The actor and director Anjela Magpantay discusses the show she’s performing in it is for when you meet me, a mainstage presentation at the Hold On Let Go Festival (04, 07 February 2026), with Joseph Planta.
Text of the introduction by Joseph Planta:
I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.
Anjela Magpantay joins me now. She’s created and will be performing it is for when you meet me, a mainstage presentation for the Hold On Let Go Festival. The two performances are Wednesday, 04 and Saturday, 07 February 2026 at the Russian Hall on Campbell Street. I’ll ask Anjela about the show, which looks at the Filipino cultural phenomenon of gift giving, pasalubong, especially from Filipinos abroad to relatives and loved ones back home. Anjela also looks at the ubiquitous Balikbayan box, the large cardboard box that is packed to the brim with toiletries, canned goods, clothes, towels and other sundries and shipped to The Philippines. The piece is an audience-interactive show. Visit www.holdonletgo.ca for tickets and information. Anjela Magpantay is a first-generation Canadian originating from the Philippines, who graduated from Simon Fraser University with a BFA in Theatre Performance. She has worked internationally as a performer and collaborator, and has worked as an assistant director. She was interim artistic director of rice & beans theatre in 2025. We spoke last week. Please welcome to the Planta: On the Line program, Anjela Magpantay; Ms. Magpantay, good morning.
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