Hilot Means Healer
Photo by Dahlia Katz. Book cover design by Jojo Herrera.
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Hilot Means Healer: Book News
You can now order the book online with international shipping available. Please visit ArtsEverywhere.ca for more information. Hilot Means Healer is now available in-store at AnotherStory Bookshop. Order online and/or pick up at their Toronto location.
Book Launch & Live Reading
Hilot Means Healer has been published by Musagetes. The book was launched on May 9, 2026 at the ArtsEverywhere Festival in Guelph, Ontario. The event included a play reading directed by Marjorie Chan, featuring actors and a Kulintang musician. Presented in collaboration with Theatre Passe Muraille and Musagetes. |
HILOT MEANS HEALER
BY JO SIMALAYA ALCAMPO
A CAHOOTS THEATRE PRODUCTION
in association with b current performing arts
October 5 – 27, 2019
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 Means Healer weaves the tangible with the intangible to tell a story of unexpected bonds formed during cataclysmic change. 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.
BY JO SIMALAYA ALCAMPO
A CAHOOTS THEATRE PRODUCTION
in association with b current performing arts
October 5 – 27, 2019
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 Means Healer weaves the tangible with the intangible to tell a story of unexpected bonds formed during cataclysmic change. 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.
In Conversation: Cast & Crew of Hilot Means Healer:
"This comes from our story. Our people’s story. From our survival. Throughout all the atrocities we’ve had to endure, our people have always resisted. If you look at our history, every attempt at colonization has been met with a people’s resistance. I wanted to tap into where that spirit comes from – our collective soul, our kapwa." - Jo SiMalaya Alcampo, Playwright
Salamat to Justine Abigail Yu for writing this article in Intermission Magazine based on the 2019 production of Hilot Means Healer. Read the full article
"This comes from our story. Our people’s story. From our survival. Throughout all the atrocities we’ve had to endure, our people have always resisted. If you look at our history, every attempt at colonization has been met with a people’s resistance. I wanted to tap into where that spirit comes from – our collective soul, our kapwa." - Jo SiMalaya Alcampo, Playwright
Salamat to Justine Abigail Yu for writing this article in Intermission Magazine based on the 2019 production of Hilot Means Healer. Read the full article
Photo 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.
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.
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).
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"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 |
