PAPATAG and NCCA conduct Creative Drama Workshop

The Palapag Culture and Arts Guild (PAPATAG) Inc., in cooperation with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), successfully conducted a 5-day Summer Workshop on Creative Drama from April 26 to 30, 2009 at the Divine Mercy Academy of Northern Samar campus in Dionesio Village, Brgy. Tinampo, Palapag.

The NCCA granted PAPATAG's request for this workshop, and sent Fray Santy Leaño, CSFP, a member of the NCCA's Committee on Dramatic Arts for the Visayas, to be the major facilitator and workshop director.

The workshop was participated by 30 young talents -- some were resident members of PAPATAG while some where new recruits, some were high school students while some were out-of-school youth.

Here are some pictures taken during the 5-day workshop:

A copy of the certificate given to Fray Santy Leaño;

Certificates of Participation with similar design

were distributed to the 30 workshop participants

The workshop ended through a showcase package of various cultural presentations by the participants, wherein the public and the participants families were invited to watch for free. This culmination activity was held at the church plaza of Our Lady of the Assumption Parish on the evening of April 30.

The 2009 Summer Workshop on Creative Drama was aimed at training old and new members of PAPATAG, as well as non-member youth, who would be the cast members of the prospected stage play "Epiko ni Sumuroy", which was targeted to be publicly shown for free on June 1, 2009, newly-declared Sumuroy Day by the Sangguniang Bayan of Palapag, pending the approval of the national government.