‘Never Again’: 9 plays remember that martial law ‘thingy’
Starkly staged, these stories brim with depth, eloquence and conviction
Starkly staged, these stories brim with depth, eloquence and conviction
Author and activist Alice Walker once observed that “poetry is the lifeblood of rebellion, revolution and the raising of consciousness.” That fervor animates theater actress Dolly de Leon and four
One offers rambunctious moments, the other terrific music-making
‘The Comedy of Errors’ has become Dulaang UP’s ‘Ang Katatawanan ng Kalituhan,’ ongoing until Sept. 11
Dulaang Unibersidad ng Pilipinas’ opening production for its new season is “Ang Katatawanan ng Kalituhan,” Guelan Varela-Luarca’s Filipino translation of William Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors,” in commemoration of The
New original plays, bigger audiences, a tighter community, more regional shows in the spotlight
Its three best entries each features at least one bright new talent at the helm
If you want an evening of genuine surprise at the theater, the kind that makes you go, “I never thought they had it in them,” then the Ateneo is the place to be these days, where Blue Repertory’s “In the Heights” and Tanghalang Ateneo’s adaptation of “Waiting for Godot” prove nightly that youth and inexperience are never hindrances to putting up a show whose quality matches its ambition.
Tanghalang Ateneo first staged Han Ong’s “Middle Finger” in 2006. This year’s version feels like a reboot that’s superior to the original.
“I was delighted. Shocked. Couldn’t move. I was shaking,” says Miguel Antonio Alfredo “Guelan” Luarca, recalling his winning First Place in this year’s Palanca Memorial Award for Literature’s Dulang May Isang Yugto category.
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