Herlyn Alegre, currently based in Tokyo, Japan, juggles her full- time profession as a researcher and her passion for the arts as she writes for film and the stage on the side. Her debut play, Imbisibol, was staged at the Virgin Labfest in 2013. It was later adapted for screen and recognized for Best Screenplay at Sinag Maynila (2015) and the Los Angeles Philippine International Film Festival (2017). She was also named Film Ambassador by the Film Development Commission of the Philippines (2017). Her other plays staged at the Virgin Labfest were Huling Huli (2015), Bahay-Bahayan, Tagu-Taguan(2016) and Fangirl (2019). Her plays have also been included in various anthologies such as Mga Piling Dula mula sa Virgin Labfest 2013-2016 published by the Cultural Center of the Philippines. She also received training on the Theatre of the Oppressed at the Centro de Teatro do Oprimido in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her current research project focuses on the use of Theatre for Development for HIV/AIDS education in the Philippines.