Tag: drama
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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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Villains: An exercise in drama & writing
In my Intro to Theater Arts class, we did an exercise on villains. Everyone had to choose an especially wicked villain from a movie or book. I told them to chose someone who would be particularly unpleasant to be with in real life. Then, they had to pretend that they had to act the part…
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Auditions Day 1: Reflections
I started auditions today for our new play “Grandparents’ War” (more on the play later!) and I had 12 young actors, bright and spry, opening themselves up for critique. Talk about frightening. Is there anything more unsettling than drama auditions? Okay, well, perhaps there is. But actors have to really bare their soul in unique…
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My Script Chosen by Short & Sweet Malaysia!
My newly penned script entitled “Drive All Night” has been selected to be featured as part of Penang’s first ever Short & Sweet Malaysia (theatre category). http://shortandsweetmalaysia.blogspot.com/ My script will be directed by Amanda Khoo and performed at the Short & Sweet Festival at Penang Performing Arts Centre on Sept 10-Sept 15. I’ll be heading over…
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The Power of Drama in Penang
What makes a performance real? I had the privilege of pondering that question a lot last evening as I took in a performance of Frank McGuinnes’ Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me at the Penang Performing Arts Centre. The intimate theater setting had me sitting literally four feet from the three talented performers who were chained to…
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“Life with Stewart” – Our New Play NOW AVAILABLE!
I’m very pleased to announce the publication of my latest dramatic collaboration – LIFE WITH STEWART! http://www.amazon.com/Life-Stewart-Play-Three-Acts/dp/1468148699/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1329492384&sr=1-1 Life with Stewart takes a critical look at our media saturated, Hollywood driven pop-culture. It asks big questions about fame, vanity, the pursuit of money, and the enduring power of forgiveness. Here is the synopsis: Nick Baxter is…
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Take Two – Romantic/Comedy/Musical on sale NOW!
Join the whacky film crew from the “other world” as they are sent to film the life of Aubrey Culpepper who has serious guy problems. As Aubrey leaves another man at the altar, things get really wild behind the scenes as the egotistical director Floomenberg keeps changing screenwriter Sneergarble’s script much to the chagrin of…
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Take Two: Comedy-Musical Available in Print!
Take Two: Who Directs Your Life – the wild and crazy musical-comedy is finally coming to print. In this scene, Aubrey (middle right) is getting ready to lose her job as she will shortly lose control and attack her former fiance Humphries (middle left). Rebecca (LEFT) and Beth (RITE) are the two stereo speakers who provide…
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Finally, lower prices for paperback!
I’m pleased to announce that the price point for two of my previous plays has been reduced. Please pass this information along to any drama directors or lovers of drama that you know. Spy Blue: A Drama in Two Acts and Romans on the Couch are now available in paperback for $6.50 each. http://www.amazon.com/Spy-Blue-Drama-Three-Acts/dp/1456504290/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1328105893&sr=1-3 http://www.amazon.com/Romans-Couch-Mark-W-Sasse/dp/1461146089/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1328105893&sr=1-5…
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“Life with Stewart” goes into production
My latest collaborative play “Life with Stewart” heads into production next week with three performances scheduled at the Penang Performing Arts Centre in May. This coming Monday, I have a 4 hour audition marathon and then Thursday we’ll start rehearsing right away. I also have eleven talented individuals who make up my production crew in…
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