God Will Do the Rest

by Nicholas Pilapil

Los Angeles Theatre Center, Artists at Play, World Premiere (2024)

Credit: Props Designer

• Director: Fran de Leon • Scenic: Leah Ramillano • Props: Rye Mandel • Assistant Props: Gabriel Bate • Costume: Janel Javier and Cyrstal Yuri Son • Lighting: Omar Madkour • Sound: Jessi Mandapat •

In the wake of her divorce, Connie de Dios returns to her childhood home in Cerritos, Los Angeles. Her Filipino family pours in the house for her mother’s milestone birthday. With Santo Niño prayers, karaoke, and chicken adobo, God Will Do The Rest looks at the complicated ways Filipino Americans grapple with their love and duty to family. Through the props and set dressing, I wanted to express what is not spoken in a Filipino and Asian household.