In Cebu

CEBU, Philippines - Little Boy Productions and the Cebuano Studies Center will be presenting a lecture and performance featuring National Artist for Literature F. Sionil Jose and the musical “Progress” on January 26, Saturday, at 5:30 p.m. at the CAP Art Center on Osmena Boulevard.

F. Sionil Jose is one of the most widely-read Filipino writers in the English language, and his works have been translated into 22 languages. His novels and short stories depict the social underpinnings of class struggles and colonialism in Filipino society.

“Progress” is an original Filipino musical in English based on F. Sionil Jose’s story of the same title and adapted by the Sipat Lawin Ensemble. Set during Martial Law, it is a hilarious satire on lazy government employees and the entire government bureaucracy under its“The New Society” slogan. It follows the travails of a provincial senior clerk who goes to Manila to seek the endorsement of her promotion, and drowns in incompetence and corruption along the way.

Registration fee is 170 pesos. For more information, check out Little Boy Productions on Facebook or call Hope Sabanpan Yu at the Cebuano Studies Center at (032) 406-6079.