A Life in the Theater

By Juaniyo Y. Arcellana The Philippine Star 03/11/2007 Theater and independent film director Dennis Marasigan is on a roll: After earning good reviews for his film Sa North Diversion Road under CinemaOne, he is now getting ready to shoot Tukso, one of ten finalists in the 2007 Cinemalaya film festival which screens in July. In between these two films, coincidentally starring his better half Irma Adlawan, he has found time to virtually reinvent himself and make a career change, from bureaucratic meister in the CCP to director of the Tanghalang Pilipino next door. This cyber interview with Marasigan comes years after the phone interview with his Tanghalan predecessor Herbie Go appeared in this same magazine. Go has since settled abroad. You mentioned during the Cinemalaya orientation that now that you are in Tanghalang Pilipino, you can now do the plays you've always dreamed of doing. What exactly are these plays and why do they rank high in your dream theater? There are a lot of pl...