Category: drama

• Inhibition or Criticism: Which will you choose?

  I was at a wonderfully produced high school banquet last night which had a Great Gatsby theme. It was all immensely fun as the evenings entertainment consisted of a series of skits which mimicked the time roaring 20s. They had one skit with the Marx Brothers, another with Houdini doing an escape trick, and, of…

  sassevn

  April 26, 2014

  drama, Indie Author

  creativity, criticism, Great Gatsby, high school performance, opening yourself up to criticism, overcoming inhibitions

• Boardwalk Melody: What the actors are saying. (Part 1)

  A month from now, my brand-new musical that I wrote with my students will be debuting at the Penang Performing Arts Centre for three shows. We’ve been rehearsing hard since January, and now we’ll be kicking it up a notch to get ready for the show. I am extremely excited about it and very proud…

  sassevn

  April 22, 2014

  Current Events, drama

  boardwalk melody, malaysia, malaysian drama scene, musical, musical theatre, Penang, PenangPAC, what’s happening May Penang

• Good Friday Original: The Life of Christ in Verse (A Sistine Chapel sketch)

  On this Good Friday, I thought I’d take this moment to share with you a new dramatic sketch I wrote. Actually, it’s more of a rhythmic poem in a sense, based on some paintings in the Sistine Chapel. Some of my young actors will be performing this at the Penang Performing Arts Centre in May…

  sassevn

  April 18, 2014

  drama, History & Culture, Indie Author, Life

  dramatic sketches about Easter, Easter, Good Friday, poems for Easter, sistine chapel, The last supper, The Life of Christ

• You can’t be a critic and a friend

  What a lonely life a critic must lead! Especially in the circles that most interest him or her. For how could one remain unbiased or completely forthright if you had to critique a friend’s production? I tend to have strong opinions about things – especially all things related to performing arts or film. I find…

  sassevn

  April 13, 2014

  drama, social critique

  being a critic, critics, theatre scene Malaysia, writing a critique

• Boardwalk Melody: The Story

  My original musical, “Boardwalk Melody”, which I wrote with several students, is currently in production and will debut at PenangPAC on May 23. I thought I would outline the story behind the musical. It’s going to be great fun! Fisherman Frederick has been chasing Minnie, the ice cream lady, for the last thirty years. She…

  sassevn

  April 12, 2014

  Current Events, drama

  boardwalk melody, musical in malaysia, Penang May events, PenangPAC

• A Brilliant Object Lesson on Good Acting

  The most awesome thing happened in my Intro to Theatre Arts Class today. We were in our drama circle, and I was debriefing an exercise we did two days ago where one person sat in a chair and was told that if she left the room, her family would die. Another person was outside and…

  sassevn

  April 10, 2014

  drama

  acting, acting techniques, acting tips, great acting, intro to theatre arts, teaching acting

• The Sistine Chapel Dramatic Sketches

  Our school is pretty cool. Each May we have a week we designate as our Fine Arts Festival where we have band concerts, live theatre (that’s my category), and art displays. We hold it at the Penang Performing Arts Centre. It’s a great event. My original musical, “Boardwalk Melody”, will be debuting during that week…

  sassevn

  April 7, 2014

  10-minute play, drama

  dramatic sketches, fine arts festival, michelangelo, Penang, penang theatre, PenangPAC, rosselli, sistine chapel

• Ever Try a Readers’ Theatre?

  I have now been part of two Readers’ Theatre Productions. What’s a Readers’ Theatre? It is as it sounds. The actors have scripts in their hands and read the play aloud, using vocal inflections and limited movement to replicate the emotion of a dramatic production. Or at least that’s how most Readers’ Theatres are described.…

  sassevn

  March 29, 2014

  Current Events, drama

  drama, genres of theatre, readers theatre, set design, theatre, theatrical performance

• Slight Envy towards Julian Fellowes.

  I have been a late arrival to the Downton Abbey craze, having only watched my first episode a few months ago. Today I just started season four, and so I am getting caught up. As a writer I can’t help but feel a little envious of Julian Fellowes who has this deliciously creative and intriguing…

  sassevn

  March 25, 2014

  drama, Reviews

  downton abbey, julian fellowes, review of downton abbey, writing for downton abbey

• The Key to Great Acting: Doing

  When was the last time you walked into an office and saw four people standing shoulder to shoulder doing nothing in particular? As in just awkwardly standing there? In the middle of the work day? I suppose the answer to that is never. That was the certain scene I had to wrestle with today in…

  sassevn

  March 21, 2014

  drama

  acting, acting techniques, acting tips, action in drama, directing, drama coach, drama tips