Tag: musical
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A Woman at War: The Musical
I’m very excited about my 10-minute musical called “A Woman at War” being produced for the KL Short & Sweet Musical Festival, September 24-27. I’ve been in contact with the director and I’m excited about he actors he has chosen and the direction he wants to take the musical. He’s also putting together a 3-4…
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The “Boardwalk Melody” Story through Photos
“Boardwalk Melody” – An Original Musical The Story in Photos: Frederick, the fisherman, has been chasing Minnie, the ice cream lady, for years. I think she secretly has a crush on him, but she’s most definitely playing hard to get. Benedict (blue) works in his aunt Gert’s tourist agency. Gert has hired two girl-crazy teens…
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Boardwalk Melody: What the actors are saying. (Part 1)
A month from now, my brand-new musical that I wrote with my students will be debuting at the Penang Performing Arts Centre for three shows. We’ve been rehearsing hard since January, and now we’ll be kicking it up a notch to get ready for the show. I am extremely excited about it and very proud…
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“Boardwalk Melody: The Musical” – Here we go!
I’m privileged to work with an amazing group of high school kids who love the dramatic arts. Thursday, we start the production phase of our original, full-length musical “Boardwalk Melody.” The writing phase ended in December. Well, I should make a few qualifications. The book part of the musical if finished; I wrote that with…
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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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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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I write musicals – yeah, right
I’m not a musician. I have very limited range on a guitar – my only instrument – but I’ve always loved creating songs. I remember back in high school when I mowed grass a lot, I would just create all kinds of tunes and songs in my head. Sometimes I’d remember them and write them…
Author Mark W Sasse 