Theatre Group Asia announces its season lineup for 2026-27, featuring three globally celebrated works which will be staged in the Philippines for the first time.
"TGA's 2026-27 honors three unforgettable, powerful stories that stir, challenge and transform. This season places the human capacity to influence through love, survival and creation on center stage," shared Clint Ramos, TGA Creative and Overall Artistic Director. "While each production proudly spotlights artists and narratives, the season ultimately celebrates something even greater: the power every person holds to shape hearts, defy limits, and leave a lasting mark."
The Notebook: The Musical, will be the season opener on September 2026. It features music and lyrics by Ingrid Michaelson and script by Bekah Brunstetter. This musical debuted in 2022 at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre under the direction of Michael Greif and Schele Williams. A musical take on Nicholas Spark's iconic novel- The Notebook this production is touted for its emotional restraint and lyrical storytelling. It also holds cultural significance for its tender exploration of memory, aging and devoting, redefining the epic love story for a new generation.
In February 2027, TGA will premiere Ang Tahanan ni Bernarda Alba, a Filipino-language staging of Federico Garcia Lorca's final and most powerful play. Written shortly before Lorca's death, the work premiered posthumously in Buenos Aires in 1945 under the direction of Margarita Xirgu and was immediately recognized as a cornerstone of modern drama. The play follows the tyrannical Bernarda Alba, who enforces an eight-year mourning period on her daughters after her husband's death, ruling her household through fear, tradition and repression. Beneath the suffocating silence, desire and rebellion grow until the family is driven toward tragedy. Widely regarded as one of the greatest Spanish-language plays of the twentieth century and adapted countless times for stage and film, Bernarda Alba remains a searing critique of authoritarian control, patriarchy and social conformity. In its Filipino incarnation in Chay Yew's adapted version and transposed by Guelan Varela-Luarca, the play resonates with renewed urgency, underscoring the universal human struggle for freedom, dignity and life itself.
Season ender is Sunday in the Park with George, scheduled in June 2027. This Stephen Sondheim musical premiered on Broadway in 1984 and was directed by James Lapine. Inspired by Georges Seurat's painting- A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, the work explores the obsessive drive of an artist consumed by creation and the personal costs that accompany artistic brilliance. A parallel narrative set a century later reflects on legacy, innovation and the enduring question of what it means to make meaningful art. Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1985 and now widely regarded as one of the greatest musicals ever written, Sunday in the Park with George stands as a profound meditation on creativity, and the power of art to transcend time.
These three productions for TGA's boldest season yet. TGA Season 2026-27 is made possible with the support of Ayala Land, BPI and Philippine Airlines. More details on: www.thetheatregroupasia.com
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