Alamat (Legends)

Bindlestiff Studio celebrates Filipino-American History Month with a touring theater production of Alamat (Legends). Filipino writer Rodolfo Carlos Vera’s story about identity, history and folklore follows Pat, an American-born Filipino of northern Philippines Kalinga tribal ancestry, who visits his parents’ homeland for the first time to bury his father, Gadiaman, a warrior who came to the US in 1946 after serving United States Army Air Force Far East (USAAFFE) in WWII. For the first time, Pat meets his 85-year old grandfather Ochas, a Kalinga who had come to America in 1904 and whose desire to reclaim his lost dignity still haunts him. The story carves out a life montage for these three men juxtaposed with myths and legends that speak of truths, parallels and folk insights considered archaic in modern times but whose wisdom is more enduring than time itself.

SCHEDULE

OCTOBER 6-8
El Camino Theater in South San Francisco at 8pm

OCTOBER 21-22
Serramonte del Rey Theater in Daly City at 8pm
(An additional 3pm matinee on Saturday)

DECEMBER 9-10
Diego River Theater of City College of San Francisco at 8pm