Tag: A Tad of Trouble
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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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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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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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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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On the First Day of March
Back in September 2008, I was beginning to undertake writing my second play — this one which would incorporate some music. “A Tad of Trouble” was born and performed for the first time in May 2009. Six years later I am re-staging it with lots new music and an updated script. It’s a fun story…
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Jumping Deep into My Next Musical
I’m producing and directing an original musical entitled “A Tad of Trouble.” I originally wrote the book and music to it back in 2008 with a group of students. We produced it in 2009 to very favorable reviews. For the past couple of years, I’ve been wanting to re-do it. To make it better. To…
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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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On the First Day of March – Sort of…
I was reminded recently of the following song I wrote for the musical I co-wrote with some individuals a few years ago called “A Tad of Trouble.” Truly, it’s one of my favorites – who wouldn’t love a musical where a troubled, mute boy is given the gift of song by his guardian angel…
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