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PHOTO BY DAHLIA KATZ GRAPHIC DESIGN BY MAKOOSE
HILOT MEANS HEALER
BY JO SIMALAYA ALCAMPO
A CAHOOTS THEATRE PRODUCTION
in association with b current performing arts
TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE

October 5 – 27, 2019

BMO Incubator, Theatre Centre
1115 Queen St W, Toronto

Set in Manila, during World War II, and drawn from the long tradition of Philippine folklore, legends, and Indigenous spirituality, HILOT weaves the tangible with the intangible to tell a story of unexpected bonds formed during cataclysmic change. Written by Jo SiMalaya Alcampo, and directed by Jasmine Chen, this interdisciplinary story explores the social and political consequences of war and occupation in the Philippines and its impact through generations.

Written by Jo SiMalaya Alcampo
Direction by Jasmine Chen
Dramaturgy by Marjorie Chan
Set, Costume & Props Design by Jung-Hye Kim
Lighting Design by Jareth Li
Sound Design by MaryCarl Guiao
Production Management & Technical Direction by Crystal Lee
Stage Management by Victoria Wang
Apprentice Stage Management by Emie Sabandal
Production Assistance by Gloria Mok
Audio Description by Kat Germain
Featuring Karen Ancheta, Aldrin Bundoc, Belinda Corpuz, Carolyn Fe
Music composed and performed by MaryCarl Guiao

Made possible by the Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, Toronto Arts Council.

PicturePhoto by Dahlia Katz
Jo SiMalaya Alcampo was Playwright-in-Residence at Cahoots Theatre for two seasons - in 2014/2015 supported by Diaspora Dialogues, and in 2016/2017 supported by the Ontario Arts Council.

In 2016, Jo recieved a play development grant from the Wuchien Michael Than Fund for new Asian-Canadian works and a OAC Playwrights Residency Program from the Ontario Arts Council

Jo participated in the Cahoots HOT HOUSE PLAY CREATION UNIT (2014-2018) - a space dedicated for emerging and established playwrights to develop their work under the guidance of former Artistic Director, Marjorie Chan.


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2014-2015 HOT HOUSE Playwrights L-to-R: Andrea Scott, Jo SiMalaya Alcampo, Suvendrini Lena, Shaista Latif, Flerida Peῆa, Kanika Ambrose, Amanda Parris & Sarena Parmar (not pictured).
"The HOT HOUSE unit exists to jumpstart creation, nurture stories – as well as the voices telling them – and see the creation through from vision in mind to product on page. It is a place where artists/playwrights can be each other’s support system; an environment that encourages creative curiosity, artistic collaboration, the exchange of theatrical ideas and exploration of different creation processes."

- Cahoots Theatre
All work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
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