Eric Canong Divinagracia is an arts manager, theater director and teacher, and university professor. He attained his bachelor’s degrees in political science and law from the University of San Agustin – Iloilo City. He finished his master’s degree in Theater Arts – Arts Administration at the Eastern Michigan University as a Ford Foundation International Fellowship Program scholar. He received the Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines Award in 1996 znc d

At the University of San Agustin, he has held various positions including Artistic Director of the USA Little Theater, Coordinator of the USA Culture and Arts Office (formerly USA Center for Culture and the Arts), University Co-curricular Coordinator and Director of the USA Student Affairs and Welfare Office. He was festival manager of NCCA’s Tanghal 1 (2007) and Tanghal 9 (2015), Iloilo Theater Arts Festival (ILOTF) since 2015, and artistic director of the Iloilo Dinagyang Festival 2020-22. He was Vice President and member of the NCCA National Committee on Dramatic Arts in 2015-2017 and 2017-2020, respectively. He is currently the vice president of Teatrokon, the Western Visayas Theater Network.
He started theater in 1987 with the USA Teen Theater Company, USA Little Theater in 1991 and Stage 1 Company in 1996. As Artistic Director of USALT, he directed Padayon sa Panglakaton (2010), BayaNiRizal (2011), Basura Busters (2012), imagine|a|nation (2013), Passion Fruit Shake (2014), Shookt (2016), Adobo (2018), PDL 700 (2019) and SNOW (2021), among others. At the start of the COVID19 Pandemic in 2020, Eric led USALT to adapt performances from stage to screen, exploring theater forms on various digital platforms. Eric devises performances with the USALT on contemporary issues including human rights, heritage, the environment, and mental health. USALT received the Ten Accomplished Youth Organization (TAYO) Award from President Benigno, Aquino III in 2014.