TEATRO Tomasino highlights the concept of “fate” in a contemporary setup in “Agnoia,” its second production for its 41st season, which opened last Jan. 16 at the Benavides Auditorium of Junior High School Building.
“Agnoia” was written by Palanca award-winner Liza Magtoto and is based on the short story “Horoscope” by Eli Rueda Guies III.
The story features several individuals whose fates are revealed through the course of comedic yet dramatic stories. The characters wrestle with their doubts, relationships, identities, fates and fortunes.
“What I wanted to say [to the audience] through the play was to be more comfortable with uncertainty,” Magtoto told the Varsitarian. “Because that’s what agnoia is—It’s a state of uncertainty or ignorance.”
Director Lendro Enore, an alumnus of Teatro Tomasino, decided to take a minimalistic approach to the presentation of the play, making use of few lights, a white-floored stage and a few boxes as props.
“[The] grayscale color palette for the set was to direct the audience’s attention to the vibrancies of the individual characters and their interactions,” Enore said.
“It’s more on relationships and cliffhangers,” Magtoto added. “Those cliffhangers were done to bring out that feeling of uncertainty.”
“Agnoia” ran from Jan. 16 to Jan. 19. J.A.C.C.
