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The History of Philippine Theatre

The Philippines’ theater is as diverse as the cultural practices and historical influences that have formed it over time. The plays with Spanish influence, which include the komedya, the sinakulo, the playlets, the sarswela, and the drama, as well as the theater with Anglo-American influence, which includes bodabil and the plays in English, as well as the modern or original plays, are among the dramatic forms that have flourished and continue to flourish among the various peoples of the archipelago.

https://studylib.net/doc/8733062/the-history-of-philippine-theatre

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In Focus: Seditious and Subversive: Theater of War

November 17, 2003

DOREEN G. FERNANDEZ

This article emphasized the characteristics of Philippine drama and theater that can be identified as remnants of the war: a clear commitment to the nation on the part of a large number of theater companies; an ease with which theater can be used to convey political messages; a collection of political plays that use indirect expression (symbolic, allegorical, suggestive); a group of veteran playwrights, directors, and actors; a toolbox of theater techniques, strategies, designs, and devices; and thus undoubtedly a theater that does not Through three periods of political conflict—Filipino-American, Japanese, and anti-Marcos—Philippine theater has never shied away from going to combat.

https://ncca.gov.ph/about-culture-and-arts/in-focus/seditious-and-subversive-theater-of-war/