Peta opens 2015 with something new, something old, something borrowed and blue
The Philippine Educational Theater Association (Peta) welcomes the new year with a marriage of different theater treats from world-class productions to uniquely experiential workshops. The post Peta...
View ArticlePeta summer courses
The Philippine Educational Theater Association (Peta) Summer Program, a series of intensive workshops aimed at bringing out the creativity and imagination of theater enthusiasts of all ages, opens...
View ArticleCherie Gil shares thoughts on first Filipino production
QUEZON CITY, Philippines—Critically acclaimed veteran film and television actress Cherie Gil has built for herself a sparkling repertoire, playing women of opulence and strong character since she began...
View ArticleTap your creative potential via Peta’s ‘Summer Theater Arts Program’
The Philippine Educational Theater Association (Peta) leading educational theater company in the Philippines since 1967, opens fifteen intensive theater arts classes for its annual summer workshop...
View ArticleInterview with ‘Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady’ playwright Carlo Vergara
Playwright Carlo Vergara is known for the now-iconic original Filipino graphic novel character Zsa-Zsa Zaturnahh. From print, Zaturnahh’s story was recreated on the live stage and became the longest...
View ArticleFlooded with requests for a rerun, ‘Rak of Aegis’ aims for 200th show
(UPDATE)–With 135 sold-out shows in 2014 plus the scheduled 60 this year, the Philippine Educational Theater Association’s (Peta) “Rak of Aegis” with an estimated total of 195 shows has become the...
View ArticlePeta opens second Theater Arts class due to popular demand
The Philippine Educational Theater Association opens yet another Theater Arts class to take in more theater workshoppers with Peta’s Workshop Weekends. With just a handful of slots left, and a full...
View ArticlePeta’s theater arts class is back
THE PHILIPPINE Educational Theater Association (Peta) opens its second Theater Arts class to accommodate more applicants for Peta’s Workshop Weekends. The post Peta’s theater arts class is back...
View ArticleKris Bernal, Liza Dino take on the role of the modern Maria Clara
Maria Clara, a name that often strikes a cord among Filipinos as she is the portrait of an ideal Filipina; graceful, beautiful, and compassionate. In the fast-paced and buzzing world of modernity and...
View Article‘Kuwentong Bata, Kuwentistang Bata’ 4 deadline extension
The children storytellers are back. “Kuwentong Bata, Kuwentistang Bata,” the Lampara Children Story-telling Competition, is now in its fourth year. Following on the success of last year’s competition,...
View ArticleManilArt 2015 to ‘deconstruct’ Torre de Manila
HERITAGE advocates want to topple it while the Supreme Court seeks to rule definitively on its legality (or illegality). Until that time, artists will “deconstruct” the 49-story Torre de Manila. A...
View ArticlePeta takes a leap into the future with rap musical ‘3 Stars and a Sun’
The Philippine Educational Theater Association (Peta) has enjoyed a fruitful 2015 featuring the raging success of its musical hit Rak of Aegis and its brilliant retelling of Rizal’s masterpieces in...
View ArticlePeta Summer Program: Theater workshops for all
The Philippine Educational Theater Association (Peta), one of the Philippines’ pioneer theater groups known for its original productions and community workshops, opens its annual Summer Program this...
View ArticleFinding home in theater with Peta’s summer workshops
QUEZON CITY, Philippines– Every year, the Philippine Educational Theater Association (Peta) opens their regular summer workshops for kids, teens, and adults, the Peta Summer Program. Peta encourages...
View ArticleHow Peta is gearing up for its golden year
The iconic drama company Philippine Educational Theater Association (Peta) turns 50 next year, and will celebrate with a restaging of its hit musical “Care Divas,” and of a slew of plays, concerts,...
View ArticleIt’s playwright Liza Magtoto’s season in the sun at Peta
The Philippine Educational Theater Association (Peta) just wrapped its two-year run of “Rak of Aegis,” a jukebox musical with songs by rock band Aegis and a story by playwright Liza Magtoto. The post...
View ArticleNo ‘boom’–but something better–in ‘Koro Koro Boom’
Among the three evenings of this year’s Triple Threats concert series at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), “Koro Koro Boom,” directed by Melvin Lee, felt the most relaxed—more a convivial...
View ArticleFree story-telling sessions, stage plays, arts workshop, music at the park
Take a day off and make it a truly positive bonding experience with your kids! The post Free story-telling sessions, stage plays, arts workshop, music at the park appeared first on Inquirer lifestyle.
View ArticleHit musical ‘Caredivas’ opens Peta’s 50th theater season
QUEZON CITY, Philippines – Philippine Educational Theater Association’s (Peta) comedy musical “Care Divas” returns to open its 50th anniversary with a whopping 50 shows from February 3 until March 19...
View ArticlePeta goes for gold with ritual, concert
On April 7, the Philippine Educational Theater Association (Peta) celebrated its 50th anniversary by renewing its commitment to make a difference through theater. The post Peta goes for gold with...
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