Tag: Penang
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“Shear Madness” Malaysia in Penang
I had a fun time catching “Shear Madness” Malaysia at the Penang Performing Arts Centre last night. “Shear Madness” is the crowd-interactive, smash comedy-whodunit which has been performed in many countries around the world. Producers Gardner and Wife brought the piece to Malaysia, and they had two runs in KL before bringing it to Penang…
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Wrapping Up an Amazing Week: Putting Everything in Perspective
Our four show run of our original production, “For All Generations”, finished last night to a full house. Actually, all four shows were packed, and we were greatly appreciative of the responsive and generous audiences. Here was one of my favorite compliments: “I had three generations of my family at the play yesterday, and we…
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A Walk Through Our Final Rehearsal
8:30 Arrive. Set-up and arrange microphones, drama cubes, and props into their proper place. 9:00 The director (me) throws a curve at all the actors and redoes the last piece without warning. We relearn movement, pacing, and timing to match perfectly with the choreographed dancing and music. After about the 4th run-through, they get it.…
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Another cool feature of Penang – covered sidewalks.
I was walking down by Nagore Place not long ago and snapped this photo. I’ve seen these types of sidewalks built into the building before, but this is the first time that they really grabbed my attention. How cool! These can be found in several different places throughout Georgetown, and since I know nothing about…
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Writing: On the Spot Inspiration
Where does writing inspiration come from? I suppose every writer would answer this in different ways. I love what I call “on the spot” inspiration, when an idea suddenly strikes me out of the blue and it is seemingly unconnected with anything else I had been previously thinking. Then from that small kernel, a solid…
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Remembering How to Drive in the USA
As I head back to the States for the first time in two years, I have to go through my regular USA driving brush-up ritual so I will be able to successfully make a smooth transition from driving in Malaysia to driving in America. So here are the top ten things I need to remember…
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How everything should function: Learning from Tesco’s Parking Lot
You see this photo here? This is outside the Tesco Superstore here in Penang. You’ll notice on the sign that it says “motorcycle parking” but underneath it is a picture of a car. Well, Penang drivers are a force of nature and eventually Tesco wisely relented. Here’s what happened. When Tesco opened a couple of…
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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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Penang vs. Kuala Lumpur
I was in KL over the weekend at a softball tournament. Every trip to KL convinces me how happy I am to be living in Penang. Why? OK, let’s play the Penang vs. KL comparison game: Urban sprawl: Advantage KL Cool Twin Towers: AdvantageKL Time spent in traffic: Advantage KL Arts & Entertainment: Advantage KL…
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Review: Hamlet A Performance Lecture by Shakespeare Demystified
I caught the opening night of Hamlet: A Performance Lecture by Shakespeare Demystified at penangpac this evening, and I highly recommend it. They will be in town until Sunday and then will be heading to KLPAC later in the month. The Shakespeare Demystified Troupe never seems to disappoint, mixing lecture style analysis in-between pertinent scenes…
Author Mark W Sasse 