Stage Left Podcast

We're back and to help us get a brief rundown of theater in Manila post-lockdowns, post-revenge theater, and now in its most vibrant season yet. Let's welcome 2025 with our newly named Stage Left Podcast.

The Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal is the story of the Goodmans: Diana, Dan, Gabe and Natalie. It is the story of a the seemingly "perfect, loving" family slowly torn apart by each member's personal struggles.

Joining us today are Cris Villonco and Jam Binay who play Diana and Natalie respectively. They're here to discuss the process of preparing for a show dealing with heavy subjects like loss, grief and mental illness. This is Ateneo Blue Repertory's season finale.

What better show to feature during the month of love than Repertory Philippines’ new romantic comedy Stage Kiss? Today on Stage Left Indios, we have the wickedly hilarious Tarek El Tayech joining us.

Tayek plays He in Stage Kiss, an actor who suddenly comes face-to-face with an old flame. Join us as we learn more about his journey from doing Shakespeare in Abu Dhabi to becoming a leading man in Philippine theater, his artist experience & what we can expect from Stage Kiss.

Today, on Stage Left Indios we’re giving you a look backstage into the director/producer experience. We are joined by director J Villanueva and producer Mike Lopez, who are mounting Anonymous Theater’s In A Nutshell: Adam Szudrich. In A Nutshell is a full-length production comprised of six 10-minute plays. We are also joined by guest host Jef Flores, who throws in his directorial experience as well into conversation.

Welcome back to another season of Stage Left Indios! We open S3 with Philippine Education Theater Association’s Under My Skin. Under My Skin is a docuplay that advocates the fight against stigma & discrimination revolving around HIV & AIDS. Today we are joined by guests She Maala and Dylan Talon, who play Mary Rose and Dino respectively.

It's the end of the year and we're ending the season with a recap of the season's biggest moments—the great, the shocking, and everything in between.

The House of Bernarda Alba, a play by Federico Garcia Lorca,  explores themes of repression, passion, and conformity, and inspects the effects of men upon women. It is a timely show that educates us about how we treat women and in turn, how they treat each other.

Joining us today is Sheryll Ceasico, sharing with us her experience as an artist and as an educator, and how it is to be a woman in both fields.

Dani Girl is a "musical about hope." Joining us today are the two actresses portraying Dani in The Sandbox Collective's new staging of Dani Girl: Becca Coates and Felicity Kyle Napuli. Today, we talk about getting your start in theatre at a very young age, and facing challenges head-on while holding on to hope.

We have Missy Maramara, all-around amazing theater actor, teacher and goddess, talking about the process of studying theatre and imparting her knowledge to the next generation of theater practitioners.