Category: drama
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I Love Watching Students Do Drama
Had a great time tonight watching two one-act plays performed by all high school freshmen and sophomores girls with one junior boy thrown in the mix. It was a lot of fun. It’s interesting to see the different levels of performance. The newbies who are nervous and wondering how to act on stage after their…
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Drama Time!
I love August because that starts the next season of drama in my life. This past week we auditioned a bunch of students for three different productions this semester. The one I’ll be heading up is my beloved drama troupe – The RLT Players. We are back for our third season and have a fantastic…
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Script chosen for Short & Sweet Theatre KL – “Almighty Might”
I’m thrilled to announce that my dramatic sketch “Almighty Might” has been selected for inclusion in this year’s Short & Sweet Theatre Festival KL. I’m super excited about it. I wrote “Almighty Might” a couple of years ago for my drama group The RLT Players, which I formed after being inspired by a Malaysian drama…
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Finishing Touches on New 10-Minute Musical
I’ve had the privilege twice to work with musically talented Shion Beak on short musicals. Here’s how it works: Me, extremely challenged in music, come up with a musical concept, lyrics, and basic melody. I make a (very) rough recording of it. I give it to Shion, and she does her magic, sending back a…
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Self-Assessment: How I Rank My Own Plays
I’ve written or co-written seven full length plays. All of them were a blast to produce and stage, but some of them, in my opinion, have staying power while others I would probably never want to revisit. Why am I contemplating the quality of my plays? Well, my latest one, “Grandparents’ War” finished its limited…
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Discipline + Imagination + Bravery = ?
Here’s another connection between acting and writing. I found this equation in one of my drama books: Discipline + Imagination + Bravery = Success! I couldn’t have said it better for either acting or writing. Let’s break this down a little bit: DISCIPLINE An actor has to be disciplined in putting in the homework to…
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Drama: The value of character interviews
I had an amazing time sitting down with a bunch of the cast members of our new, original production of “Grandparents’ War” and conducting a series of character interviews. The ground rules were simple: stay 100% in character until I say ‘stop’. They were amazing, and I didn’t ask easy questions. The time frame was…
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