Tag: duet acting

• Being Nominated for an Award is Better Than Winning an Award

  Much fuss has been made of Leonardo DiCaprio and his “almost” Oscar awards. He’s come close so often that his name is being considered as a replacement for the word “horseshoe” in a certain popular phrase. The reality of awards is this: being nominated for an award, or being in the running for a possible…

  sassevn

  February 21, 2016

  drama, Life

  awards, duet acting, Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant, winning awards

• New Book: Theatrical Duets for Stage, Competition, & Classroom

  I’m pleased to announce the publication of my first collection of short plays – this one all duets. Theatrical Duets – on Amazon Theatrical Duets in Malaysia – on Bookurve This has been a fun collection to compile. Sixteen theatrical duets excellent for a variety of settings. Perfect for: High School forensics competitions – including scripts which…

  sassevn

  February 17, 2016

  10-minute play, drama

  award winning duet scripts, duet acting, duet scripts, forensics competition, theatrical duets

• These Girls at It Again

  Wow! I saw today for the first time these girls perform my new script. Yes. Lexi and Yzzy. These are the two whose performance at Short & Sweet Penang 2015 swept 5 awards with their poignant rendition of a mother and daughter in “Words to Say at the End of the World.” Well, they are…

  sassevn

  February 6, 2016

  10-minute play

  duet acting, forensics, short and sweet, southeast asia

• Writing Historical Pieces for Those Who Don’t Like History

  I found myself writing a short play over the weekend. It’s set in 1932 Central Park, NY. There are two characters: one Eulalie from Harlem and Becky, not from Harlem. I’ve become quite fond of this piece I named “Wonder Bread & Other Miracles.” As I was writing, I chose the name Eulalie for the…

  sassevn

  August 25, 2015

  drama, Indie Author

  duet acting, Eulalie Spence, forensics competition scripts, Harlem Renaissance, Lafayette players

• Three Duets, Two Solos needed. That’s it!

  The forensics coach at my school approached me today. She said that she only needs three duets and two solo acting scripts for her kids to work on. No pressure. Starting last year, the team asked me to write them scripts which they could perform at their forensics competition in February. Last year, one performance…

  sassevn

  August 23, 2015

  drama, Indie Author

  creative outlets, duet acting, forensics, short plays, solo acting

• Two Scripts – Two Medals at the SEA Forensics Competition

  Last fall, my frantic colleague came to me to ask a favor: would I be really to write a dramatic duet for two of my young actors who also perform on the school’s forensic team. I highlighted this in my post called Speed Publishing – where within a span of 24 hours I had written,…

  sassevn

  February 16, 2015

  drama

  award winning duet scripts, duet acting, duet scripts, forensics, forensics competition scripts, SEA forensics competition

• Theatre Production – So Many Hats

  I’m back into full-swing theatre mode. So much of my day revolves around theatre and drama, and, of course, I love all of it. But it is a telling sign of what’s to come. Here’s a quick run-down of all theatre related items I did today. A colleague came to talk to me about a…

  sassevn

  January 16, 2015

  drama

  drama, duet acting, production meetings, teaching drama, theatre production