"10 X 10 X 10" now officially launched!

10 X 10 X 10: Sampung Tigsasampung Minutong Dula ng Sampung Mandudula (UST Publishing House), the first collection of plays from The Writers Bloc, has been formally and officially launched, together with twenty-six other titles in a 2 ½-hour ceremony this morning at the UST’s Thomas Aquinas Research Center (TARC) Auditorium.

The book, edited by award-winning playwright Rody Vera, consists of ten 10-minute plays that had been staged by the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) in 2000 and 2001. Besides Vera (Nang Dahil Lang sa Init), the other prize-winning writers featured in the anthology are: Layeta P. Bucoy (Isang Libong Tula Para sa Dibdib ni Dulce), Alfonso I. Dacanay (Eyeball), Vincent A. de Jesus (Over a Cup of Coffee), Liza C. Magtoto (Saint Anthony, Pray for Us), Chris Martinez (Balang-araw), Nicolas Pichay (Tingnan Natin ang Mukha Niya), Jose Victor Z. Torres (Single Brown Female), Ned Trespeces (Trabaho Soliloquies) and Rene O. Villanueva (Walang Iwanan).

The featured plays range in technique and tone: from conventional realism to disturbing surrealism; from serious drama to black comedy. Some of them have not only been staged here, but also in Japan and Thailand. 10 X 10 X 10 is perfect for classroom study and scene analyses, as well as for staging by amateur and professional theater groups.

The collection, which costs only P210.00, is available at the UST Publishing House bookstore and at leading National Bookstore outlets.