Malou Jacob
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Malou Leviste Jacob is a Filipino playwright. She was a recipient of the
S.E.A. Write Award
.
Biography
Jacob has been a resident playwright of
which?]; and Film production in New York University. She has written and directed a lot of dramas for television and documentary films. Her works include Pagod na Ako, Irog, and a TV special about the National Artist Amado V. Hernandez
. She has been a teacher in playwriting workshops of PETA-CITASA and has also been creative consultant of Communication Foundation for Asia.
Works
Works she has written for PETA Kalinangan Ensemble include
- Timbangan ay Tagilid (1970)
- Aidao (1972, co-written by Franklin Osorio)
- Raha Sulayman at Megat Salamay (1978)
- Juan Tamban (1979)
- Ang Mahabang Pagdadalawang Isip sa Maikling Buhay ng Isang Peti-Burgis (1982).
- Pepe
Quotes:
"A playwright cannot work in isolation. A playwright must be in touch with the realities behind our make-believe world."