Tag: drama
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Characterization: A thought from Sir Lawrence Olivier
Lawrence Olivier said the following about acting: “If I play a beggar, I look for the king, and when I play a king, I find the beggar.” This is wonderfully simple expression of how to approach an acting role that you’ve been awarded. In real life, there are no regal people or destitute people. There…
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Boardwalk Melody – The Musical is Finished!
I gathered my student writing team together one last time to do a final read-through on the book for our full-length, original musical that we will be performing in May. Title: Boardwalk Melody Style: Throwback! We wanted to re-create the world of old-school musicals even though the setting is modern day. Here’s a brief synopsis:…
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Our new Book Musical!
A book musical is a musical that mixes drama and music into one coherent story. The music is used to express the feelings, desires, and hopes in the context of the story. A book musical is usually divided into three parts: the music, the lyrics, and the book (dramatic script). We (that being me and…
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Showtime! Today and Tomorrow!
I love these times. Building for months and finally everything comes to fruition. Summer writing. August casting. Sept-Nov practices. Nov 21 full dress rehearsal. Our 87 lighting cues are ready. The mics are jacked to the highest levels. The actors are pumped, and as this post goes live, so does my new show. Break a…
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Behind the Scenes Shots from Rehearsal
Here’s a few shots of our last rehearsal before our dress rehearsal. Three days away! 1. Tesa inside her BMW. 2 It looks like a good thing for David. “But what a farce I’ve been searching after. I’m alone as I will die.” 3 The two skydivers! 4 Joseph and the awkward hug, relentlessly taunted…
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“RLT DIARIES” – 9 days till showtime!
Jackie wrote a nice behind-the-scenes glimpse into our upcoming RLT Players’ production of “Captured in Time & Space.” She even referred to me as being stressed out. What? That couldn’t be true, could it? You can read the rest of the awesome post at PenTAS. Check it out HERE!
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RLT Players: The Second Three Sketches
This is part two of three, briefly highlighting the dramatic sketches I wrote and which will be performed at PenangPAC on Nov 22 & 23. From previous post: Sketch 1 “Black & White”, Sketch 2 “The Loudest Child in Church”, Sketch 3 “No in Spite of Itself” Here’s the middle three: Sketch 4 “Skydiver” The idea behind…
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RLT Players: First Three Dramatic Sketches
The new show I wrote and am directing for The RLT Players is entitled “Captured in Time & Space” with the by-line of “Defining Moments of Life.” This is an eclectic and really fun group of dramatic sketches, combining comedy, musical, dance, and drama in a poignant show which highlights life itself and those moments…
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