Apo in the Sky
by Elana and Les Hunter
Apo in the Sky
by Elana and Les Hunter
About the Play
Folktale. 40-50 minutes. 2-4 females, 2-4 males, 1-3 any gender (5-11 performers possible). Suitable for middle school and older performers, and elementary and older audiences.
Premiered at Talespinner Children's Theatre (Cleveland, OH).
The authors grant productions pre-approval to make cuts to meet time limits and community standards regarding profanity and obscenity for Texas UIL and other one-act competitions.
Synopsis
Inspired by a classic Filipino folktale and reimagined for modern audiences, this is the magical story of a girl who wants to get out of her boring village and visit the Sky. While foraging in the jungle for food, Apo encounters a friendly diwata —a spirit of nature—who grants her wish. In the Sky, she meets rhyming betel nuts and the Sun, who secretly yearns to be loved as a person, not venerated as a celestial being. Together, they realize that the most precious things in life are closer than we think.
Synopsis
Inspired by a classic Filipino folktale and reimagined for modern audiences, this is the magical story of a girl who wants to get out of her boring village and visit the Sky. While foraging in the jungle for food, Apo encounters a friendly diwata —a spirit of nature—who grants her wish. In the Sky, she meets rhyming betel nuts and the Sun, who secretly yearns to be loved as a person, not venerated as a celestial being. Together, they realize that the most precious things in life are closer than we think.
