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Not Grey: Intimacy, Ageing & Being | 2021

ROLE & TASKS

  • Acted as assistant stage manager for the online performance, Not Grey, by Salty Xi Jie Ng, showcasing video vignettes, interactive performances and writings by 15 senior women answering the question: "What is intimacy to me?"

  • Assisted in any last minute video edits.

  • Gave direct cues to live performer

  • Executed live cues through command buttons 

  • Managed set-up and tear-down

  • Manage live chat (replying and relaying to performer)

TAKEAWAYS

  • Learning to operate the platform 'Ohyay'

  • Managing an online performance

  • Assisting performer in learning lines and cues

  • Gaining understanding and experience in working with seniors (as performers and audience members)

GALLERY

'Day I Met The Prince' Prompt Book | 2021

ROLE & TASKS

  • Created and annotated a prompt book using Kuo Pao Kun's 'Day I Met The Price'

  • Created my own cues, stage design and costume design

  • Sourced for sound effects and music to be used for the cueing exercise

  • Used the prompt book to call cues in a graded cueing exercise

TAKEAWAYS

  • Learning to call and craft my own cues

  • Learning about the several roles of a stage manager beyond calling cues

  • Developing several ideas to stage a script

Prompt Book PDF

'Bertolt Box' Theatre Education Package | 2019

ROLE & TASKS

  • Created an education package about playwright Bertolt Brecht and his play 'The Good Person of Szechwan

  • Used the theme of an investigation to encourage curiosity and engagement -- looking into the relationship between Brecht and the main character 'Shen Teh' through the eyes of junior researchers

  • Designed the activity 'Respond' as well as the starting instructions

TAKEAWAYS

  • Ensuring the materials are engaging and immersive

  • Balancing the mystery and educational aspects of the package

SOFTWARES USED

  • Adobe Photoshop

GALLERY

Buds Youth Theatre | 2019

WHAT IS IT

  • Buds Youth Theatre (BYT) is an inclusive theatre exposure programme for youths aged 15 to 22 years old

  • Each year 15 youths are selected and introduced to acting, playwriting & performance skills

TAKEAWAYS

  • Developing leadership skills through adopting different leadership positions for each event

  • Gaining varied experience in event management (Event planning, Logistics, Publicity, Welfare, Finance)

  • Creating full length proposals for events

GALLERY

  • LinkedIn

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