Tara Jamora Oppen’s craft is dedicated to making a way for the voiceless to be heard. Through storytelling, she seeks to provide an avenue for those whose ideas are often overlooked and allow people to gain insight from perspectives they may have never previously encountered.
Tara Jamora Oppen graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Ateneo De Manila University in 2020 with a Bachelor’s degree in Theatre Arts. She was also awarded the Program Award as the best in the theatre arts program for that year.
During her time in the university, she was part various theatre organizations, including Tanghalang Ateneo and the Ateneo Blue Repertory. Tara directed ‘Antigone vs. the People of the Philippines’ (2019), an adaptation of Sophocles’ Antigone cited in the Philippine Daily Inquirer as one of the ‘Best of Theatre in 2019’ under the ‘Best Adaptations’ category.
Currently, Tara a freelance director and actor and is the Externals Manager for Sightlines Actors Space. She is presently working on various online productions and on developing various organizations aimed at theatre for community development.