Category: Play
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My Play This Weekend in Penang: Grade Semantics
My play “Grade Semantics” hits the stage this weekend as part of the Short & Sweet Theatre Festival in Penang, Malaysia. This is a play that I’ve produced twice myself, and it’s a hit — especially with students and teachers. I’ve even had a HS counselor tell me after watching it that the farcical…
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The 12 Days of Christmas: Revisited
In the spirit of the season, I’m happy to publish below a little piece I wrote earlier this year entitled “The 12 Days of Christmas Revisited.” It was performed brilliantly by Seth Kelly and the RLT Players in their recent Christmas show. It can be used and performed with attribution however you like. Try it…
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Good Friday: Dead is Dead
Good Friday is the penultimate day for Christians around the world. It’s a reminder that the first day of the week is coming, the day that brings hope, the day that brings faith. But I’m sure the first Good Friday didn’t feel like it was a penultimate day, waiting for another reveal. Not, it would…
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Monologue #2: A Battle Cry
Here’s the second monologue added to the PAGES on the right of my site. In my play “Life with Stewart”, Nicholas Stewart, an aged Hollywood movie star, is asked to deliver again his famous speech as the unforgettable protagonist Wellesly Green from the movie “Surrender has no Tomorrow”. (Of course, all of this is fictional.)…
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“Dead is Dead” – A Script for Easter
I was asked to write a Good Friday script for our school’s chapel. It’s entitled “Dead is Dead.” My actors did an incredible job with it – about a disillusioned couple the day after the crucifixion. To celebrate Easter, I’ve included the full script of “Dead is Dead” below. Would love your feedback on it.…
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Valentine’s Day Excerpt: Princess Pearl Speaks of Her Love, Casimir
For Valentine’s Day, here’s an excerpt from my new play “The Secrets of the Magic Pool.” In this excerpt, Princess Pearl is anxious for her Prince to arrive, and she banters back and forth with her loyal servant, Majji. PRINCESS: (overly dramatic) But it’s truer than the rise of mercury in the noon day sun.…
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A Momentary Stare at a Blank Page
Before I go and write I wanted to reflect on the blank page that awaits me. I have an idea in my head and I am ready to start putting it on paper. Two hours from now the blank will be filled, but I am not yet sure what I will have. Will the words…
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Short & Sweet Musical Opens Tonight – and I’m Not There!
Unfortunately, I’m going to be missing the “World Premiere” of my mini-musical (written with Shion Beak) called Captured in Time & Space. It’s showing as part of the Short & Sweet Musical KL starting tonight through Saturday. I will be there Friday and Saturday nights, at least. I thought I’d give you a short walk-through…
Author Mark W Sasse 