Category: 10-minute play
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Break a Leg: “It’s the End of the World & I Love You”
My short musical, “It’s the End of the World & I Love You” is being performed this week at the Kuala Lumpur Short & Sweet Musical Festival 2017. It’s being directed by fellow writer and director Terence Toh — though he admits this is his first hand at directing a musical. I think he’ll do…
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My Play in Short & Sweet Kuala Lumpur: This Week!
A brand new short play of mine will be one of the featured plays this week at the Short & Sweet Theatre Festival Kuala Lumpur. It’s a gritty piece called “Alone in a Bar,” about a desperate man in a bar, who comes in each day and drinks himself into oblivion. He never speaks a…
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Now Available: Theatrical Duets
Drama directors, forensic coaches, drama teachers, or any lover of theatre. Here’s a great collection of duets which can be used for a variety of settings. It includes 4 award winning scripts, and 12 other unique, engaging, socially relevant scripts for all different settings. All of these have been theatre-tested in one way or another.…
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My Script Chosen! Top 10 finalist in Davenport 10-Minute Play Contest!
I was happy to see my brand new script “Safe Spaces” was chosen as one of the Top 10 finalists in the 4th Annual Davenport 10-Minute Play Contest! And now, you can help! Besides being judged by Broadway insiders, it will also be judged by readers. So the readers’ choice could help make or break…
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Watch the Silver Medal Performance of My Script
Here’s the video link for my favorite young actors bringing home the silver medal at the SEA Forensics Competition using my new script, “Me, Myself, & the Bridge of Sighs.” I know I’m not biased, but I would have given them gold! Anyways, they were fabulous as usual. Enjoy this poignant performance by two bright…
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New Book: Theatrical Duets for Stage, Competition, & Classroom
I’m pleased to announce the publication of my first collection of short plays – this one all duets. Theatrical Duets – on Amazon Theatrical Duets in Malaysia – on Bookurve This has been a fun collection to compile. Sixteen theatrical duets excellent for a variety of settings. Perfect for: High School forensics competitions – including scripts which…
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These Girls at It Again
Wow! I saw today for the first time these girls perform my new script. Yes. Lexi and Yzzy. These are the two whose performance at Short & Sweet Penang 2015 swept 5 awards with their poignant rendition of a mother and daughter in “Words to Say at the End of the World.” Well, they are…
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An Award-Winning Night: The Story of How We Got There
We won five major awards last night at the Short & Sweet Festival 2015 Penang for “Words to Say at the End of the World” Best Overall Production Best Script (Mark Sasse) Best Director (Mark Sasse) Best Actor Female (Lexi Zimbulis) Best Supporting Actor Female (Ysabel Loh) Wow! Quite a night, but it brings me…
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My Short & Sweet Play through Photos
Courtesy of Ivan Photography, they beautifully captured the immense talent of my two young actors, Lexi and Yzzy. I’m incredibly proud of both of them. They just have the gift, and they brought my script to life in an amazingly emotional way. Check out this intensity. Tonight is the last of four performances. It’s been…
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