Featured image courtesy of Dulaang UP.
MANILA, Philippines — Closing its 48th Theater Season with the theme, “Paano umuwi nang may pagpapasya?”, Dulaang UP brings “Ang Kaliitan ng Kasalukuyan”, written and directed by Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature multi-awarded playwright and Artistic Director, Arlo Deguzman.
The play tackles the emotional landscape of and an ode to our migrant workers. Written by a former Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) of 15 years across various nations, this piece delivers a powerful and contemporary work honoring his fellow OFWs and offering a sense of support and visibility of their struggles.
Ensemble cast. Image courtesy of Dulaang Unibersidad ng Pilipinas.
These stories, embodied in movement, puppetry and lyric, aim to negotiate the melancholically veiled struggles of an OFW: a father’s frustration from unending remittances, a mother seeking to make the sacrifice worthwhile, a sister negotiating the promise of separation, and a son bearing the silence of a deafening burden. DUP invites us to contemplate on our origins and bids for connection and home.
Some of the cast and crew had been an OFW, had thought (or is thinking) of being one, or longs for a loved one abroad — a layer that brings sentimentality and earnestness to the production.
Whether an OFW or not, a story relative to yours will be told live through theatre that will certainly evoke in you a sense of yearning.
Sandino Martin. Images courtesy of Dulaang Unibersidad ng Pilipinas.
The production will run from March 12, 2026 to March 29, 2026 at the IBG-KAL Theater, UP Diliman; Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30PM, and Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30PM and 7:30PM.
Tickets come with the following prices: 1,000 PHP Regular Price; 800 PHP PWD / Senior Citizens / Non-UP Students; 700 PHP for OFWs—current and former, ticket is transferable, via direct purchase; 650 PHP UP Community (Students and Employees): Friday–Sunday shows, via direct purchase; and 550 PHP UP Community (Students and Employees): Thursday shows, via direct purchase. These are all available via https://bit.ly/AngKaliitanNgKasalukuyan2026
Note that discounts/promos are not stackable on each other.
Official poster courtesy of Dulaang Unibersidad ng Pilipinas.
Rank Magazine is a media partner of Dulaang UP’s “Ang Kaliitan ng Kasalukuyan”.
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