Xavier University through its Xavier Center for Culture and the Arts and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) hold Sulat Dula 3 – a Playwriting Workshop in Mindanao on October 23-25 at the Office of the President Conference Room 2 and AVRs 2 and 3.  

Sulat Dula is a bi-annual play writing workshop which started in 2008.  It has been funded by the NCCA and has been supported by the Writer’s Bloc – a group of playwright’s in Manila.  This project is part of the Artistic Excellence Program of XCCA, and this aims to establish a play writing development program in Mindanao.  

This year’s Sulat Dula has ten fellows who will become the next pool of playwrights in Mindanao.  They come from Cagayan de Oro City, Iligan City, Bukidnon and South Cotabato. Our panel and resource playwrights are Dr Steven Patrick Fernandez, Rodolfo ‘Rody’ Vera and Prof Layeta Bucoy.  The fellows will undergo workshops with the resource playwrights, and they are expected to write and submit a short one act play.

Align with SULAT DULA 3 is a repeat performance of Layeta Bucoy’s Doc Resureccion on October 24, 2013 at 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm at the XU Little Theater.  This is a voter’s education program of The Xavier Stage for the upcoming barangay elections.  Doc Resureccion is directed by Hobart P Savior.  Admission is free.  For seat reservations, please call or text Mr Jerry Acido through 09264218289.