Repists sought to simplify things if they cannot perform on stage as often as they want to, why not perform outside the stage?

Cecile de Joya, along with other Repists started the idea of staging a play in the lobby, at the AS steps, in the classroom. Using the style of show and tell, a new theater form was born. TULA-DULA. It was a theater form born out of convenience and lack of everything else. Tula-Dula is a play in verse and acted out in mime. The Tula-Dula makes use of limited cast and props, and nothing else. There are only three characters --- a reader, a central character and a person who takes on different characters, a miscellaneous. This kind of play is satirical and it was used by the Repists to tackle the issues of the day. The Tula-Dula was shown for free, and it was able to reach a vast number of audience. Repists had improved the Tula-Dula and Rep had become known for the new theater art form. The 1st Tula-Dula was "Ang Kagila-gilalas na Pakikipagsapalaran ni Juan de la Cruz."

"Kardong Kamote", a tula-dula about a student "promdi" and his travails in the city of man. It is a satire on the educational system. "Kardong Kamote" was adapted for UP by Richie Valencia and Ed Vencio. Hence, "Iskolar ng Bayan."

Repists have written other Tula-Dula's in the succeeding years. Those written include "Ang Kagilagilalas na Pakikipagsapalaran ni Juan Dela Cruz sa Bayan ng Kababalaghan,","Juan Obrero", "RVQ Spoof", a satire on the registration volunteer corps; "Rizal sa Dapitan", "Artista ng Bayan", "Millenium Iska", "Johnny Dela Cruz Jr.", "Kiko Kokei" and "Pepita Petchay" to name a few.

The Tula-Dula has gone a long way. In the year 2000, UP REP produced its first full-length tula-dula production entitled, "UP Ng Ina." It has been staged at the Dalisay Aldaba Recital Hall for several times. The plot was about an apathetic student who realized in his dream that a genuine "Iskolar ng Bayan" should know the present status of his country besides the theorems inscribed in his calculus books. The play also showed the present conditions of the farmers, fisher folks, contractual workers and the dilemmas of students as well.

Up to now, TULA-DULA has been a firm weapon in surfacing issues and other social concerns not only inside the university, but also in other parts of the country. UP REP indeed has improved through the years.