JUST WHEN RAMPANT killings dominate the Philippines nowadays, theater group PETA stages another musicale, ‘A Game of Trolls,’ about the horrors of the past Martial Law.

The project aims to engage millennials in a conversation on martial law, human rights, and dictatorship, PETA says in a press statement.

‘A Game of Trolls,’ #aGoT the MusicaLe, tells the story of Heck, a troll whose indifference makes him the perfect keyboard warrior for Bimbam, the manager of a ‘call center’ running an online pro-martial law campaign. His lack of attachment to any belief makes him easy to turn loose with callous words against anyone who speaks up against the martial law years. Ghosts of Martial Law victims haunt him from the internet cloud, afraid of being erased as people slowly forget their stories. These encounters force him to reflect on his own beliefs and his relationship with his mother, a former Martial Law activist.

Written by Liza Magtoto and directed by Maribel Legarda, with music by Vincent De Jesus, the musical’s key messages are best captured in the hashtags #NeverForget, #NeverAgain and #BayanMunaBagoSarili.

Presented by PETA, DAKILA, Active Vista, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, and Bantayog ng mga Bayani, ‘A Game of Trolls’ opens Saturday, September 2 at The PETA Theater Center in New Manila, Quezon City.

The show is also available for mobile performances around the country from October to December 2017. Interested schools can call Yesh Burce at 0977-8425525.

See you at the Theater!

Featured photo courtesy of the PDI.