Today I watched Dulaang Sibol's Cyrano de Bergerac. It was my first time to ever watch a Sibol play (yes, I am a loser), and man... I have no words for it. Pucha.

There are times that are few and rare that I find myself watching something I never wish to end. Cyrano was like that for me. I actually wish that it had been longer. I haven't been able to lose myself in theater like that in a long long while. As in yung tipong gusto mo nang mamatay dun, sa sobrang sarap ng feeling na pinapanood mo yung play.

Yes, it helped a lot that the entire thing was in Filipino. I'm in love with our national language. So sue me. =p

My favorite part was when Roxane tries to tell Cyrano how much she loves Christian right before the last battle. She wants to say that she loves Christian beyond his appearance, but she cannot bring herself to say the word "pangit" in front of Cyrano. It broke my heart how he was so gentle, saying "Sabihin mo na, Roxane. Wag kang mangamba. Di ako masasaktan." I think that moment had a lot of tension talaga. For the first time, a comparison (although indirect) was made between the two characters by Roxane. Ang palpable ng nararamdaman ni Cyrano.

The balcony scene comes in as a close second - when Cyrano speaks in the dark, and Roxane, believing he is Christian, reciprocates. He proclaims, "Maaari na akong mamatay!" - and you believe him completely. You feel his joy because in that moment he is loved by his love. He's carried away because for the first time Roxane is hearing his words falling from his own lips. I think for a while Cyrano forgot that he was supposed to be Christian, and when Christian finally interrupts him, he remembers that it is Christian whom Roxane loves, and not him. It's a beautifully painful moment (which sadly was not prolonged enough - it was too fleeting).

Of course, the end was really amazing too. I was crying as Cyrano was reciting the farewell letter, because it was finally HIS farewell. ;_; I was super crying. It was the scene that really made my tears flow. (Although the first two that I mentioned came close too.) Grabeng tension talaga. @_@

My English blockmate, Justin Aquino, who is an absolutely FANTASTIC actor, played Cyrano. He was superlative in every sense of the word. As in. There are no words. His acting in the last scene just completely blew me away. Shet. Ang galing nya. Nakakainis. =p

I'm majorly set and ready to face all the stress of this week na. Bring it on.

Especially since I want to watch it again. Particularly its last show. That'll probably give me enough motivation to get through the following weeks. :)