in Mekong Arts and Media Festival 2009
Crescent moon theatre (THAILAND) will present a women play “PURGATORY” at the Mekong Arts and Media Festival 2009 to be held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from November 23 to 27, in the Main Performance at Chaktomuk Conference Hall. The play, with 4 cast including Sineenadh Keitprapai, Sumontha Saunphonrat, Farida Jiraphan and Jarunan Phantachat was staged for the first time at the PETA Mekong Laboratory 2006 in Hanoi, Vietnam.
The play talks about the women point of view about their status and their feelings and inspirations from the Lab 2007 theatre, art activities and gender issue.
The story of the play talk about life after the death, three women meet in the cauldron of Hell. They share their life stories and questions why they are there. They ask the God of the Underworld to judge their guilt and decide if they can go to Heaven, not knowing that the God has another plan for them.
This play has been staged 13 times at Bangkok Theatre Festival 2006 and toured to universities in Bangkok and provinces in 2007.This time they change one of performer from Jarunan 
Phantachat to Sarawanee Yodnoon because Jarunan went to perform “The Soil Girl” in Tokyo. After they come back from the festival, they will perform at Crescent Moon Space, Bangkok for 5 shows on December 3-7.
Phantachat to Sarawanee Yodnoon because Jarunan went to perform “The Soil Girl” in Tokyo. After they come back from the festival, they will perform at Crescent Moon Space, Bangkok for 5 shows on December 3-7.The Mekong Arts and Media Festival 2009 is a cultural , art and theatre activities of artists from Mekong region, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam, and China. The Mekong Arts and Media Festival 2009 is organized by the Philippine Educational Theater Association’s Mekong Partnership Project, Phare Ponleu Selpak,Save the Children UK, and Center for Community Health Research & Development.
Read more: http://www.mekong-artsfest2009.com/
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