Philippine Educational Theater Association

On April 7, 1967, Cecile Guidote-Alvarez established the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) who meant the organization to be a vehicle for Philippine Theater to play a role in the development of the country's people and society. Four years later in 1971, PETA was named the UNESCO-International Theater Institute Center in the Philippines. In the same year, coinciding with the 400th foundation anniversary of Manila, PETA organized the first Third World Theater Festival. Martial law in the Philippines forced founder Guidote-Alvarez to go to a political exile in 1972 but the theatrical organization remains operational. The theatrical works of the organization revolved around the social conditions and political climate during the Martial law era and focused on using the medium of theater as an empowerment for the marginalized sectors. 'One More Chance, The Musical' On April 12, 2024, Robinsons Malls and PETA are presenting "One More Chance, The Musical," the theatrical adaptation of One More Chance (2007 film) using the Ben&Ben song. ==Theater center==

PETA transferred to a permanent building as its headquarters in 2005, which is named the PETA Theater Center. Since the move, PETA has produced and performed adaptations of classic foreign plays as well as local and children's theatrical productions. They also began to adopt modern pop music. Before becoming a film director, the young Brocka had worked with PETA as Guidote-Alvarez's assistant, stage actor, and PETA executive director. At the heart of the center is called black box which covers from the ground up to the third floor. It is also called as PETA-PHINMA Theater. At the ground floor, it also houses The PLDT/SMART Exhibition Hall which is an interior design language that resonates throughout the building. On the second floor, it houses The LINO BROCKA Hall, a special hall dedicated in memory of the National Artist for film Lino Brocka along with a resource center which houses the library and archives covering a collection of books, publications, scripts, audiovisual files, and chronicles of the continuing lifework of the theater. It also has two studios which are designed for creative learning spaces. ==See also==