Treasure Island set for Sept. 20-Nov. 29

MANILA, Philippines - Get ready for a thrilling, swashbuckling, rum-drinking adventure as Theater Down South presents the Prince Street Players version of Treasure Island, a musical by Jim Eiler and Jeanne Bargy. Directed by Michael Williams, and based on the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, this story of pirates, mutiny on the high seas and buried treasure will be shown from Sept. 20 to Nov. 29 at the Insular Life Theater, Alabang.

Theater Down South is a company dedicated to providing quality educational and family entertainment in the South Metro area. Treasure Island is its third production, following Rapunzel in 2008 and A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 2007. The company also holds acting workshops, corporate shows and other special events. It not only hopes to revitalize the theatergoing scene in the area, but seeks to provide performance opportunities for actors based in the South. Many of their members are based here, with a number of them coming from Ayala Alabang Village.

With a community theater just a stone’s throw away, there has never been a better time to introduce your children to the joy of live theater.

Shows run every other Sunday, with a Halloween show on Oct. 31. All shows start 3 p.m.

For tickets and show sales, log on to www.theaterdownsouth.com.