READING SCHEDULES SET FOR AUGUST 21, SEPTEMBER 4 AND 18 AND OCTOBER 2


The Writers Bloc will have its regular reading sessions every other Sunday at the CCP. As before, our regular meetings are open to the public. Please email Rody Vera at rodyvera(at)yahoo.com for details. Below is the reading schedule for the next two months. If non- members would like to have their plays read, please attend one of our sessions to arrange a reading schedule.

August 21
Three one-act plays by Job Pagsibigan, Anj Heruela and Rence Tomas.

September 4
Three one-act plays, two of which are by Allan Lopez and the third by Dennis Teodosio. Also, Liza is going to pitch her outline for a full-length play on Teresa Magbanua

September 18
Liza's play on Teresa Magbanua is slated for its frist draft reading.

October 2
New pieces by Vince de Jesus and Rody Vera.

Specific venues for the meetings will be annouced.

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FIRST READING SESSION FOR THE 2005-2006 SEASON ON AUGUST 7

From August 7, 2005 until November, we will be holding regular reading sessions of new plays every other Sunday at the CCP.

The Bloc likewise offers playwriting workshops to interested parties and institutions. The regular sessions, however, are free of charge. Interested individuals may also apply for membership to the Bloc. For more inquiries, please contact: Rody Vera at rodyvera (at) yahoo.com or call 551-0823.

PRESS/BLOC BLOG

WRITERSBLOC SA 55th PALANCA MEMORIAL AWARDS FOR LITERATURE

mula kaliwa: Vim Nadera, Alvin Dacanay, Jun Lana, Elmer Gatchalian,
Rene Villanueva, Allan Lopez (kalahati lamang ng mukha),
Chris Martinez at Rody Vera

Noong September 1, pinarangalan sa Rigodon Ballroom ng Manila Peninsula Hotel ang mga nagwagi sa ika-55 Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature. Ilan sa mga miyembro ng Writersbloc ang pinalad ngayong taong ito.

Third Place, Filipino Division, Dulang Tig-iisang Yugto
VINCE DE JESUS for his play ATENG

Third Place, Filipino Division, Dulang Ganap ang Haba
RODY VERA for his play MASA
Adapted from F. Sionil Jose's novel Mass

First Place, English Division, One-Act Category
ALVIN DACANAY for his play FIRST SNOW IN NOVEMBER
Adapted from Bienvenido Santos' short story The Day The Dancers Came

Third Place, English Division, One-Act Play Category
CHRIS MARTINEZ his play WELCOME TO INTELSTAR

Third Place, English Division, Full-length Category
ALLAN LOPEZ for his play SOMETHING HAPPENED

Second Place, Dulang Pantelebisyon
ELMER GATCHALIAN for his teleplay PASALUBONG

Itinanghal sa pagtitipon ang ultra-hilarous na dulang Welcome to Intelstar ni Chris Martinez, kung saan gumanap bilang call-center trainer na may sayad si Micheal V.. Ang peformance na ito, ayon sa marami, ang pinakanakakaaliw na performance sa Palanca Awards night sa loob ng maraming taon. Naging pagkakataon din ang awards night para magkitakita ang luma't bagong kasapi ng WritersBloc.

Congratulations sa mga kasaping nagwagi sa taunang parangal na ito!

Ilang dula ang available online sa Literatura Magazine tungkol sa Palanca Awards.

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10x10x10 NOW OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED

10 X 10 X 10: Sampung Tigsasampung Minutong Dula ng Sampung Mandudula (UST Publishing House), the first collection of plays from The Writers Bloc, has been formally and officially launched, together with twenty-six other titles in a 2 ½-hour ceremony this morning at the UST’s Thomas Aquinas Research Center (TARC) Auditorium.

The book, edited by award-winning playwright Rody Vera, consists of ten 10-minute plays that had been staged by the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) in 2000 and 2001. Besides Vera (Nang Dahil Lang sa Init), the other prize-winning writers featured in the anthology are: Layeta P. Bucoy (Isang Libong Tula Para sa Dibdib ni Dulce), Alfonso I. Dacanay (Eyeball), Vincent A. de Jesus (Over a Cup of Coffee), Liza C. Magtoto (Saint Anthony, Pray for Us), Chris Martinez (Balang-araw), Nicolas Pichay (Tingnan Natin ang Mukha Niya), Jose Victor Z. Torres (Single Brown Female), Ned Trespeces (Trabaho Soliloquies) and Rene O. Villanueva (Walang Iwanan).

The featured plays range in technique and tone: from conventional realism to disturbing surrealism; from serious drama to black comedy. Some of them have not only been staged here, but also in Japan and Thailand. 10 X 10 X 10 is perfect for classroom study and scene analyses, as well as for staging by amateur and professional theater groups.

The collection, which costs only P210.00, is available at the UST Publishing House bookstore and at leading National Bookstore outlets. (tekstong Alvin Dacanay)

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PUSANG GALA, IPAPALABAS NA SA AGOSTO 17

We would like to ask for your support. A ticket bought is a vote of support for independent films and for revitalizing local cinema.

Please pass this to your e-groups.

MGA PUSANG GALA opens on august 17 in 17 cinemas in Metro Manila. It is crucial that you watch on the first days para hindi ma-pullout sa venues. The film has earned a lot of rave reviews and if you or your friends, kamag-anak, kakilala, kapitbahay, ka-tokayo, sex mates, kahit na kaaway have not seen the movie, please pass it on to them. Text them, email them, forward this to them. Check out the website as well at www.pusanggala.com para makita niyo rin ang sneak preview!

Mga Pusang Gala is based on a play written by Jun Lana. Jun Lana and Rody Vera adapted the play to the screen. Ellen Marfil directs a great team of actors including: Ricky Davao, Irma Adlawan, Reggie Curley, among others!

Aashaan namin ang inyong panonood at pagsuporta!

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AUGUST UPDATE 1

Nitong nakaraang Linggo, Agosto 7, ginanap ang pinaka-unang meeting ng TheWritersBloc, Inc. sa CCP Multipurpose Hall. May ilang bagong mga bisita na interesadong sumapi sa grupo. Binasa sa session ang Front Act ng Geegee at Waterina, isa sa mga pinaka-successful na dula sa The Virgin Labfest. Ito'y itatanghal ng Theatre Now at antabayan ang bahaging ito ng website para sa mga updates.


Ang Writers Bloc ay naka-register na sa SEC at ang official na pangalan natin ay The Writersbloc, Inc. Dahil dito, expect natin ang mas maraming activities sa mga susunod na buwan. Mabuhay ang grupo at salamat kay Atty. Pichay!

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MARKOVA IS REBORN AT THE CCP'S "VIRGIN LABFEST"

RECENTLY, we watched with great fascination the SRO staging of untried and untested works by some of the country's top and most promising playwrights, in "The Virgin Labfest," a theater festival that aims to encourage Filipino playwrights to create new works and define new perspectives in contemporary Philippine drama. The festival was sponsored by CCP, Tanghalang Pilipino and Writers Bloc...

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