? Saturday, February 16, 2008
I watched the play "asawa" yesterdayat CCP with Redh, Ethan and Russ. Russ is the current "lover" of redh and i'm just glad they're doing good. Russ is also the stage director for the play which i love oh so much! The plot is focused on a battered wife who takes a beating from his incapacitated husband on a regular basis. He also violates her womanhood by forcing her to have sex in ways she couldn't even imagine. The play starts with a very sensual and sensitive scene of "Alfred", the violent husband who limps & depends on his crutch which Lorna bought from her own money, touching his privates and moaning in perverse manner. While women from different households (who also suffers the same hard hand) scream for their dignity and pleas for their freedom from such impeccably abusive men. The drama boomed when "Lorna" awoke into dawn, muscle aches and bruises all consuming her, as she pushes herself to start the day with an attempt to escape but then "Alfred" got awaken and she falls back into his trap forcing herself to stay with the man she loves but abhors when he hits her. They began arguing even before sunrise and as the emotions grew stronger the brutal words turned into violence. The play ends with Lorna leaving Alfred for good, as Alfred lies on the floor, his crutch far from his reach, calling out to Lorna.
All in all hands down and hats off to Russ and to all the Dramatic Guild artists!
