{"id":27234,"date":"2006-09-07T12:58:00","date_gmt":"2006-09-07T12:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myartmemoryproject.com\/?p=27234"},"modified":"2024-07-04T13:54:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T05:54:01","slug":"the-60-second-plug-the-shape-of-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myartmemoryproject.com\/ms\/articles\/2006\/09\/the-60-second-plug-the-shape-of-things\/","title":{"rendered":"The 60 Second Plug: The Shape of Things"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n

Shed some\nlight on the play for us<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, it’s about art and how far a person is willing\nto go for it. It also questions art and brings up interesting points about the\nnegative and positive sides of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Neil\nLabute? Why ‘The Shape of Things’?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we initially came up with the idea of doing our\nfirst play, we actually wanted to produce something completely original. But we\nwere unable to due to time constraints, so our co-producer actually brought a\nbunch of scripts and we picked the best one out of the lot and Neil’s piece was\nthe winning number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tell us\nlittle about the cast<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Um, I wanted to introduce new faces into the theatre\nindustry and therefore two out of four of the cast members are newcomers. The\nother two however, have dipped their pinky-toes into the world of theatre\nbefore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s the\nstory behind the name of your theatre company? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had nothing to do with the naming! I only found out\ntoday that General of Dado was supposed to mean that we were an army of theatre\npeople who dared to be different. Dado means different and decorated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The theme\nof manipulation is strong in this one. Is becoming a theatre director your\nfirst step towards world domination?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You should be warned that the Force is strong in me. I\nfind your lack of faith in me disturbing. Anyway, I have a theory that art is\nactually life and life is art. Like art we don’t really live our lives, we\nrespond to what life throws at us. So maybe I can brainwash the world into\nseeing things my way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How has\nthis first pregnancy and birth been for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Painful, like a natural birth without the epidural.\nBut there will be more kids to come. Hopefully, this time it will be a\nCaesarean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What was a\ntypical day on set like?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I go to rehearsals, I sit down, I tell the actors to\nwarm-up, I call for meetings with the crew, I get a migraine, I start searching\nfor my PANIC button, I cannot find it, actors finish their warm-up, I start\nrehearsals while having a migraine, my nails gets shorter and shorter, I lose\nmy hair, rehearsals end, feedback given, extra chunks of hair fall out, adjourn\nto nearest food joint to relax and unwind. Lather, rinse, repeat, six hours a\nday, six days a week… yeah!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This being\nyour first production, have you developed a healthy hatred towards everyone in\nthe arts in Malaysia yet?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, not everyone, most of them, but not everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your\nadvice to all upcoming theatre directors out there…<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Invest in anti-depressants and be ready to be a\ndictator. It doesn’t pay to be a nice director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s next for you? <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sleep, I need a vacation. But no, after my diploma I’m going to live up to the company dream of producing and directing something original. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Published: 07.09.2006 on Kakiseni <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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