Rody vera biography of abraham

They say that finding something you love doing is important because it would not feel like working for the rest of your life.

With over 40 years of playwriting experience, more than 70 plays and multiple awards under his name, award-winning playwright Rody Vera has found just that.

Just do it," Vera said, hopeful for the next generation of playwrights who want to see their work come to life.

"There's no other way but to write… and to read other plays. Then, you can know what can and what cannot happen on stage."

Taking inspiration

Vera tries his best to maintain a positive and humorous outlook even though he uses some of his own experiences through his plays, cruel and disheartening some may be.

His full-length play Kung Paano Ko Pinatay si Diana Ross (1991), which bagged a Carlos Palanca Memorial Award, is a "coming-out play," Vera reveals.

"It's a gay play; it's my coming-out play," Vera said, noting that some parts of the play