Shorts & Briefs 8: Tayo Naman at Draper Startup House this October 9-30

Shorts & Briefs 8: Tayo Naman by Eksena PH, is an independently produced "THEATRE FESTIVAL" of short and brief plays (10–12 min.) that feature only first-time theatre makers and performers. It’s been running for eight years.

This year they are making a comeback to the live theatre scene, celebrating 8 years with 8 live shows, 8 new plays, 8 first-time theatre directors, and 8 sets of first-time theatre actors.

It will be staged at Draper Startup House in Poblacion Makati,
All Sundays in October starting
October 09-30.
Showtime is at 2pm and 7pm every Sunday.
DRAPER is a 90-seater venue,
It is located at 5048 P. Burgos Street, Poblacion, Makati, Philippines.

The theme for this year is "Children's Book, but Make it Art."
Featuring Filipino children’s books specifically chosen by the directors
to play and reimagine for the stage.
to serve a unique way of storytelling.

The plays are as follows:

BJ Crisostomo’s "Lulu" (unpublished), about a little girl and the struggles of life, to be directed by Richardson Yadao, current dancer and choreographer of Alice Reyes Dance Philippines, now exploring the world of storytelling through movement;

Sofia Santiago’s "Si Tay Nay" discusses the beauty and struggles of being a single parent and is directed by EC, who is a storyteller and an LGBTQ+ advocate;

Dr. Luis Gatmaitan’s "Signal No. 3" is about typhoon preparations and chaos and will be directed by ER Alviz, a filmmaker from the music and advertising world trying his storytelling using live theatre;

Dr. Luis Gatmaitan’s "Ang Kuya Kong Zombie," about the effects of staying up late and darkness, was reimagined into a new play called "Mulat" to be directed by Maco Barredo, a returning thespian from the corporate world;

China de Vera's "Palayain Ang Aking Inay" is about a child whose mother is a political prisoner, and it has been adapted for the stage under the new title "Pagusapan Natin Si Amanda," written and directed by Dustin Celestino, a veteran featured playwright for the virginlabfest and now making his stage debut.

Juan Ekis’ "SI ARIES AT ANG FLYING IPIS" (unplublished) is about a friendship between Aries and the Ipis to be Directed by a Young Filmmaker from Laguna Ryan Termoso whose background in film making trace to his exposure on church services;

Cheeno Sayuno’s "The Missing Blanket" is about the journey of finding the memories of a loving parent and will be directed by Baguio-based artist-teacher Kath Nobleza, who's also gonna feature all Baguio actors in her play and

Mark Boquiren’s "Maria Sibol" (soon to be published) is about a naughty fairy and her adventure, to be directed by Jezziekha Alviz, a young mom/filmmaker/student of MINT College who wants to create and tell stories.

Shorts & Briefs started in 2015 to have a safe space for first-timers and aspiring creators to collaborate and just create. An initiative of Festival Director Karl Alexis C. Jingco, a theatre practitioner whose work revolves around improv and inclusive theatre, recently directed this year's revisited play for the Virgin Labfest, "Nay May Dala Akong Pancit." Since then, S&B has been expanded to serve the larger theater community.

Kevin Matsuyama (Graphic Designer), Steph Estrella (Production Manager), Felix Tiongson (Head Stage Manager), Rozen Tabaodaja (Tickets Manager), Nino Manzano, and Jun Ebdane are also on the S&B team.

All 8 shows of Shorts and Brief 8: TAYO NAMAN will have (FSL) Filipino Sign Language Interpreters. 

For more information about the festival, please follow them on their social media. "EKSENA PH" on Facebook and Tiktok.

For tickets and other inquiries, please contact 09771252725 or message them on their social media.