Tanghalang Pilipino presents "Nang Dalawin ng Pag-ibig si Juan Tamad" | February 16-March 11, 2018

World-class Filipino artistry will once again be celebrated as Tanghalang Pilipino (TP), the resident theater company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, concludes its 31st Theater Season (billed as “Freedom Writers: Freedom Fighters”) with Nang Dalawin ng Pag-ibig si Juan Tamad, a new and original production based on National Artist Nick Joaquin’s story “How Love Came to Juan Tamad.”

Tanghalang Pilipino's ANG PAG-UUSIG (The Crucible by Arthur Miller) at CCP | Sept 29-Oct 22, 2017

Ang Pag-uusig, a Filipino translation of the Tony Award-winning play “The Crucible” by world renowned playwright Arthur Miller is the second production of TP’s 31st season which will open on September 29, 2017. Playing for four weekends (every Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays), this classic American drama will close on October 22, 2017. This will be shown at Tanghalang Huseng Batute (Studio Theater) at Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP).

Tanghalang Pilipino’s EURYDICE at CCP | February 17-March 5, 2017

Tanghalang Pilipino’s EURYDICE takes you in for an emotional rollercoaster ride on love, loss and death. What can you do for love? (Para sa pag-ibig, ano’ng kaya mong gawin?). The question really is, what won’t you do for love?

Get ready to witness a different kind of love triangle between Eurydice, Orfeo and Eurydice’s father. We explore love, loss and the pleasures of pain and memory in this myth’s contemporary retelling that shows the young and very much in love Orpheus and Eurydice. 

PETA presents "The Tempest Reimagined," a Filipino adaptation of the Shakespeare classic | November 11-December 4, 2016

In partnership with The British Council and Japan Foundation, The Philippine Educational Theater Association presents an adaptation of the Shakespeare classic The Tempest. 

The Tempest was written in the 1600’s, and thought by many critics to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone. It is set on a remote island, where the sorcerer Prospero, rightful Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place using illusion and skillful manipulation. He conjures up a storm, the eponymous tempest, to lure his usurping brother Antonio and the complicit King to the island. There, his machinations bring about the revelation of Antonio's lowly nature, and the marriage of Miranda to Alonso's son, Ferdinand. 

All-New "MacGyver" series on AXN Channel

Photo courtesy of AXN Networks Philippines

AXN has one ‘Gy’ to save the world this September with MacGyver, a dynamic re-imagining of the iconic hit television series that was hugely popular in the eighties. 

Set to premiere September 29, first and exclusively on AXN, this modern-day take is an action-adventure drama that features Angus “Mac” MacGyver who forms a clandestine organization within the U.S. government. Here MacGyver utilizes his extraordinary talent making inventive use of ordinary objects in a matter of minutes to decipher seemingly unsolvable problems.

Tanghalang Pilipino presents "Pangarap sa Isang Gabi ng Gitnang Tag-Araw" at CCP | Sept 30-Oct 16, 2016

Tanghalang Pilipino ushers in its second production for the 30th season Transformance with the enchanting, Pangarap sa Isang Gabi ng Gitnang Tag-Araw at Tanghalang Huseng Batute (Studio Theater) of Cultural Center of the Philippines on September 30 to October 16, 2016.

Pangarap sa Isang Gabi ng Gitnang Tag-Araw, an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s classic, A Midsummer Night’s Dream from Rolando Tinio’s Filipino translation, follows one of Shakespeare’s most popular works. The comedy centers on the events surrounding the marriage of Duke Theseus of Athens to the Amazon queen Hippolyta, and follows the stories of a band of fairies, a troupe of players and an Athenian love triangle between Hermia, her lover Lysander and suitor Demetrius.

Audition: HERCULES: The Valiant Warrior of Thebes (musical) | March 17, 2016

Fullblast Productions holds an open audition for a musical adaptation of Greek Mythology's HERCULES: The Valiant Warrior of Thebes. This will be on March 17 (Thursday) at 3:00pm to 8:00pm at The Camp Art Studio in Makati City.

Dulaang Laboratoryo’s CORO DE LOS DIABLOS at UP Los Baños | March 8-10, 2016

After its successful run at the University of the Philippines last September 2015, Dulaang Laboratoryo’s Coro De Los Diablos is set to be staged this time at the University of the Philippines Los Baños in Laguna on March 8, 9 and 10 with 4:30pm and 7:30pm performances at the historic Charles Fuller Baker Memorial Hall.   

Audition: GOMBURZA play | March 14, 2015

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Audition: GTF's Kanser @35, The Musical | February 23-24, 2015

Gantimpala Theater Foundation holds audition for Kanser @35, The Musical on February 23-24, 2015 at the AFP Theater,  3rd floor of Tanghalang Arturo T. Enrile at Camp Aguinaldo. Registration starts at 4pm.

Characters needed and their corresponding voice classification:

PILOSOPO TASYO Lyric tenor

MARIA CLARA Lyric soprano

CRISOSTOMO IBARRA Lyric tenor

Tanghalang Pilipino's JUEGO DE PELIGRO (Dangerous Liaisons) at CCP | February 20-March 8, 2015

Pierre Choderlos de Laclos classic 18th century epistolary novel, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, has inspired a number of screen and stage adaptations, most popular of which is the Stephen Frears movie, Dangerous Liaisons (1988), starring Oscar nominees Glenn Close and John Malkovich.

Tanghalang Pilipino (TP) has chosen to close its 28th season with a new adaptation of the French novel, starring some of the country’s most notable performers not only from the stage but from television and movies as well.

Juego de Peligro runs for 3 weekends from February 20 to March 8, 2015 at the CCP Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino. [Please see full sked below]

PETA's HARING LEAR at SDA Theater in DLS-College of St. Benilde | February 27-March 8, 2015

Studio Connections International, in partnership with Dela Salle College of St. Benilde School of Design and Arts, presents PETA’S HARING LEAR, Bienvenido Lumbera’s adaptation of Shakespear’s King Lear.

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The play is set in a post nuclear landscape that highlights the dramatic descent of a king into madness. As he is plunged into the world of anarchy, the themes of vision and blindness are explored masterfully by Shakespeare in this drama of purgation. Lear becomes mad at the same moment when he gains a vision of the cruelty of the world and the evil nature of his daughters. He discovers the real meaning of loyalty, love, and fidelity in his servants and his youngest daughter, Cordelia, whom he banished

PETA closes its 47th season with ARBOL DE FUEGO | February 20-March 15, 2015

The Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) closes its 47th season with Arbol de Fuego, Rody Vera and Loy Arcenas’ reimagining of Anton Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard. After three successful Rak of Aegis runs, and original Filipino production, FnL, PETA simmers down from the fitful comedy-musical first half of the season with a grounding of a world classic this February 2015.

Shrek the Musical at Meralco Theater | December 26-January 4, 2015

Everyone will surely love to shrek the halls this holiday season as the world’s grandest musical returns in Manila to have a very limited rerun from December 26, 2014 up to January 04, 2015 at the Meralco Theater in Ortigas, Pasig City.

Tanghalang Pilipino’s PRINSIPE MUNTI | November 28-December 7, 2014

Tanghalang Pilipino showcases its latest offering after its success with the children’s musical, Sandosenang Sapatos with Layeta Bucoy’s Prinsipe Munti – an adaptation of the beloved children’s book, Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Prinsipe Munti runs from November 28 to December 7, 2014 at the Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater).

Audition: Dulaang UP's BILANGGO NG PAG-IBIG | November 26, 2014

Dulaang UP Theater holds open audition for a strong ensemble of MALE creators and performers on November 26, 2014, from 6pm to 9pm at Teatro Hermogenes Ylagan, 1/F, Faculty Center, UP Diliman, Quezon City. Registration starts at 5:30pm. This is for the production, Bilanggo ng Pag-ibig written by Rody Vera & directed by Jose Estrella.

Tanghalang Pilipino's PAHIMAKAS SA ISANG AHENTE | September 26-October 19, 2014

The Cultural Center of the Philippines and Tanghalang Pilipino present PAHIMAKAS SA ISANG AHENTE by Arthur Miller on September 26-October 19, 2014 at Tanghalang Huseng Batute (Studio Theater). Translation to Filipino was written by National Artist for Theater and Literature Rolando Tinio.

In Miller's Death of a Salesman, we are ushered into a world where fate is given a name: capitalist materialism. Willy Loman's tragic downfall stems from his unwavering desire to achieve the American Dream. And 65 years later, the obsession with this fantasy still plagues our national ethos -- it could very well define the tragedy of the Filipino people.

Auditions: UP Dulaang Laboratoryo's "Museong Kayumanggi"

UP Dulaang Laboratoryo will be having an open auditions for its new production, Museong Kayumanggi, a musical adaptation of George C. Wolfe's Colored Museum. This will be held on January 4 & 5, 2014 (3-7pm) at College of Arts & Letters Room 302, University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City.

Audition: Dulaang UP's "Ang Nawawalang Kapatid" the Musical | September 30, 2013

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PETA's "Haring Lear," an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play (Jan 27-Mar 4, 2012)

As its first play for 2012, PETA introduces the first-ever Filipino adaptation of William Shakespeare's King Lear. Set in a post-nuclear world that is strangely contemporary and familiar, Shakespeare's King Lear receives a fitting, royal makeover, fashioned by a pool of Filipino theater giants.

Haring Lear will be shown at the PETA Theater Center in Quezon City on January 27 to March 4, 2012.

 PETA's Haring Lear