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Last September 30, I was invited to watch the theatre play entitled “Pangarap sa Isang Gabi ng Gitnang Tag-araw” based on by William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, translation by Rolando Tinio, directed by Carlos Siguion-Reyna. It was held in CCP Tanghalang Huseng Batute. Pangarap sa Isang Gabi ng Gitnang Tag-araw is about a story on how love operates differently in every single being. Here are some of the couple in the story:

Who were you, who are you and who will you become? How much of you did you decide for yourself? Tanghalang Ateneo, the longest-running theater company of the Loyola Schools of the Ateneo de Manila University opens its 38th season: De/Constructing Narratives with Boy, a thought-provoking new play by award-winning American playwright Anna Ziegler. This will go onstage at the Ateneo de Manila’s Black Box Theater (Fine Arts Annex) on October 19-November 12.

Arkeo Films’ newest production Apocalypse Child continues to receive acclaim as it is the latest Filipino film to receive a grade of A from the Cinema Evaluation Board (CEB). The grade entitles the movie, which opens in cinemas on October 26, to get a 100-percent tax rebate.

Ever since his professional stage debut in the musical Falsettos, in 2002, Josh Ramirez is living the dream of a performing artist, and has since been part of various musicals, concerts and events.

Theater in Alternative Platforms : Ampalaya Monologues There might be another Ampalaya Day in 2016 as Ampalaya Monologues just turned one year old, and they are about to put on a show this October 2016 at PETA Theater in Quezon City. Expect a night of #hugot as Theater in Alternative Platforms will wage the popular program, created by writer Mark Ghosn, in a night full of bitter stories embodied in various sets of one-person theatrical plays. 

The struggle is real when you are about to hit 30s. It is the time when you have to clear your mind and decide which path are you really going to take.  It is no longer a trial and error phase where you can shift from one career to another without thinking of their possible consequences.  By this time, you must take everything seriously because anything you do can become a life changing moment.

Ballet Philippines restages “Crisostomo Ibarra”  on October 21 at 3:00PM, October 22 at 2:00PM, and October 23 at 10:00AM, and presents the world premiere of “Simoun” on October 21 at 8:00PM, October 22 at 6:00PM, and October 23 at 3:00PM at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater).