Tag: RLT Players
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My Final Thoughts on RLT Players Season 3
Finished up a whirlwind of a week last night. And we finished it with a bang. A rocking sellout crowd who were moved and entertained by the young actors of The Road Less Traveled Players. What a privilege it is for me to lead and write for a group of talented, growing actors and performers…
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Showtime! Today and Tomorrow!
I love these times. Building for months and finally everything comes to fruition. Summer writing. August casting. Sept-Nov practices. Nov 21 full dress rehearsal. Our 87 lighting cues are ready. The mics are jacked to the highest levels. The actors are pumped, and as this post goes live, so does my new show. Break a…
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Bumping in …
I’m not a trained theatrical professional, in case you can’t tell. I’ve learned everything (and am continually learning everything) on the fly. I remember when I first agreed to direct a play for the first time. One of the actors asked me how we were going to block a scene, I said that we would…
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Taking Over the Foyer: 3 Days Until Showtime!
We have conquered the open spaces at Penang Performing Arts Centre @ Straits Quay Mall. The RLT Players’ display panels are up and ready to inform the theatre-going public of our utter awesomeness. (at least I hope) I’m super excited for opening night, Friday @ 5PM and 8PM. However, we bump-in at 10 on Thursday…
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Behind the Scenes Shots from Rehearsal
Here’s a few shots of our last rehearsal before our dress rehearsal. Three days away! 1. Tesa inside her BMW. 2 It looks like a good thing for David. “But what a farce I’ve been searching after. I’m alone as I will die.” 3 The two skydivers! 4 Joseph and the awkward hug, relentlessly taunted…
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Final Rehearsal before Dress Rehearsal
We had a great, long day today – a triple run-through of our new show from 9 am to 5 pm. These guys were working really hard and it was extremely fun and rewarding to see what they are putting together. A lot of funny moments! A lot of poignant moments. A lot of touching…
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RLT Players: The Final Three Sketches
One week from tonight, we’ll be doing our dress rehearsal for our brand new show “Captured in Time & Space”, a series of 9 dramatic and musical sketches which highlight the defining moments of life. In two previous posts, I broke down the first 6 sketches and now I’d like to do the same with…
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“RLT DIARIES” – 9 days till showtime!
Jackie wrote a nice behind-the-scenes glimpse into our upcoming RLT Players’ production of “Captured in Time & Space.” She even referred to me as being stressed out. What? That couldn’t be true, could it? You can read the rest of the awesome post at PenTAS. Check it out HERE!
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RLT Players: The Second Three Sketches
This is part two of three, briefly highlighting the dramatic sketches I wrote and which will be performed at PenangPAC on Nov 22 & 23. From previous post: Sketch 1 “Black & White”, Sketch 2 “The Loudest Child in Church”, Sketch 3 “No in Spite of Itself” Here’s the middle three: Sketch 4 “Skydiver” The idea behind…
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