Category: drama
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Bumping In: Bringing “A Tad of Trouble 2015” to Life!
Today is the day when all the fun and headaches begin. Really, it’s a privilege, actually. To be able to be in a position to write a drama or musical and bring it step by step to the stage is an awesome experience. And today is the day! Bumping in a production is stressful to…
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The Unfocused Ramblings of a Director One Week Away
My new musical, “A Tad of Trouble,” has its dress rehearsal in eight days. That means that I have completely stopped being an author or a writer. I am, for all practical purposes, a mad-man scurrying around trying to keep everything floating and organized. Months and months of preparation have come down to mere days.…
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A Sneak Peak Video at Our New Musical
A behind the scenes mini-preview of our new musical “A Tad of Trouble.” This is one of the closing numbers of act one. Our rehearsals take place in our chapel because it’s the largest place on campus for us. We won’t get to rehearse on the actual stage at Penangpac until May 18 – the…
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2:08 – A record (plus lyrics for a new song)
We had our first of three all day Saturday rehearsals before the big show. It also signified the first time we did a complete run-through, which is always a big deal, and I’m happy to report that the show will go on! Actually, for a first run-through, it was quite superb – not for how…
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Coming soon!
Book and Lyrics by Mark W. Sasse Music by Hui Min Tang, Clarissa Lister, Elisabeth Brokaw, Hannah Graves, David Beak, & Mark W. Sasse
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Our Photoshoot: “A Tad of Trouble”
We had our drama photo-shoot a couple days ago, graciously done by the talented Matt Brandon. A huge thanks to Matt for his time and generosity for doing these. Please check out Matt’s website The Digital Trekker. I’ll post a few of the photos here to help us all visualize the story of “A Tad of…
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Zander’s Monologue
In May, I’m directing a re-staging of our “smash-hit” comedy-drama-musical “A Tad of Trouble” at the Penang Performing Arts Centre. There’s a lot to like about this musical. Strong characters, a unique premise, and just lots of fun! Zander is one of the guardian angels in the play and at the beginning of act two,…
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Our Latest Readers’ Theatre
We had a ton of fun last night putting on our third annual readers’ theatre – this time our rendition of the famous 4077th in South Korea! If you’ve never attended a Readers’ Theatre, it’s a fun and unique event. We like to go all out – unique staging (our stage was 40 feet long…
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