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Looking toward the company’s longevity in providing relevant and powerful theatre works to the people, more so as their 50th Theatre Season approaches, Dulaang UP’s invitation is a communal celebration of their students, alumni, and previous collaborators. Initiated in their recent run of DUP Classics’ Para Kay Tony: Tungo sa Ginintuang Alaala, A Tribute to our National Artist for Theatre Tony Mabesa , the first ever all student-led process and choice of plays tackling oppressive authorities were the message. The production was a display of how far Dulaang UP has transformed through its decades of ups and downs to become a space for sharp questioning and nurturing curiosity — as the late DUP Founding Artistic Director Sir Tony envisioned the program. Dulaang UP’s 48th Theatre Season, “Paano umuwi nang may pagpapasya?” picks up on probing the question of intentionality in coming home through looking back at DUP’s humble beginnings. Sir Tony’s legacy lives on with the revival of UP Playw...

  Dulaang UP’s "Nanay Bangis" Premieres This November 2024 Written by Camille Ann Fabian, John Patric Honre Sazon, CJ Junio, and Jericho Igdanes Dulaang Unibersidad ng Pilipinas (Dulaang UP) is thrilled to launch its 47th theater season with Nanay Bangis , running from November 15 to December 1, 2024. Directed by J. William Herbert Sigmund Go and adapted by Rody Vera from Bertolt Brecht’s acclaimed Mother Courage and Her Children , Nanay Bangis tells the compelling story of a mother who endures great loss amid the 1971-1981 conflict between the MNLF and the Philippine army. This DUP CLASSICS production brings together esteemed UP alumni—now respected theater professionals—and promising new talents from the University’s theater program. Leading the cast is Ge Malacaman Villamil as Nanay Bangis, with Air Paz, Rona Rostata, and Fred Layno. J. William Herbert Sigmund Go, former Artistic Director of Tanghalang Pilipino and co-founder of Virgin Labfest, returns to Dulaang UP as b...

Once the spotlight fades to oblivion, the true stories of laughters and pain commence. Dulaang UP closes it’s 40th Theater Season by challenging both the intellect and affection, with the staging of “Ang Dressing Room: Kung Saan Lubusang Pangungulila ang Dulot ng Agos ng Panahon”. The play is a Filipino translation of a Shimizu Kunio original, “The Dressing Room: That which flows away ultimately becomes nostalgia.” The play shows 4 similarly different characters, each fueled by their own desire to take the spotlight as Theater thespians, but haunted by memories and limitations. Each character, simply named Actress A,B,C, and D, shares with the audience the lives they long for and how frustratingly hard it is to attain such stature.