When a Filipino family gathers for an event, they go all out on the menu. In the case of “Inay Dalisay’s World Famous Lechon,” Bindlestiff Studio’s first main-stage production since the beginning of the pandemic, it’s the titular lechon — a whole roasted suckling pig — that serves as the centerpiece. 🎭 Written by Bindlestiff Managing Director Oliver Saria, “Inay Dalisay” follows the Labis family through a succession of get-togethers — some happy, others sad, but always funny — where they reckon with individual and shared attitudes toward food. The idea for the play came prior to the pandemic, but it was written during the height of the COVID-19 outbreak and was further inspired by the emerging health issues within Saria’s community. “We’ve had some friends die pretty young from health-related complications,” he said. “Our peers, in their 30s and 40s.” Throughout its story, “Inay Dalisay” attempts to define health for the Filipino American community. Read more about the show, which opens Thursday, June 16, and run through June 25, at the link in bio: (✍️: Alex Ramos / 📷: Paciano Triunfo + @brontewittpenn ~ @sfchronicle_photos ~ May 25, 2022)