A Holy Week folk drama, this October in Lucena

Rodas is a Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards awardee for Literature and a recipient of the Quezon Medalya ng Karangalan for Arts, Culture, and Music. His work appears in the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Encyclopedia of Philippine Art.

He has also been a Banyuhay Likha Quezon Artist Awardee, a Rogelio Sicat Writer’s Fellow, and an Ateneo de Manila Writer’s Fellow, and has received NCCA Competitive Grants and the MSEUF Alagad ng Panitikan Award.

He teaches as Film Professor and Film Thesis Adviser at Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation. He founded Ang Sining Pleyhaws, Desaparecidos, and KATAGA–Lucena Tanghal, and co-founded Kuta ng Sining, Dulayan Theater Organization, and Kaliboyboy Kolektib.

A BS Mass Communication graduate, Casiño was brought into a 2010 production by Marco Rodas, who had seen him at a college theater competition.

Trained first as an actor, he has since worked as Assistant Director, Production Manager, Stage Manager, Costume Designer, Sound Designer, and Promotions Lead across Na’ay Po, Lambanog, Kunswelo, Dolores, Klik, Isa Pang Soap Opera, and Ang Paglilitis ni Mang Serapio. In this production he also alternates in the role of Karyas.

As a director he works for truthfulness, building each scene from close listening and clear intention.

His work spans contemporary tropical architecture, interiors, and design, with projects across Quezon, CALABARZON, and Metro Manila.

Alongside architecture he works in object design, installations, and set design, and takes part in design education and heritage conservation. His projects include Somerset Valero Makati, Torresa Resort, Casa Theros, and Tube House.

She studied Fashion Design in 2011 and trained in Professional Makeup Artistry in 2015, specializing in special effects and prosthetics.

She first worked with Dulayan on Dolores in 2017, returned for the 2018 staging, and joined the company in 2023. She leads costume and make-up for Anino ng Suob.

His work is grounded in social realism, drawn from the conditions and realities of Filipino communities.

He was a semi-finalist in the Sculpture category of the 2025 Metrobank Art and Design Excellence (MADE) National Competition and a finalist at the Ortigas Art Festival National Competition 2026. In 2025 the City Government of Lucena named him a Natatanging Anak ng Lucena for Visual Arts. His work has appeared in Art Plus Magazine, Liwayway, the Philippine Daily Inquirer, and the Manila Bulletin.

He began his music career with Minokawa Band under Dr. Marco Antonio Rodas, and in 2013 wrote the CAS Song, now the official anthem of Manuel S. Enverga University’s College of Arts and Sciences. His debut album arrived in 2016, followed by Arimunhanin (2020) and Lambana (2021).

In 2024 he wrote Na’ay (Land of Thousand Colors), the theme of the Tara Na sa Quezon campaign, and was named Artist of the Year at the Banyuhay Awards. He first performed with the company in college, when it was still KATAGA–Lucena Tanghal, and returns here as sound designer.

Most recently he was Tagapagtanong and choreographer for the musical Kunswelo in 2025, and played Jun in Na’ay Po, Lambanog in 2024. He portrayed Lauro in Dolores in 2017 and 2018, and played Rene in the 2013 production.

He is the lighting design apprentice on Anino ng Suob, working with playwright-director Marco Antonio Rodas, and appears in the production as one of the performers alternating in the role of Tomas Agustin.

He has run the full production cycle — from planning through live execution and technical supervision — for concerts, festivals, and large institutional events.

Credits include the VP Leni Quezon Grand Rally (2022), the Likhawit Festival (2017–2019), the Byahe, Karunungan, at Musika Festival (2022) and the Mayonnaise 20th Anniversary Concert in Lucena (2023). He holds a BS in Mass Communication from Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation and is pursuing an MA in Communication at De La Salle University–Manila.