Written by: Dulaang Unibersidad ng Pilipinas (with contributions by Lora Kate Batomalaque)
Dulaang UP closes their 48th Theatre Season, “Paano umuwi nang may pagpapasya?”, with Ang Kaliitan ng Kasalukuyan, written and directed by Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature multi-awarded playwright and our Artistic Director, Arlo Deguzman.
Written by a former Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) of 15 years across various nations, this piece is a powerful and contemporary work honoring his fellow OFWs and offering a sense of support and visibility of their struggles. The play tackles the emotional landscape of and an ode to our migrant workers.
These stories, embodied in movement, puppetry and lyric, aim to negotiate the melancholically veiled struggles of an OFW: a father’s frustration from unending remittances, a mother seeking to make the sacrifice worthwhile, a sister negotiating the promise of separation, and a son bearing the silence of a deafening burden. DUP invites us to contemplate on our origins and bids for connection and home.
Some of the cast and crew had been an OFW, had thought (or is thinking) of being one, or longs for a loved one abroad — a layer that brings sentimentality and earnestness to the production. Whether an OFW or not, a story relative to yours will be told live through theatre that will certainly evoke in you a sense of yearning.
The production will run from March 12, 2026 to March 29, 2026 at the IBG-KAL Theater, UP Diliman; Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30PM, and Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30PM and 7:30PM. Tickets are available via https://bit.ly/AngKaliitanNgKasalukuyan2026 or direct purchase via https://bit.ly/AKKDirectPurchaseForm with the following prices:
1,000 PHP Regular Price
800 PHP PWD / Senior Citizens / Non-UP Students
700 PHP for OFWs—current and former, ticket is transferable; available via direct purchase
650 PHP UP Community (Students and Employees): Friday–Sunday shows; available via direct purchase
550 PHP UP Community (Students and Employees): Thursday shows; available via direct purchase
Note that discounts/promos are not stackable on each other.
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