I first wrote about my mom’s Palanca-winning play last October 2016. In that post, I shared the story of my mom and how she wrote “Reyna Elena”, a 3-act play in English for a playwriting workshop she joined here in Cagayan de Oro. I also shared information about some of her other works. Apart from… Continue reading Why We Are Re-Staging “Reyna Elena”
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Staging My Mom’s Palanca-Winning Play
Since 2013, I have been staging (with the help of some loyal friends) benefit productions of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues”. Last year, I spread my wings a little and co-directed the first HIV Monologues for CDO. “Lima” was staged in December last year at the IFI (Iglesia Filipina Independiente) Diocesan Cathedral along Pabayo and… Continue reading Staging My Mom’s Palanca-Winning Play