Twelve original works win ₱100,000 grant and staging support for Puregold’s first theater festival.
Puregold Teatro Panalo has announced the 12 one-act plays selected for its inaugural theater festival, narrowing down 373 original entries to eight straight plays and four musicals.
The finalists will be staged from February 20 to March 14, 2027, as part of the festival organized by Puregold and Wishbone Collective Inc.
The eight straight play finalists are “The Girl Scout Law” by Rhain Arabella Alcoriza, “True to Life” by John Sweet Lapus, “Trahedya ng Kamote” by Marjay S. Manalastas, “The Boy Foretold by the Stars” by Dolly Dulu, “Nothing But Dreams” by Ricardo C. Novenario, “Youngstunna” by Jerom Andrei M. Canlas, “Walang Maliit na Bagay” by Joshua Lim So, and “@Home” by Edralin Cabrera, Kathlyn Castillo, Michael Ian Lomongo, Marjorie Lorico, Maria Teresa Jamias, and J. Victor Villareal.
The four musicals are “Ang Maayong Balita Sumala Kang Bibo Bautista” by Jude Thaddeus M. Gitamondoc, “Baka Mali ang Tamaraw” by Emmanuel Benbinuto Antonio, “Mana-mana Nga!” by Steven Hotchkiss, and “The Fourth Wall Has Fallen” by Heber Justin P. O’Hara.
The selection process began with 373 original submissions from established theater practitioners and emerging talents. Organizers narrowed the entries to a shortlist of 26 one-act plays, consisting of 16 straight plays and 10 musicals.
From this shortlist, 12 works were chosen for the festival lineup, with eight straight plays and four musicals making the final cut.
The selected playwrights will each receive ₱100,000 in financial compensation, along with development and production support from Wishbone Collective Inc.
At the end of the festival, one straight play and one musical will receive development grants to help transform their one-act works into full-length theatrical productions.
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