I Accept That I Am A Millenial #SandboxNoFilter

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When I first heard of the concept of monologues by millennials, I was unimpressed. All I've heard of of my (Yes, technically, I'm still one.) generation consists of the stereotypes that tick me off. This comic by Gemma Correll sums that up nicely:
Yes, I do need my bottle sometimes. No, I don't have skinny jeans. Maybe, I crave recognition too. All the time, I do want to be heard. Who doesn't? Like other millennials who get curious with successful things, No Filter slowly drew me in. Thank you Sandbox Collective for sowing seeds of FOMO in me. Thank you also for Sandbox for staging an upgraded version of what I missed!
No Filter 2.0 features the great talents of Sam Concepcion, Cai Cortez, Jasmine Curtis-Smith, Mikael Daez, Sarah Facuri, Carla Humphries, Khalil Kaimo, Saab Magalona-Bacarro, Micah Munoz, Paolo Valenciano, and Lauren Young in monologues. Director Toff de Venecia shares that it's like Vagina Monlogues but featuring Millennials.
I thought things were going to be pretentious but then it turns out, everything is simpy honest fiction. It starts on a monologue on the nostalgic days of dial-up internet, when you can be disconnected by a simple lifting of the phone. It progresses to different topics including intimacy, relationships, musings after a party, being a foreigner in another country, in another city, death, stereotypes, job interviews and other relatable topics. These are the things we tackle head-on everyday. Being there is to witness the collective struggle of our generation.
During the Q&A, Jasmine Curtis-Smith shares that the monologues show the Millennial Mindset despite diffrent backgrounds. That we all melt together, despite the different things millennials go through, there is an "us."
Monologue after monologue is thrown at you. Just when you crave for more, it ends and a new one is served to you. Director Toff de Venecia says that this is on purpose. The structure allows you to bring the conversation outside the theater and make it a conversation starter especially since people would have different takes on them.
Carla Humphries hits home when she mentioned that we live in a time where there are a numerous choices. The way we identify ourselves is through confusion.
Millenial or not, come for the entertainment, learn from this generation and come out enriched and maybe with more curious questions. And then watch it again as there are different sets of millennials. There would be different attacks and different treatments, all worth watching.

No Filter 2.0 will run until October 25. Ticket prices are P836 - P1567.50 at Ticketworld. Check also The Sandbox Collective's Instagram account for more info about the tickets.

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