Xavier University, through its Xavier Center for Culture and the Arts (XCCA), and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) have opened the application period for the 2017 Sulat Dula Playwriting Workshop in Mindanao, slated on October 19 to 21 at XU-AVR8, SBM building.

Ten slots will be allotted for aspiring Mindanao-based playwrights whose works have not yet been staged and published. Multi-awarded playwright Rodolfo "Rody" Vera serves as mentor-facilitator of Sulat Dula.

Established in 2008, Sulat Dula is a biennial workshop that forms part of the Artistic Excellence Program of XCCA and it aims to sustain the playwriting development in the second biggest island in the country.

Interested applicants must submit the following requirements:

a. one-page synopsis of the play;
b. complete and original manuscript of a one-act play;
c. certification of originality (from any authority);
d. comprehensive résumé with 2x2 ID picture; and
e. photocopy of the certificate of residency.

Deadline of submission is on September 30, until 12 noon only.

Plays written in Cebuano and other regional languages must have either a Filipino or English translation. ∎

All requirements must be submitted to:

Hobart P Savior
Director, Xavier Center for Culture and the Arts
3/F Museo de Oro Building, Xavier University
Corrales Avenue, Cagayan de Oro City 9000