Hilot Means Healer book launch & play reading

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Presented by the ArtsEverywhere Festival and Musagetes in partnership with Theatre Passe Muraille. Photo by Dahlia Katz.

The 2026 ArtsEverywhere Festival presents a book launch & reading of the play, Hilot Means Healer by Jo SiMalaya Alcampo.

Saturday, May 9, 2026
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM (EST)
River Run Centre, Guelph

“Set in Manila, during World War II, and drawn from the long tradition of Philippine folklore, legends, and Indigenous spirituality. Hilot Means Healer weaves the tangible with the intangible to tell a story of unexpected bonds formed during cataclysmic change, as a family attempts to heal soul wounds born from atrocities and occupation, through the touch of plants and the garden of a healer.”

The reading of Hilot Means Healer is directed by Marjorie Chan, and features a cast of actors and a musician, MaryCarl Guiao who plays indigenous instruments including the kulintang.

This event begins with a complimentary breakfast and concludes with a reception and book signing with Jo.