"Who says that you have to write in a Filipino language to capture the Filipino soul on stage? Who says that fishermen and their wives, or rural persons of all ages, must speak in local tongues to be believable? Other outstanding Filipino playwrights have also written in English, of course--Joaquin, Guerrero, Florentino, Tinio, and Pichay among others--all in their unique ways. But Glenn [Sevilla Mas] follows his own path. He uses a cadence that approximates native speech, spices his lines with words in Kinaray-a, and writes with a directness one expects from his characters. The result is dazzling on stage."
Dr. Ricardo G. Abad
Artistic Director, Tanghalang Ateneo
and Founding Director, Fine Arts Program
Loyola Schools, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City
Dr. Ricardo G. Abad
Artistic Director, Tanghalang Ateneo
and Founding Director, Fine Arts Program
Loyola Schools, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City