His extensive body of work includes 50 plays, 150 poems, and one novel. Aside from his writings, he was also a director, actor, and theater organizer.
During his time as Dean of the Philippine Normal College, he founded the Arena Theater. Through this, he institutionalized “legitimate theater” in the Philippines with the aim of “bringing drama to the masses’ ‘ and creating a national drama program that would serve the barrios of the Philippines, performing in barrios in 47 provinces around the country.
Four of his plays became tour staples: The Love of Leonor Rivera, Parting at Calamba, The Ladies and the Senador, and Sabina. Other published works include My Morning Star, But Not My Sons Any Longer, Gabriela Silang, and The Merry Wives of Manila.
Works:
http://topicalphilippines.com/People_Individuals/Montano_Severino.html
Sabina:
https://efeichem.blogspot.com/2016/06/sabina.html
Parting at Calamba:
https://phoelea.blogspot.com/2011/08/parting-at-calamba-by-severino-montano.html