One week from tonight, we’ll be doing our dress rehearsal for our brand new show “Captured in Time & Space”, a series of 9 dramatic and musical sketches which highlight the defining moments of life. In two previous posts, I broke down the first 6 sketches and now I’d like to do the same with the final three. And if you are in Penang, please come see the show at PenangPAC, Nov 22 & Nov 23. It’s going to be something special.

Sketch 7: Light a Candle

I wrote this sketch to be a simple expression of a daughter’s love to her father, whom she lost to a tragic accident when she was a child. The candle, and its flickering light, become a symbol and means of communication with her father in heaven throughout the course of her whole life. This sketch is backed by some beautiful theme music written by RLT alumnus Shion Beak.

Sketch 8: Jerome, the Malevolent God-King

Jerome was a two-year old abandoned script that I resurrected. Originally titled “Jerome the Cruel and Merciless” I reworked it into more a fantasy tale, with a grandfather telling the story to his granddaughter. It turned out to be a fun sketch. And when Aaron enters as Jerome on the back of Joseph, it’s pretty classic.

Sketch 9: Captured in Time & Space: The Musical

The show finale. I wrote this piece this past spring for two purposes. The first was for RLT and the second was to enter it into the KL Short & Sweet musical festival. I enticed Shion Beak to join me and help write the music and performance track. It chronicles three individuals who all have reached the end of their rope, and they cry to the heavens that if “Where you want me to go, but I can’t go alone.” It’s a poignant tale with fun music. It was fun to see how the short and sweet crew produced it, but I’m so excited to see the response as the RLT Players tackle it – especially with the awesome choreography of Rachel Chand. It’s going to be a great show ending. Can’t wait. Only one week!

All photography by Michael Deeb.