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LEGITIMATE THEATER COMPANIES IN THE PHILIPPINES

OBJECTIVES:
At the end of this topic, the learners are expected to:
 To comprehend the different theater companies
 To identify the different performances held in every theater companies

INTRODUCTION

The whole experience of theatre makes people more aware and sensitive
towards various issues. It empowers the meek and makes people do away with their
reservations. To make all of these possible, the ehelp of the theater companies are
needed, so here are the legitimate theater companies in the Philippines.

Repertory Philippines Foundation Inc. – It

is the only theater company that never
ceases to teach and train young, deserving
and passionate actors.  REP produces
western plays – both modern and the
classics – non-stop throughout the year
except for the summer months when
attention turns to Performing Arts workshops
and their corresponding showcase
productions, to further educate deserving
students.   To this date it has staged 455 productions – each running from 12 to 60
performances.   One of its recent musical productions, LES MISERABLES, was called
the best musical and perhaps the best musical ever in this country.

At present REP has one regular season of three plays. Classics, comedies,
dramas and sometimes a small scale musical are a regular part of each season. The
rest of the year is taken up by a musical for young audiences, and time permitting, a big
Broadway musical production. Recently REP has taken to adapting at least one play
and putting it in a Philippine setting although all the plays are performed in English. The
children are not forgotten. The REP THEATER FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES, now on its
27th year, stages professional productions of classic children’s musicals on weekends
and during the week for schools.   Children from as far as Tarlac are bussed in to watch
our shows. Which are performed at staggeringly low ticket prices  to make it affordable
for the students.   Ms. Joy Virata is its Founder and Artistic Director.
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REP sustains a summer Performing Arts Workshop attended by more than 200
children and adults each, many of whom are scholars. But Repertory Philippines is not
just a production outfit. It has also been the best-known training ground for actors
having produced the likes of Lea Salonga who first appeared with REP when she was
six years old and then played the lead in ANNIE when she was eight. She went on to
play the lead in Cameron Mackintosh’s MISS SAIGON, winning awards in both London
and New York for her performance and since then has been an international performer.
Monique Wilson, another “Rep tot”, also starred in the same production and is at
present based in Manila and travels the world over where she continues to pursue her
career. The late Junix Inocian, Jonjon Briones, Red Concepcion, Cocoy Laurel, Maya
Barredo, and Gia Macuja are just a few of others numbering about 40 who have
appeared and are still appearing in international productions. REP continues to be the

source of acting talent both in the Philippines and abroad.

To carry out its vision, REP maintains a full-time support staff of 10. Its present
address is at Ecoville Executive Townhomes in Makati City. It began using a 200-seat
theater on the 12th floor of the Insular Life Building on Ayala Avenue, moved to a 500-
seat theater at the Shangri-la Plaza Mall which it named the William J. Shaw Theater,
and then, when that theater was demolished, moved to the Carlos P. Romulo 400-seat
theater in the RCBC Plaza. At present it rents the ONSTAGE THEATER in Greenbelt I
in the Ayala Center.
REP’s current President is Mindy Barredo Perez-Rubio. Ms. Zeneida Amador, in
an article she wrote profiling her company said: “Because REP is a non-stock, not-for
profit foundation, it has never stinted in giving each production the best it has been able
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to. The money it makes from box-office sales and sponsorship grants have been
ploughed back to benefit actors and support struggling performers, as well as into
production budgets to give each presentation the taste, the look and the sophistication
that cosmopolites have become used to. Its sense of pride about one of the country’s
products renders it at all times unable to settle for mediocrity and to daily reach for
excellence.”
Further, by the regularity of its productions, REP is continuing its furtherance of
the aims of art. That is to make people more sensitive, more aware, more ethical in their
dealing with others, more compassionate and more giving.

Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) - Cecile Guidote-Alvarez

founded the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) on April 7, 1967 with
the vision of a Philippine Theater engaged in the
development of people and society.
In 1971, PETA became the UNESCO-ITI
(International Theater Institute) Center in the
Philippines, and in the same year it organized
the first Third World Theater Festival, held in the
400th year of the foundation of the City of
Manila.
When its founder was forced to go on political
exile because of Martial Law in 1972, PETA’s
new breed of artist-teacher-leaders continued to
steer the company towards a People’s Theater committed to social change.
The social conditions and political climate during the Martial Law sharpened the
people-based theater aesthetics of PETA. It inspired the company to use the power of
theater as a means of producing plays for empowerment and development, especially
of the most disadvantaged sectors of society/those in the margins.
PETA began by asserting the then radical view of creating and performing plays in
Filipino. Most of PETA’s plays were staged at the historic Dulaang Rajah Sulayman, an
open-air theater designed by National Artist Leandro V. Locsin. By the 90’s, it boasted
of a solid record of some 300 plays written, translated, adapted, published and
performed, which shaped the company’s theater history, enriching it through theater
forms and techniques that expressed local, national and universal themes. Among
PETA’s earlier plays have been: Bayaning Huwad, Larawan, May-i, May-i, Hanggang
Dito na Lamang at Maraming Salamat, Juan Tamban, Pilipinas Circa 1907,
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Ang Buhay ni Galileo, Macbeth,

Canuplin, Macliing, Minsa’y Isang Gamu-
Gamo, Ang Paglalakbay ni Radya
Mangandiri, 1896.
In 2005 PETA fulfilled one of long-term
goals when it moved to a permanent
home, The PETA Theater Center. A
landmark in Philippine Arts and Culture,
the center in itself is a testament to the
creativity, ingenuity, resilience of PETA.
The center now serves as a physical
base for the entire gamut of PETA
undertakings, from professional theater
repertory performances, year round workshops and its community and outreach
programs.
Settled in its new home, PETA continued to mount out-of-the box, cutting-edge
productions that mainstreamed relevant issues that engaged its urban audiences.
PETA’s modern repertoire ranged from fresh adaptations of world classics like Haring
Lear, Arbol de Fuego (Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard), to staging iconic
children’s theater productions like Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang, and Batang Rizal.
Most recently, the company has also explored the use of modern pop music to maintain
the connection with its evolving audience. Its contemporary musicals include Skin Deep,
William, Care Divas and its phenomenal musical hit Rak of Aegis.
Relentless in seeking out new audiences, it vigorously partnered with schools,
parishes and communities all over the country to ensure that it is able to share its rich
educational performances to as many Filipinos as possible. The company embarked on
many exhilarating tours. Its mobile plays included Tumawag kay Libby Manaoag, Si
Juan Tamad and Diyablo at ang Limang Milyong Boto, Hans Christian Andersen Must
Be a Filipino, Noli at Fili Dekada dos Mil, Rated:PG, ASL...Please! and Padayon.
Through its inspired leadership and the contribution of its dedicated members
and staff, PETA mastered its triple bottom lines of artistic excellence, relevance and
viability while remaining true to its vision of using theater as a tool for education, social
change and development.
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Cultural Center of the Philippines - is the premiere showcase of the arts in the
Philippines.   Founded in 1969, the CCP
has been producing and presenting
music, dance, theater, visual arts,
literary, cinematic and design events
from the Philippines and all over the
world for more than forty years.  Its nine
resident companies, namely, Ballet
Philippines, Philippine Ballet Theater,
Tanghalang Pilipino, Ramon Obusan
Folkloric Group, the Bayanihan
Philippine National Folk Dance
Company, Philippine Philharmonic
Orchestra, UST Symphony Orchestra, Philippine Madrigal Singers and the National
Music Competition for Young Artists Foundation (NAMCYA) present a regular season of
productions, workshops and outreach performances .

The Arts Education Department encourages the growth of aspiring artists, arts
managers and new audiences through master classes, workshops, and online
educational resources.  The Outreach and Exchange Department supports the
development of satellite venues in select cities all over the country.  The Production and
Exhibition Department advances the practice in technical theater and design and takes
the lead in the professionalization of stagecraft and venue management in the country.
The Cultural Content Department digitizes the cultural content of the Center and
designs interactive portals to make this available to students, teachers, and enthusiasts
in the World Wide Web.  With the Assets Development Program the CCP is poised to
redevelop it sixty hectare property as a major cultural and eco-tourism destination in the
Asia Pacific region.

The CCP belongs to various

international organizations such as the
Association of Asia Pacific Performing
Arts Center (AAPAC), the Conseil
International des Organisations de
Festivals de Folklore et d’Arts
Traditionnels (CIOFF), the World
Dance Alliance (WDA), the
International Theater Institute (ITI), the
Asian Theater Alliance (ATA), the
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ASEAN Committee on Culture and Information (ASEAN COCI), the ASEAN Korea
Traditional Music Orchestra (AKTMO) among many others.  Through these international
network and exchange programs Filipino artists have been able to engage with their
international counterparts and local audiences have been able to experience the arts
and culture from the Asia Pacific and all over the world.

The Newport Performing Arts Theater (NPAT) - known as simply Newport Theater,

is a performing arts center on the grounds of Resorts World Manila in Pasay, Metro
Manila, the Philippines. It is a modern multi-purpose theater named after its location in
the Newport Mall and entertainment complex connected to the integrated resort in the
25-hectare (62-acre) Newport City town ship. The 1,500-seat facility opened in 2010
and holds the widest stage in the Philippines. It is one of the three major performing arts
venues in Metro Manila that plays host to both touring and locally-produced musicals.
live stage shows, concerts, and regular televised events such as awards ceremonies
and pageants.

The theater was inaugurated in November

2010 a year after the Newport Mall opened on
August 28, 2009. It was designed by Joseph Sy
& Associates of Hong Kong and won
Perspective Awards-Certificate of Excellence
and the Asia Pacific Interior Design Silver Award
in 2011, as well as Best Theatrical Venue
from BroadwayWorld Philippines in 2012. It
features an elegant vestibule adorned by crystal
chandeliers which was designed by Filipino
sculptor Impy Pilapil. The theater houses 1,500
of orchestra, balcony and premiere seats in an
amphiteater-style arrangement with wide sloping corridors for ease of access. It has the
widest stage of all the performing arts venues in the country and also features
a revolving stage. It is home to one of the largest LED walls in Southeast Asia.
 
In addition to the gigantic LED screen used for
video backdrops, the theater is also equipped
with two Euro-LED screens with 3D effects,
26 fly lines, and intelligent lighting consisting of
87 moving heads and 311
conventional, strobe and follow spots. Their
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major productions are Bongga ka ‘day the musical (2020), Ang Huling El Bimbo the
musical (2018-2019), All out of love (2018), in addition, the theater also plays host
to The Voice of the Philippines, Pinoy Big Brother, Tawag ng Tanghalan and Idol
Philippines. The theater also hosted the 24th Asian Television Awards in January 2020.

Meralco Theater - is a theater located at the

compound of Meralco, Ortigas
Avenue in Pasig, Philippines. It used to be
known as the Meralco Auditorium. It seats over
1,000 people and is a popular venue for various
concerts, plays, musicals and events. The
Meralco Theater was inaugurated on March 22,
1969. It was designed by Filipino architect José
María Zaragoza and forms part of the larger
Meralco Building, which was completed a little
earlier. The 14-story building, theater and
adjoining buildings form a landmark in
the Ortigas Center CBD.

The Tanghalang Francisco Balagtas (English: Francisco Balagtas Theater) -

formerly known as the Folk Arts Theater, is a theater located in the Cultural Center of
the Philippines Complex in Manila, Philippines. It is a
covered proscenium amphitheater owned by the Cultural Center of the Philippines that
was a popular venue for concerts during
the 1980s and 1990s. The theater,
named after Filipino poet Francisco
Balagtas, has a seating capacity of 8,458
in ten sections and features a
broad fascia with a single column-to-
column span of 80 metres (260 ft). It is
the largest single-span structure in the
country, with a 100-by-100-metre (330 ft
× 330 ft) roof resting on eight
monumental columns.
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 In her book "Cultural Center of the Philippines: Crystal Years," Visitacion de la
Torre described it as a sheltered plaza with a roof that "appears to float, creating the
impression that the building is a dream on one's tender hands." The Tanghalan was
commissioned by then First Lady Imelda Marcos in 1974 for the Miss Universe
1974 Pageant, which was to be held in Manila for the first time. It was built in record
time of seventy-seven days in time for the pageant and was designed by Leandro V.
Locsin. It was originally built to seat an audience of 10,000. It was not air conditioned
and was designed to allow natural breeze to flow through.

The theater was inaugurated on July 7, 1974 with an extravagant cultural

showcase dubbed "Kasaysayan ng Lahi." It hosted the international pageant in the
same month where Amparo Muñoz of Spain won the title. In 1978, the theater was the
venue of the first Philippine Folk Festival, and the first Metropop Song Festival. It was
also used as one of the venues
of the Manila International Film
Festival, as well as the annual
Lenten folk presentations, misas
de gallo and an Alamat series
depicting Filipino legends or
epics through dance and drama.
The theater has hosted many
popular musical acts of the mid-
1980s to the late 1990s,
including Janet Jackson, Frank
Sinatra, Paula Abdul, Puerto
Rican group Menudo, British pop
group 5ive, Pearl Jam, Mr.
Big, James Ingram, Gary Valenciano, Martin Nievera, Kenny Loggins, Christopher
Cross, and Regine Velasquez, as well as the magician David Copperfield.  The Folk
Arts Theater is also used as a site by different religious groups. Day by Day Christian
Ministries, a large international religious organization, has leased the area since 2005.
They have dedicated the Theatre as Bulwagan ng Panginoón.
The building also houses the main office of the National Music Competitions for
Young Artists Foundation and the Printmakers Association of the Philippines. The
building is expected to be torn down in the future, subject to the development of the
Complex.
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The Tanghalang Pambansa (English: National
Theater) - formerly Theater of Performing Arts,
is a theater located in the Cultural Center of the
Philippines Complex in Manila, Philippines. It is
the flagship venue and principal offices of
the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Designed
by National Artist for Architecture Leandro
Locsin, its design was based and expanded
upon the unconstructed Philippine-American
Friendship Center. The Tanghalan is a primary
example of the architect's signature style known
as the floating volume, a trait can be seen in structures indigenous to the Philippines
such as the nipa hut. It houses three performing arts venues, one theater for film
screenings, galleries, a museum and the center's library and archives. Being a work of a
National Artist, the brutalist structure is qualified to be an important cultural landmark as
stipulated in Republic Act No. 10066. Construction began in 1966, with Alfredo
Juinio serving as structural engineer and Filipino firm DM Consunji as the builder.
Originally called the Theater of Performing Arts, it was completed and inaugurated in
1969. Its first major renovation occurred in 2005 for the opening and closing ceremonies
of the 112th General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union held in Manila. Included
in the renovation were cleaning and replacement of the marble trim, installation of a new
air-conditioning system and new carpeting.

The façade of the Tanghalang

Pambansa is dominated by a two-storey
travertine block suspended 12 meters
(39 ft) high by deep concave cantilevers on
three sides. The rest of the structure is clad
in concrete, textured by crushed seashells
originally found on the reclamation site. The
building is built on a massive podium, and
entry is through a vehicular ramp in front of
the raised lobby and a pedestrian side entry
on its northwest side. In front of the façade
and below the ramp, there is an octagonal
reflecting pool with fountains and
underwater lights. On the main lobby, three large Capiz-shell chandeliers hang from the
third floor ceiling, each symbolizing the three main geographical divisions of the
Philippines: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. At the orchestra entrance, a brass
sculpture, The Seven Arts by Vicente Manansala welcomes the audience into the main
theater. From the pedestrian entrance, Arturo Luz's Black and White is displayed as
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spectators enter the little theater or ascend to the main lobby through a massive
carpeted spiral staircase. Most of the interior is lit artificially, as there are few windows,
most of which are located along the sides of the main lobby. Large areas on the upper
floors are open to the ground floor lobby, emphasizing the large chandeliers and fluid
interior spaces on northeast side of the building. Galleries and other rooms surround
these open areas, occupying the space created by the huge cantilevered block.
Whenever possible, the walls surrounding these rooms are used as additional venues
for displaying art works.

Much of the criticism of the

building's architecture is directed
towards its vehicular ramp. Since
there are usually no valet services
or parking areas directly accessible
from the lobby entrance, the ramp's
use is ideal only for audience
members who are chauffeur-
driven; at the expense of
pedestrians, who may enter
through the side entrance or a
narrow (and potentially hazardous)
pathway on the ramp. In defense of
the design, Andy Locsin (a partner
of his father's firm) explained that
the decision of raising the whole structure on the podium (and consequently, the
addition of the ramp) was in response to the high sea levels on the reclaimed land, and
was not intended to promote an elitist view of art and culture.

The Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo or the Main Theater is the largest

performance venue inside the Tanghalang Pambansa. It can accommodate up to 1,815
people in four levels: Orchestra, Boxes and two Balconies. The stage is 25 meters
(82 ft) from the main curtain line to the back wall and 38.8 meters (127 ft) from the left
wall to the right. The proscenium opening has a height of 9 meters (30 ft) and width of
18 meters (59 ft). A 5.6388-meter (18 ft 6 in) deep orchestra pit contains two elevators
that can accommodate up to 62 musicians. The stage floor, unwaxed and painted
matte-black (originally not stained), is made from a species of Philippine
mahogany. The main stage curtain is patterned after the painting Genesis, a work of
National Artist Hernando Ocampo. A variable acoustics hall designed by Bolt, Beranek
and Newman, the Main Theater was planned for flexibility. It was built to accommodate
sound requirements of various types of presentations, and can typically hold opera and
orchestra performances without further amplification. New York Times critic Howard
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Taubman praised the theater's acoustical flexibility in his review of the center's opening
night, writing that the architect and his team seem to have built a venue "that will be
equally congenial for drama, instrumental and vocal music and dance."
The Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino or the Little Theater, inaugurated a few years
after the opening of the main theater, is a conventional proscenium stage, designed for
drama, chamber music, solo recitals, lectures, and film screenings. It seats 413 people
in one orchestra section. From the main curtain line to the back wall, the stage
measures 13.6 meters (45 ft) with a proscenium width of 13.9192 meters (45 ft 8 in) and
features the same Mahogany flooring as the larger Main Theater. A covered orchestra
pit extends into the apron gives
additional performance space, similar
to a thrust stage. The stage curtain is
a tapestry woven in Kyoto, Japan,
based on a painting of Roberto
Chabet, visual artist and former
director of the CCP Museum. When
unfolded, the curtain acts as a natural
sound reverberation medium.

The Tanghalang Pambansa

has a lone black box
theater named Tanghalang Huseng
Batute or the Studio Theater, after the pseudonym of Filipino poet José Corazón de
Jesús. Depending on the size of the stage or acting area, it can seat up to 240 people in
two levels. The 100-seat Tanghalang Manuel Conde or the Dream Theater, a joint
project of the CCP and Dream Broadcasting, is used as a venue for film screenings and
lectures; and has the capability to receive and show films directly through satellite. It
has three exhibit halls and another three hallways that can be used for displaying
artwork. The largest exhibition space is the Bulwagang Juan Luna, which serves as the
Main Gallery. Located on the third floor, it has a floor area of 440 square meters
(4,700 sq ft). Two smaller galleries are named after Filipino painters Fernando
Amorsolo and Carlos Francisco. The latter is usually used for large scale installations
and is located at the lobby of the Little Theater. Hallways lining the Main Theater on the
upper three storeys are also used for display and measure 2.4 meters (7 ft 10 in) high
by 30.2 meters (99 ft) wide each. These spaces are named after visual artists Victorio
Edades, Guillermo Tolentino and Vicente Manansala.
Established in 1988 the Museo ng Kalinangang Pilipino, also called the CCP
Museum, is an integrated humanities museum that studies, collects and preserves
Filipino artistic traditions. It has two permanent exhibitions: one on Filipino tradition, art
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and aesthetics; and the other showcasing the CCP's collection of traditional Asian
musical instruments. The museum also presents special changing exhibitions, provides
curatorial assistance, and organizes workshops on indigenous art forms.

The New Frontier Theater - known as the Kia Theatre between 2015 and 2018, is a

multi-purpose events hall in the Araneta City in Cubao, Quezon City, Metro Manila,
the Philippines. The theater first opened in May 27, 1967 as the New Frontier Theater
and was considered for some years to be the biggest theater in the Philippines, with at
least 3,500 seating capacity. The theater also had an ice skating rink and a roller
skating rink, which opened in 1968 and has a capacity of 900 skaters. It was used until
the late 1980s after which the theater fell into disuse due to the emergence of home
video formats such as Betamax, VHS and LaserDisc, as well as competition of new
malls with cinemas, causing standalone theaters to close operations.
Renovations were planned as early as
2003 but it was almost a decade later that
such works would have been completed. It
was renovated and reopened on September
1, 2015. The renovation cost around ₱500
million. The facade of the original building
was kept and the renovated theater has a
2,385 seating capacity.
The theater was renamed "Kia
Theatre" after the Araneta Group signed a
five-year licensing deal with Columbian
Autocar Corporation, the Philippine distributor
for Kia Motors until 2018, on July 15,
2015. The theater façade would feature a
305.96 square metre Kia showroom as part of
the agreement.
The theater reopened on August 15, 2015 with the staging of the musical, MLQ:
Ang Buhay ni Manuel Luis Quezon. The first commercial show of the theater upon its
reopening was The Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival which ran from September 1 to
6.The theater reverted to its original name on October 1, 2018. It is connected
to Gateway Mall and the Manhattan Parkview via elevated bridge.

Gantimpala Theater Foundation - The Pioneer in Edutainment GANTIMPALA Theater

Foundation Inc. celebrates its 41st Theater Season and presents KANSER 2018 as
their initial offering. The classic masterpiece is the most successful and longest running
musical theater plays in Philippine theater history.
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GANTIMPALA Theater's history began at the Cultural Center of the Philippines

(CCP) in 1978. Founding President and Artistic Director, Tony S. Espejo (+) introduced
the concept of Black Box Theater in the
country by establishing Bulwagang
Gantimpala -a bold move that paved the
way for the Filipino literary writers' foray
into the theatre scene. Gantimpala
Theater gave the young the opportunity
to exercise their artistry in the different
fields of theatre discipline. It gave life to
the winning plays of the prestigious
Palanca Literary Contest and the defunct
CCP Gantimpala Playwriting Contest. 
Performances were held at the
quaint, informal, wooden-benched and
balconied theater venue that could seat
an audence of 300 (now known as CCP's Tanghalang Huseng Batute) delighted the
public, were the talk of the town, earned considerably at the box-office, received critical
acclaim, and became the benchmark of world-class Filipino theater. 
In 1986, Gantimpala Theater became an independent theater company, made
into a foundation and shifted its artistic gears by giving life to plays based on the
Philippines' Cultural and Literary Heritage.
Its inception of study aides by staging the
korido of lbong Adarna, the beauty of
spoken Tagalog poetry in Florante at
Laura, Noli Me Tangere and El
Filibusterismo, novels of National Hero Dr.
Jose Rizal became a major contribution of
Gantimpala Theater in the learning and
teaching process for students and teachers
alike. Other contemporary works of
National Artists for Literature, as well as
adaptation of children's classic stories into
entertaining musical plays were staged to
the delight of thousands of audience every
season. 
Gantimpala Theater is a self-sustaining independent theater company with an all
year round season. It promotes goodwill and brings theater arts closer to the people as
it goes to nearby provinces and far-flung localities with touring plays. It informs
entertains, and educates more than half-a-million people annually. Indeed, Gantimpala
Theater is The Pioneer in Edutainment.
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