Kho Lab Productions and Artist Playground proudly present Double Take – a twin bill productionfeaturing Reverse Card and AL.TER this May-June.

Double Take showcases two powerful one-act plays in a single evening, delving into sexual identity, power dynamics, and vulnerability within confined spaces. The result is a layered theatrical experience where perspectives shift, and nothing is ever quite as it seems.

Reverse Card follows a gay author who has been tormented throughout his life due to his gender identity. In a moment of vulnerability, he invites his former classmate and longtime bully, John, to his home. However, the evening takes a sinister turn as the author’s latest play is rejected in favor of John’s work.

Meanwhile in AL.TER, grieving the loss of his partner, interior designer Al returns to a department store filled with their shared memories. There, he encounters Ter (Terrence)—a stranger who looks exactly like the man he lost—and is pulled into an emotional unraveling. As he pours out his vulnerability, Al is forced to confront the blurred line between memory and moving on.

Directed by Paul Jake Paule, the twin bill brings together two distinct stories under a sharp, unified vision—balancing emotional depth with shifting perspectives.

Reverse Card Re-Run marks the return of Gerhard Krysstopher as Marvin and Gerald Magallanes as John, joined by new cast members Drei Arias and Lance Cabradilla playing John, and Inah Evans and Jarold Brimbuela both stepping into the role of Marvin.

In AL.TER, CJ Tiongson, and Johnrey Rivas alternate as Al, opposite James Ramada, Drei Arias, and John Ven Soco, who portray Ter.

Double Take runs from May 29 to June 21, with performances scheduled every Friday to Sunday at Illuminations Studio, 2723 Sabio St, Corner Chino Roces Ave, Makati.

Showtimes are at 8:00 PM (Friday to Sunday), with additional 3:00 PM matinee performances on Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets can be purchased via Ticket2Me.

Kho-Lab Productions is a creative platform dedicated to developing and producing theater, music and interdisciplinary experiences that amplify Filipino stories. Guided by the belief that everything is possible in collaboration, Kho-Lab brings together artists, creators and communities to create bold and meaningful work.

Artist Playground is an art performance company founded by Mr. Roeder Camañag, composed of multidisciplinary artists who are passionate about forging new paths for creative expression. Driven by the powerful and primal instinct to play, Artist Playground is a laboratory of discovery that embraces the most basic form of learning – playing – free from the controlled scientific atmosphere that marks glitches as failures.