It’s high drama for Ana and her friends as they prep for the Debutante’s Ball. It’s all happening around Valentine’s Day and you’ve got to have the right dress, the right shoes, and “OMG! Who will be my escort?” The pressure mounts for the young women and their escorts as Tita Belinda, the legendary dance instructor, demands perfection in the execution of the waltz. “One-two-three, one-two-three. Gentlemen! If you lead, you will not step on her feet. Di ba (right)?”
Join us for an inside look at this coming-of-age story set within Minnesota’s thriving Filipino community, written by former Debutante’s Ball escort Eric “Pogi” Sumangil.
It’s a bright, new intergenerational comedy about reclaiming our cultural identity and discovering how we fit in to this ever-changing American puzzle.
Enjoyed by ages 12+
Read what the critics are saying about The Debutante’s Ball:
- You’ll have a ball at History Theatre’s “The Debutante’s Ball” (Pioneer Press)
- “Debutante’s Ball” dances with energy at History Theatre (Star Tribune)
- The Debutante’s Ball offers mix of Filipino, Minnesota cultures (CityPages)
- History Theatre excels at taking stories from past and putting them on stage (cherryandspoon)
- The Debutante’s Ball: An entertaining and sensitive play (talkingbroadway.com)
Learn more about The Debutante’s Ball:
- “Debutante’s Ball” dances with tradition at History Theatre (Star Tribune)
- CityPages A-List “The Debutante’s Ball”(CityPages)
- Intergenerational comedy, “The Debutante’s Ball (Asian American Press)
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