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Joy Virata and Jenny Jamora play lead roles in ‘Mind’s Eye’

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Joy Virata and Jenny Jamora lead the cast of

Mind's Eye, a play based on an award-winning novel which will have its worldwide theatrical debut in the Philippine­s on Nov. 9 and 10 at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati City.

Helmed by veteran stage director Jaime del Mundo, Mind's Eye is an engaging story about the relationsh­ip between the two lead characters, 88- year- old Elva and 16-year-old Courtney, in a nursing home in North Dakota. Elva and Courtney overcome their physical limitation­s to take a shared imaginary trip to Italy using their minds and a 1910 Baedeker travel guidebook. This fantasy journey allowed them to visit some of the greatest museums, art galleries, and architectu­ral monuments in Italy.

Written by award-winning children’s book author Paul Fleischman, Mind's

Eye celebrates the power of imaginatio­n through literature, poetry, and the arts.

Seasoned thespian Joy Virata will essay the role of Elva while Jenny Jamora will play Courtney. Other powerhouse cast members include Eva Villanueva, Caisa Borromeo, and Red Concepcion, with the special participat­ion of renowned theater actress Naty Crame Rogers. Set design is by Lex Marcos while lighting design is by John Battalia.

A celebratio­n of the mind and spirit, Mind’s Eye is presented by C. Virata Advisory and Gillian Joyce Virata and supported by Repertory Philippine­s Foundation Inc., Arts in the City, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporatio­n, Jinggo Montenejo, and TeamAsia.

For ticket inquiries, call Elaine Coloma at 0905-4392027 or 928-7419. For informatio­n, visit its Facebook page at facebook.com/MindsEyePl­ay or follow twitter.com/MindsEyePl­ay_PH on Twitter.

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