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
Philippine Educational Theater Association
The Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) is a theatrical association of artists and educators. It is the UNESCO-International Theater Institute Center in the Philippines. It is a non-profit, non-stock, non-governmental, and a regist ...
(PETA). She finished Bachelor of Arts in Communication in Maryknoll College (now
Miriam College
Miriam College ( fil, Dalubhasaang Miriam) is a non-stock, non-profit Filipino Catholic educational institution for girls and young women in Quezon City, Philippines.
It offers academic programs from pre-elementary to post-graduate and adult e ...
). She continued her studies in the field of TV production and Direction in
City University of New York; and Film production in
New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then- Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin.
In 1832, th ...
. 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."
External links
*http://www.panitikan.com.ph
*http://rizal.lib.admu.edu.ph/aliww/filipino_maloujacob.html
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Filipino dramatists and playwrights
Tisch School of the Arts alumni
City University of New York alumni
Miriam College alumni