ABOUT

Tita Collective is an all-Filipina collective composed of award-winning playwrights, comedians, musicians, dancers, theatre makers and actors, based in Toronto, Canada. We explore different mediums to tell the stories about the Filipin* diaspora.

Individually, Tita Collective are : AP Bautista (Tell Tale Harbour), Belinda Corpuz (Narnia), Ellie Posadas (Scarborough), Alia Rasul (15 Ways My Dad Almost Died), and Maricris Rivera (Short Dances).

MANDATE

We aim to create work that engages, connects and entertains community. We aspire to tell stories that:

  • Thoughtfully honour and celebrate our roots and history

  • Explore our identities as Filipinas

  • Represent the narratives of the Philippine diaspora in an inclusive and respectful way

  • Nurtures and unites community through joy and laughter

SELECTED AWARDS & ACCOLADES:

  • 2023 Second City Outstanding Comedy Award

  • 2022 BroadwayWorld Toronto Award - Best Ensemble Performance (Professional) - Tita Jokes

  • The 2022 Just for Laughs Award at the Montreal Sketch Comedy Festival

  • Nominee for a 2021 Golden Balangay Award for Excellence in Music and Entertainment

  • The 2019 Steamwhistle Producers’ Pick at the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival

  • The 2019 Best Newcomer at the Montreal Sketch Comedy Festival

  • The Second City Outstanding New Comedy Award

  • Tarragon Theatre’s Mainspace Patrons’ Pick at the 2019 Toronto Fringe Festival

SHOWS & PROJECTS:

  • 2026 - Tita Jokes at the Edmonton Fringe Festival, Tawa Festival (Bad Dog Theatre), Tita Jokes at the Toronto Sketch Festival, Tita Jokes in Vancouver (vAct/The Improv Centre), Mix Mix with the Tita Collective (Toronto Fringe Festival Hub Event Series)

  • 2025 - Tita Jokes at the Labrador Creative Arts Festival, Hot Seat with the Tita Collective (Toronto Fringe Festival Hub Event Series)

  • 2024 - Tita Jokes at the Pivot Festival in Whitehorse - Yukon (Nakai Theatre), Tita Cabaret (Tranzac Residency), Remount of My Big Fat Immigrant Christmas, Hot Seat with the Tita Collective (Toronto Fringe Festival Hub Event Series)

  • 2023 - Ms. Titaverse at the Comedy is Art Festival (Theatre Centre), Ms. Titaverse (Toronto Fringe Festival), Remount of My Big Fat Immigrant Christmas (Bad Dog Theatre's Comedy on Queen Street)

  • 2022 - Kwento - Ara and the Animal World (Theatre Direct’s Forward March Festival), Tita Jokes (Ottawa Fringe’s undercurrents Festival, Hamilton Indie Presenting Series, Tita Tour), SuperFilipina Fest (for Filipin* Heritage Month), My Big Fat Immigrant Christmas (Bad Dog Theatre's Comedy on Queen Street)

  • 2021 - Tita Power (Toronto Fringe Primetime Festival

  • 2018/2020 - Tita Jokes - A Musical Sketch Review (made possible by the Pat and Tony Freedom Fund for Sketch Comedy)

    Annual, ongoing - Tawa Festival - The first annual Filipinx Comedy Festival in Canada (Bad Dog Comedy Theatre)

  • 2018/19 - Kwento - An Improvised Filipinx Folk Tale (Bad Dog Comedy Theatre)

  • 2017-2019 - Tang Ina - A Workshop Production (made possible by the Toronto Arts Council),

  • 2018 -Island Womxn Rise - Funny Filipinas to the Front (Bad Dog Comedy Theatre) 

  • 2017 - (Y)Our Story (Carlos Bulosan Theatre) 

  • 2016 - Anak (Carlos Bulosan Theatre)