-Broadway production, Broadway.com's
2006 Audience Award for Favorite Off-Broadway Production and the 2006 HX Award
for Best Play.
The play revisits familiar characters
from the Peanuts comic strip—Charlie Brown, his little sister Sally, Linus and
Lucy, Peppermint Patty, Marcie, Shroeder, the Little Red-Headed Girl, and
Pigpen—grown up and in high school. All the characters go by different names,
because the play was produced as an “unauthorized parody.” (Charles M. Shulz
had nothing to do with it.) Van (Linus) is a stoner; Tricia (Patti) and Marcy
(Marcie) are party girls; Lucy has been institutionalized for pyromania; CB
(Charlie Brown) and Matt (Pigpen) are the popular kids at school, if only
because they bully everyone else; and Sally and Beethoven (Shroeder) are
mistreated, disliked outcasts.
Directed by Steven Conde, the
various roles will be essayed by the most promising new breed of young actors
namely Nelsito Gomez, Sarah Facurii, Gab Medina ,
Vince Lim, Maronne Cruz, Kathleen Francisco, Brian Sy, and Camille Velicaria.
Produced by Twin Bill Theater as its
first official play for their first season, the founders led by theater professionals Joseph and Francis Matheu noted that
their goals are focused primarily on stirring up the public’s interest to
rediscover, love and preserve our historical, cultural and spiritual values
through theater; and to make quality, thought-provoking productions more
accessible to the non-theater going public. The company also aims to produce
shows that explore and challenge issues faced by today’s society.
The artistic team of “Dog Sees God: Confessions of a
Teenage Blockhead are as follows: Bert V. Royal (Playwright), Steven Conde
(Director), Francis G. Matheu (Choreographer), Joseph G. matheu (Lighting
Designer), Jay Pangilinan (Musical Scorer), and Winter David (Video Animation).
The production team includes: Josephus Gayona (Production
Manager), Bryan Ladim (Stage Manager), Micky torres (Assistant Stage Manager).
The Marketing Staff includes: Rianelle Alba, Ivan H.
Panganiban, Micky Torres, Jiano Magdaraog, LJ Z. Galvez.
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For tickets, Call or text: Kiko at 0927-4604652 or Email:
twinbilltheater@gmail.com.
The playdates of “Dog Sees God:
Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead” are as follows: February 11, 12, 13, 14 and
26 at 8PM and February 14 at 2:30PM.
Venue: Staple and Perk, Ground Floor,
Advisory: Recommended for ages 15+ due to strong
language, and sexual references.
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