Category: drama

• A Writer Pushing Himself into Unfamiliar Territory

  Here I am at my normal writing location, but today, as the rain crashed the writing party, I find myself sitting out the outdoor restaurant, towel around my shoulders, feet away from the pool, with classic pop music from the 70s and 80s playing in the background. Actually, not a bad place to write. What…

  sassevn

  September 6, 2015

  drama, Indie Author

  writing, writing advice, writing drama, writing full-length plays, writing various genres

• A Rarity: Completely Unbiased Feedback about Your Writing

  It’s rare to be in a situation where one receives detailed and completely unbiased feedback of one’s writing. Sure, unknown reviewers leave ratings and reviews for my novels, but not many leave a score and give an assessment of the overall thoughts of an author’s writing. I received that recently and found it very interesting…

  sassevn

  September 5, 2015

  10-minute play, drama, Indie Author

  new plays, Pittsburgh new work festival, script assessment, short and sweet, writing assessment, young playwright

• 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…

  sassevn

  August 30, 2015

  10-minute play, drama

  best director, best script, drama awards, short & sweet penang 2015, short and sweet award winners

• 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…

  sassevn

  August 29, 2015

  10-minute play, drama

  10 minute plays, ivan photography, original plays, PenangPAC, short and sweet Penang, words to say at the end of the world

• Opening Night a Big Success

  I had a lot of fun taking in the opening night of Short & Sweet Malaysia, which kicked off with a week of theatre in Penang. After that it will be heading to KL for nine weeks of Short & Sweet creativity. Here was the running order for opening night: My play was 6th out…

  sassevn

  August 27, 2015

  10-minute play, drama

  10 minute plays, PenangPAC, short and sweet 2015, short and sweet malaysia, short and sweet Penang, short plays

• Short & Sweet Theatre Penang 2015

  Backstage before dress rehearsal tonight. I got my annual orange name tag – this year as playwright and director. And I meant to get a couple photos of dress rehearsal, but it seems I was too busy watching the performance. Nine different plays are taking the stage this year. Quite  an eclectic mix of material.…

  sassevn

  August 26, 2015

  10-minute play, drama

  directing short and sweet, malaysia, short and sweet Penang, short and sweet theatre, theatre

• Writing Historical Pieces for Those Who Don’t Like History

  I found myself writing a short play over the weekend. It’s set in 1932 Central Park, NY. There are two characters: one Eulalie from Harlem and Becky, not from Harlem. I’ve become quite fond of this piece I named “Wonder Bread & Other Miracles.” As I was writing, I chose the name Eulalie for the…

  sassevn

  August 25, 2015

  drama, Indie Author

  duet acting, Eulalie Spence, forensics competition scripts, Harlem Renaissance, Lafayette players

• Theatre Review: Slow Sound of Snow

  I was able to catch the Iranian drama troupe perform the experimental dramatic piece “Slow Sound of Snow” as part of the 2016 Georgetown Festival. The story (if you call it that) takes place in a small shack with a slanted floor, huddled underneath a treacherous mountain cliff which is in danger of producing an…

  sassevn

  August 24, 2015

  drama, Reviews

  experimental theatre, georgetown festival, iranian theatre, slow sound of snow, theatre review

• Three Duets, Two Solos needed. That’s it!

  The forensics coach at my school approached me today. She said that she only needs three duets and two solo acting scripts for her kids to work on. No pressure. Starting last year, the team asked me to write them scripts which they could perform at their forensics competition in February. Last year, one performance…

  sassevn

  August 23, 2015

  drama, Indie Author

  creative outlets, duet acting, forensics, short plays, solo acting

• Looking Ahead: Short & Sweet Theatre Penang Next Week

  Next week kicks off the 4th annual Short & Sweet Theatre festival in Penang. I’ve enjoyed being involved in it since its inception back in 2012. The Short & Sweet Theatre concept comes out of Sydney, Australia which has been holding this open, theatrical competition for many years. The concept has spread worldwide and can…

  sassevn

  August 19, 2015

  drama, Penang

  10 minute plays, play directing, short and sweet Penang, what’s on Penang