Ang Bata sa Drum

By: CZERIZHA KAIZEL S. ADZUARA LONELINESS can obscure the sense of hope in a child’s eyes. When hope fades, it leaves the heart empty and in perpetual despondence. However, a helping hand can fill the emptiness with flowing optimism once again.  Touching hearts and igniting hope, theater guild Teatro Tomasino offers Ang Bata sa Drum for its 44th season. Written by Dominique La Victoria and directed by Danica Geotina and Mia Kaella Enriquez, the one-act drama was broadcasted on Teatro Tomasino’s Facebook page last Dec. 4.  The play begins with a young weeping Roro (Laurenzo Roda) trapped in a drum…

  IN ITS 44th season, Teatro Tomasino, the official university-wide theater guild of the University of Santo Tomas, is releasing a one-act play that aims to provide comfort and build solidarity within the Thomasian community amidst the pandemic on Dec. 4, Saturday.  Written by playwright Dominique La Victoria and directed by Danica Geotina and Mia Kaella Enriquez, Ang Bata sa Drum revolves around the concept of Bahagi Palagi. It seeks to communicate inclusivity and belongingness amid the amplified feelings of isolation during the pandemic.  Steering the one-act play is the story of a character named Roro.  Because of his rebellious…