Haring + Ubu - L

"Bawal sumuko, puwedeng sumuka."

That was the warning in the brown paper bags handed to the unknowing audience last Saturday in Carlos Celdran’s The Living Room. The “audience” that was later to be encouraged (more of compelled really) to actually take part and assume roles in the play included me, five of my batch mates, and 30 other people. Dubbed as an “intimate play,” HARING +UBU-L is about…

Hmm. To be honest, I didn’t grasp the entire message of the play. I was too busy screaming in disgust and covering myself from the splattering of saliva, sweat, and blood (fake, of course). No one told us to come in working clothes!

Well, the play is about the tragedy of our country’s political history. Based on Alfred Jarry’s Ubu Roi, HARING +UBU-L is a mockery of how we Filipinos choose our leaders. It does not only put the blame on the TRAPOs in the government, but more importantly on the Filipinos who elected them in the first place. There is more depth to the play, I assure you. And for that, I suggest you watch it yourself.

“Kayo naman ang naglagay sa amin dito,” the four characters said.

Tableu. Dimming of lights. Next thing we knew, the four characters were crawling towards us. With menacing eyes and while pointing fingers at everyone, they shouted “P@#* niyo!”

Crass. True.

Congratulations Sipat Lawin Ensemble and JK Anicoche! For law students like us, the experience was really way outside our comfort zones. Thank you.