Category: drama
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Finished Drama: “Tales of Wonder”
I’ve been writing for my drama group The RLT Players since 2011, so we are approaching our fifth original show. That in itself seems amazing. It’s been an awesome ride as we’ve performed before hundreds if not thousands of individuals, bringing our unique brand of drama to the stage. We perform short dramatic sketches, centered…
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A Short & Sweet Technical Meeting
I can’t delay it anymore. I’ll be directing a short play in the Short & Sweet Theatre Festival in late August here in Penang. It’s actually a piece that I have written called, “Words to Say at the End of the World.” I’ve directed before for Short & Sweet, but I specifically asked to direct…
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A New Play Chosen for Festival
I was quite pleased to get this email last night. My new, yet-to-be-performed short play will be performed as part of the SS Theatre Festival in Kuala Lumpur. The festival will be sometime in late September or early October. I was especially happy that this script was selected (I chose two, but only one per…
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“I Got Me a Girl”: Lyrics and Video from “A Tad of Trouble”
It’s no secret that I love writing lyrics. Here’s a particularly fun song from our recent musical. Lyrics below and a Youtube video of our opening night performance. Enjoy! “I Got Me a Girl” Lyrics by Mark W Sasse Music by Hui Min Tang & Mark W Sasse Oh, I got me a wish that…
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Drinks at a Drama Meeting
I was meeting with my drama group – The RLT Players – at an Indian restaurant for drinks. And they types of drinks ordered said a lot about our culture and climate. First off, picture an outdoor open-air restaurant with a thatched roof covering a large part of it. Then pictures rows of curry and…
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Ten Reasons My Re-staging was Better than the Original
I don’t know how many times a director or an artist gets to re-produce one of their own works. I did recently – re-staging my musical “A Tad of Trouble.” I wanted to make it better – much better than the original. And here’s 10 reasons why I think I succeeded: 1. Plot holes plugged…
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An Overview of My Dramatic Productions
As I finished my first re-staging of one of my own dramatic works over the weekend, it made me a little nostalgic for all the full-length productions I’ve produced, written, or co-written over the past eight years. I’ll list them in chronological order with the show’s venue as well. Lots of good times here. 2008…
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The Rebellious, the Confident, and the Honest: A Solo Act
The Rebellious, the Confident, and the Honest: A Solo Act by Mark W. Sasse In two hours, I’ll be standing in procession, walking down the middle aisle with the teary-eyed faces of friends and family cheering me on. I’ll hear my name announced loudly and clearly: Jenny Anne Folsom. I’ll take a deep breath…
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Patent Leather Love Seat: A Solo Act
Today, two solo-acts that I wrote are being performed for the first time by two of my students who have a lot of dramatic experience. So I decided I’d post them both over the next two days. I’m happy to share these with other dramatic groups who use them for non-commercial purposes. Thanks. Patent Leather…
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Thoughts on Opening Night
The jitters motor the action. The laughter loosens the mouth. The applause raises the chin. Opening night is always special. The theatre arts would be one of life’s more ridiculous endeavors if there never was an opening night. For months these make-believe characters have been jabbing at each other week after week, having the same…
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