Bindlestiff Studio in collaboration with Veterans Equity Center and Bayanihan Community Center is proud to present
The Guerrillas of Powell Street
by Rody Vera
based on Benjamin Pimentel’s novel ‘Mga Gerilya sa Powell Street‘ (The Guerrillas of Powell Street), winner of the 2007 National Book Award for fiction in Manila.
directed by Pablo Bautista
The English-language world premiere of playwright Rody Vera’s Mga Gerilya sa Powell Street (The Guerrillas of Powell Street) opens July 12 (through August 2) at Bindlestiff Studio. Based on the award-winning novel of the same title by former San Francisco Chronicle reporter Benjamin Pimentel, the play dramatizes the lives of a group of elderly Filipino World War II veterans as they wait for the full military benefits promised to them for fighting alongside US troops. The veterans pass the time near the Powell Street cable car station, reminiscing about women they’ve loved, family members they’ve left behind in the Philippines, and memories of war. As real-life fixtures in SoMa’s large Filipino-American community, the men upon whom the novel is based have gradually passed away before receiving full recognition for their service. This production is a tribute to their bravery in the face of war and tenacity in the face of indifference, and Bindlestiff Studio, located in the heart of 6th Street, is tremendously honored to stage this long-awaited production.
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1) DONATE today starting at $10, every cent counts!
2) COME TO THE SHOW! The play must close August 2, we want every single seat in our small theatre occupied by a multi-generational audience.
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Your donation will go to:
1) BINDLESTIFF STUDIO'S PRODUCTION EXPENSES. It will help us pay our cast, crew and designers a modest fee for their craft. It will also help us pay for the costume and set pieces used in the production.
2) THE VETERANS EQUITY CENTER, (http://www.vetsequitycenter.org) is the first non-profit organization in the nation established to specifically support, advocate, and to provide legal, medical, housing and ongoing social services for the surviving Filipino World War II veterans and their families.
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This video was filmed and edited by Wernher Goff.