Emilia by Tanghalang Ateneo 2026: A Feminist Reclamation of History at Rizal Mini Theater
Emilia by Tanghalang Ateneo will run from April 10 to 26, 2026 at the Rizal Mini Theater in Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, featuring a Filipino staging of Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s play that explores authorship, gender, and the role of women in shaping history. Emilia is a contemporary feminist play that reimagines the woman believed to be Shakespeare’s “Dark Lady,” positioning her not as a muse, but as a writer, thinker, and author of her own narrative. In Tanghalang Ateneo’s 2026 production, the work is reframed through a Filipino lens, aligning with the company’s theme Her Voice Re-sounds (Boses Babae Nagbabanyuhay) and bringing the story into conversation with present-day questions on visibility, labor, and recognition. There are works that return us to the past, and then there are works that ask us to confront how that past was written in the first place. In April 2026, Tanghalang Ateneo presents Emilia , the celebrated play by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm known for its ...