The most glaring implication of the conceit at the core of Changing Partners is on gender but it manages to do more. In this brisk one-act musical, four actors play two roles — May-December partners Cris and Alex — in rigodon-style melees across four scenes (melees because every scene enacts the tender, raw confrontation that marks the demise of a relationship).

company-call-photoHence, Sandino Martin’s “Cris” in the opening, paired with Agot Isidro’s “Alex,” disappears off stage at the end of the scene and returns with Anna Luna taking over the role. In the next scene, it is Isidro who exits and Alex returns with Jojit Lorenzo. And so forth.

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