Dr. Anne Richie Balgos is Associate Professor at the Literature Department of De La Salle University in Manila, the Philippines, where she finished Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics. She also obtained Master of Arts in Educational Theatre at New York University in New York City, USA through the Ford Foundation-International Fellowships Program. She has conducted Applied Theatre workshops with children-victims of physical abuse, out-of-school adults, and persons with special needs. She has also presented and published research papers that centered on language teaching, educational theatre, and performance studies.