I hereby proffer a list of what I believe to be a representative sampling of 25
plays that can be considered as landmarks of Philippine theater. The list is arranged
chronologically, and includes plays which were and are considered to have broken ground in local theater history, and/or plays which best represent particular theater movements or dramatic styles.
I do not offer this as a definitive list, but I hope it will provoke discussion and further interest in the Philippine theater canon. By the nature of this list, it includes only those plays with extant scripts. I have also limited the entries to one per author, and have endeavored to
ensure that the list contains plays which have had productions I have seen or been part of, with productions notes for each one. (Some notes are derived from the “CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art,” Volume 7—Philippine Theater) - Dennis Marasigan
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