UNDER MY SKIN at PETA Theater Center

Under My Skin, written by Rody Vera and directed by Melvin Lee, tells multiple stories of various Filipinos an HIV-positive teenager, a mother, and a gay beauty parlor employee introduced through the character of Dr. Gemma Almonte. Dr. Almonte is an epidemiologist at the Department of Health who is studying the rapid increase and spread of HIV in the country. Instead of a society with ignorance and bias, she dreams of one with empathy and understanding to change the publics sensitivity to HIV.