I’ve had the distinct privilege of watching my short play “Almighty Might” being performed at the Short & Sweet Festival KL under the very capable direction of actor and director Colin Kirton. Here are my thoughts:

Wow! What an amazing job they did! With three actors and a director’s vision, they brought down the entire regime of Antoine by simply having a courageous man stand and stare at the presidential palace.

The direction really was superb. I think Colin has an excellent chance to win the best director’s award. What was done extremely well was the narration. There is quite a bit of narration in my piece and it was divided up evenly between the various actors – and the narration was fast-paced – extremely fast paced – but very clear and easy to follow. The actors went in and out of various characters and moved around the stage freely, using lighting and movement to energize the staging and make it seem like there were a whole force of individuals who had come out to the square to “wait for the revolution.”

Unfortunately, I have to leave on Saturday and so won’t be there for the final performance. Hopefully, we will make it to the special GALA night which is Sunday evening – where the awards will be given out. I won’t personally be there, but I’m hoping the production and script will be up for several awards. Here’s keeping our fingers crossed!