Tag: PenangPAC
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Black Box Experimental is Coming! And I’m Acting!
We, my crazy drama group, had our first rehearsal this morning for our experimental black-box piece which is coming to the Penang Performing Arts Centre for 1 night only on September 6. There are two earth-shattering things (for me) which make this very different. First off, even though I wrote it, I’m not directing it.…
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Black Box Experimental Theatre: Coming Soon!
An experimental, audience participation script that I wrote over Christmas has been chosen for production at the Penang Performing Arts Centre on September 6 as part of their Black Box Experimental series. I’ve hired my super-talented, former actress Yzzy Loh to direct the piece, and she came up with the first graphic poster for the…
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On Video: Our Opening Night
May 13, 2016 – World Premiere of “The Secrets of the Magic Pool” at Penang Performing Arts Centre. I finally got it up on Youtube. We had some technical sound issues that night, a little too much treble in some of the screaming parts. Unfortunately, we don’t have video of closing night, excellent sound, sold-out…
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So Excited! Opening Night – “The Secrets of the Magic Pool”
Venue: Penang Performing Arts Centre May 13, 2016 – 8pm – WORLD PREMIERE of my new play “The Secrets of the Magic Pool” 16 months since I first thought of this concept. 11 months since I finished the first draft of the play. 8 months since the first workshop to read it and get feedback.…
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The Purpose of Dress Rehearsals (REDUX)
Yesterday, I wrote this about our final rehearsal BEFORE dress rehearsal for my new show that opens at Penangpac on May13. Here were my last minute thoughts: You come to the point when constraints within and constraints without shape the product of your show whether or not you are satisfied with it. Am I? Satisfied?…
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The Actors Speak #1
Here are some promo sheets I made for my upcoming show. I’m really excited about this one: “The Secrets of the Magic Pool.” The script is available for purchase HERE! And now the thoughts of some of my incredibly talented actors.
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Review: Shakespeare Demystified – The Merchant of Venice (2016)
I was able to catch the KL Shakespeare Players with their new version of Shakespeare Demystified “The Merchant of Venice” on opening night at the Penang Performing Arts Centre. I’m very glad I did. Here they are after all the applause, before their post-show Q & A. The show itself is in ingenious romp through…
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Theatre Review: Marble Hearts
I saw the new play “Marble Hearts” tonight at the Penang Performing Arts Centre. “Marble Hearts,” written and directed by U-En Ng, was really a tale of two halves for me. One I thoroughly enjoyed, the other that seemed to needlessly meander around too much for my taste. I’ll explain shortly. “Marble Hearts” is a…
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