Cancellation notices simply heartbreaking
How does one even begin to take stock of unprecedented loss—much less learn how, or what, exactly to feel? It’s a thought worth pondering these days of the Luzon quarantine,
March 21, 2020
How does one even begin to take stock of unprecedented loss—much less learn how, or what, exactly to feel? It’s a thought worth pondering these days of the Luzon quarantine,
The works of Roald Dahl have always been Trojan Horses of sorts. They’re as silly and imaginative as children’s books can be, but they won’t hold back from chastising adults
Repertory Philippines’ (Rep) “all-Tagalog” cast for Nilo Cruz’s “Anna in the Tropics” sets this production apart from the company’s roster of plays. The familiar tisoy faces that audiences have come
The COVID-19 (new coronavirus) outbreak in Metro Manila this past week virtually crippled what had promised to be a bustling month for theater, with as many as 13 canceled productions
I was only a year old when the original teen drama “Tabing Ilog” first aired. Instead of the series, I grew up on either Nick Jr. shows or my caretaker’s
Plays set in or centered on the Marcos dictatorship (these days, interchangeable in certain ways with the Duterte administration) all come to us with that singular, oft-intoned message: Never forget.
What’s good, theater kids? This Mar. 13, director and playwright Pat Valera will be conducting an “Adaptation and Playwriting Workshop” in Areté at Ateneo De Manila University. Pat Valera is
A puppet figures in Tanghalang Pilipino’s (TP) premiere of Malou Jacob’s “Batang Mujahideen.” It is the character of Fatima, who witnesses her father’s death at the hands of a Christian
Like many biblical adaptations before it, Trumpets’ “Joseph the Dreamer” interprets this story of a son sold to slavery as one that ultimately inspires joy and gratitude. Director Paolo Valenciano’s
“How were you able to shift from English to Filipino, from radio-TV to the theater, and from being a hunk-sex object to serious actor?” The question was asked of actor
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