The UP Repertory Company Alumni Association and the UP Repertory Company presents its first joint offering for 2009: Hello Philippines!
Hello Philippines, a one act musical, is a humorous take on call center culture. Five call center agents are told that one of them is getting the axe. The twist is, they get to choose among themselves who gets booted out. Watch as Anton, Berni, Toni, Brichi, and Elsa wheedle, threaten, blackmail, and beg the heck out of each other to keep their jobs.
Hello Philippines has six performances starting from August 20 to August 23. In this light, we humbly request that you require your class to watch this production.
The call center industry is a double-edged sword. On one hand, the industry is a bright light our bleak economy, pumping in revenue and providing high-paying starting level jobs to thousands of our countrymen. On the other hand, we cannot ignore the sacrifices and compromises one has to make to be able to work in such an environment. And as such, the industry becomes a dead end of sorts to its workers. In the end, we all have to ask ourselves, is it worth it?
We believe that this musical is timely because of the message it brings. That although we are thankful to this industry for providing many with the jobs and the income they need, we need to show people, especially college students of some of the pitfalls of being part of the industry. We stage this play in the hopes that we can wake people up from the illusion that the call center industry is the final answer to their problems.
Synopsis
Team leader Tiffany tells five agents from his team that one of them is going to get axed. The twist, however, is that he will leave that decision to the five agents. So now, it’s up to ex-tibak Anton, clueless rich girl Berni, the slutty Toni, the probinsyanong Brichi, and the overly religious Elsa to do whatever it takes to keep their jobs. Whatever it takes.
Hello Philippines is viciously funny and holds nothing sacred as it skewers the “call center lifestyle”, a life cycle born out of fast money and desperation, twisted dreams and tainted principles, shifting body clocks, and too much coffee, beer, and cigarettes. It attempts to put into perspective all the sacrifices one makes to stay in such an environment, albeit in an entertaining manner
Play dates: August 20 and 21 Time: 7:00pm
August22 and 23 Time:4:00pm
Ticket price: P150
(from an email by a UP Repertory member)
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