Another award winning play from the Cultural Center of the Philippines of playwright Bienvenido M. Noriega, Jr. was Ramona Reyes ng Forbes Park.
Bulwagang Gantimpala, PETA, Teatro Ateneo, Dulaang Pilipino, Teatro Kabataan and other Theatre productions staged the play in various venues during the 70s and 80s. “This classic drama gives us a glimpse on the life of a woman bound to become one of the country's bagong bayani—the overseas Filipino worker.
The life of a simple house cleaner is depicted onstage as the audience members become witnesses to her dilemma. Ramona is torn between staying with the man she dearly loves or following her dream of working abroad to secure her future.” “Poverty makes Ramona Reyes, a household help in the play bearing her name, out of place in Forbes Park where she works. Ironically, going abroad as a domestic helper appears to her as her only escape. “
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