DAVAO-BASED theatre group Mindanao Repertory Community will hold its first full-length “Hanggang Sa Muli” on Aug 22 at the Leo Dominguez Amphitheater, Ateneo de Davao Matina campus, to celebrate the iconic OPM hits of “The CompanY” and support cancer patients.
Writer and director Jairus Rosello said the event will have two acts—the first occurs during martial law while the second is the post-pandemic event for the Gen Zs to relate. Cancer will also be incorporated into the story that tackles the challenges of a cancer patient.
“This is somewhat an ambitious project because so far in Manila there are so many musicals that you can see up there. So this is the first time in Mindanao and even in Davao City to have this full-length musical that will span for almost four weeks,” Rosello said during the Wednesdays Media Forum on Aug. 5.
He also shared that Davao City’s musical scene is booming, where theatre groups have started doing full-length musicals.
The group partnered with Davao Amuma Cancer Support Association Inc. to support programs and services for cancer patients and their families.
Dr. Jose Beltran Jr., president of Davao Amuma Cancer Support Association Inc., shared their advocacies, which provide emotional and spiritual support for the cancer patients as well as survivors, as he believed that it is also needed for them aside from surgeries and chemotherapies.
“Most of them are stuck in their denial stage or depression states. So there’s no support group for them, to give counseling and prayers, so this is the role of Amuma to help these cancer patients,” Beltran Jr. said.
“Hanggang sa Muli” is an accredited Kadayawan Festival 2026 activity and will run from Aug 22 until Sept 13, every weekend. Proceeds of the event will go directly to the beneficiaries.
The Mindanao Repertory Community is the largest performing arts club in Mindanao and has more than 200 members.
