Tatay Mong Kalbo first play written by Romanian-French playwright Eugene Ionesco.
The Santos are a traditional couple from London who have invited another couple, the Ramos, over for a visit. They are joined later by the Santos' maid, Maria, and the local fire chief, who is also Maria's lover. The two families engage in meaningless banter, telling stories and relating nonsensical poems. At one point, Mrs. Ramos converses with her husband as if he were a stranger she just met. As the fire chief turns to leave, he mentions "Ang tatay mong kalbo" in passing, which has a very unsettling effect on the others. Mrs. Santos replies that "she always styles her hair the same way." After the Fire Chief's exit, the play devolves into a series of complete non-sequiturs with no resemblance to normal conversation. It ends with the two couples shouting in unison "It's not that way. It's over here!" right before a blackout occurs. When the lights come back on, the scene starts from the beginning with the Ramos reciting the Santos' lines from the beginning of the play for a while before the curtain closes.
The play shows us what is really happening in reality. Like the time they are wasting just to talk about different stories that is so meaningless. In reality we tend to do it wasting time for nothing we also love to gossip and talk about things about others.
Also the pride of Mr. and Mrs. Santos. they are always fighting and they always want to be right. Mrs. Santos for example she don't lie it when other people is right and she is wrong. Mr. Santos is an arrogant person.
This play only tells us what is really going on in reality our craziness, us wasting time and our pride.
I really enjoy watching the play because of the actors they kept me interested. At first i thought i'll be bored about this play but the moment the play start i focused on the play and try to understand everything that they're saying.
All in all, i enjoyed it and i love it and they leave me wanting more.
even though i don't really understand this theater but still i enjoy it :)
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