Palabas : Essays on Philippine Theater History Book

	Preface
	Introduction: A Historical Survey of Philippine Theater: From Ritual to Realism	2
	Stages of Development: Forms and Times
	Indigenous Drama	30
	The Jesuits and Early Theater	46
	Tradition and Revitalization in the Komedya	60
	Zarzuela to Sarswela	74
	The "Seditious" Plays	95
	Contemporary Drama to the Early Eighties	104
	Drama After Martial Law	126
	The Playbill after 1983	138
	The Economy of Culture	153
	In Close Focus: Texts and Performances
	Salubong in Angono, Riza!	168
	Princesa Miramar at Prinsipe Leandro	173
	A Reading of Buwan at Baril	200
	Notes on Criticism
	A Plea for Critics	218
	Practical Questions on Drama Criticism Today	223
App. A	Chronology of Events in Philippine Theater (1598-1994)	230
App. B	Playwrights and Plays Cited (1637-1994)	245
	References Cited	253
	Index	258