The Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) proudly brings back its award-winning musical Walang Aray, a fearless reimagining of Severino Reyes’ sarsuwela Walang Sugat. Running from August 29 to October 12, 2025, at the PETA Theater Center, this revival headlines PETA’s 58th season, themed Love and Power.
Now on its third run, Walang Aray returns sharper, funnier, and more subversive. It challenges audiences to rise, resist, and love fiercely. This production proves how timeless stories can gain new relevance when reimagined with bold creativity and grounded in today’s realities.
The musical explores how love and power intersect, revealing how personal and national relationships are shaped and wounded by systems of control. It confronts painful truths, drawing from history and lived experience, and recognizes that these wounds endure even as they change form.
PETA continues its commitment to inclusivity through revolutionary casting. By placing diverse voices, including LGBTQIA+ artists, in central roles, the production reframes traditional narratives and expands the way identity and love are portrayed on stage.
The musical features a vibrant mix of original and new cast members, offering double the brilliance, chaos, and heart. Their performances bring renewed energy and urgency to the story, reinforcing the show’s call for radical empathy and defiant love.
Joining Reblando are new cast members bringing their own flair to beloved roles: Rendell Sanchez as Miguel, Divine Aucina as Monica, Gold Villar-Lim as Juana, and Roi Calilong as Padre Alfaro. The ensemble also features James Lanante, MC Dela Cruz, Bomba Ding, Otep Madriaga, Miah Canton, Matel Patayon, and Zoe Damag.
They join the award-winning original cast: Gio Gahol (Tenyong), Jon Abella (Tenyong), Shaira Opsimar (Julia), Marynor Madamesila (Julia), Bene Manaois (Miguel), Kiki Baento (Monica), Carlon Matobato (Lucas), Neomi Gonzales (Juana), Gie Onida (Don Tadeo), Csairus Habla (Don Tadeo), Johnnie Moran (Padre Alfaro), and the quick-witted and sharp supporting cast, Jarred Jaicten, Gerard Dy, Yeyin de la Cruz, Ayla Garcia, and Ada Tayao.
Adding even more star power to this run, Philippine pop culture icons Jolina Magdangal and Ice Seguerra join the cast. Magdangal takes on the role of the outrageous Doña Juana, while Seguerra brings charm and comic flair as Lucas, Tenyong’s loyal sidekick.
In today’s sociopolitical landscape, where division, prejudice, and marginalization persist, Walang Aray offers a timely counter-narrative. It reclaims love as a revolutionary act and positions theater as a space for healing, resistance, and solidarity.
More than a show, Walang Aray is a cultural moment: a celebration of identity, a call to collective memory, and a bold reminder that love, in all its forms, remains the most powerful force for change.
Tickets are available at Ticket2Me.net.
