IF I HAVE 1,000,000.00 (C)

Presented by Dramatic Boundary

Dates: 29 - 31 May 2009
Times: 8.00pm (29 & 31 May), 2.30pm (30 June), 3.00pm (31 May)
Venue: The Actors Studio @ Greenhall
Admission: RM15.00

RUNNING / BERLARI (FILM SCREENING)

RUNNING / BERLARI (Film Screening)

A Film Documentary presented by SUARAM (Suara Rakyat Malaysia)
Directed by: Mien Lor

Date: SATURDAY, 18 April 2009
Time: 8.00pm - 10.00pm
Venue: The Actors Studio @ Greenhall
Admission: FREE

About the show:

Imagine leaving all that you have behind to escape to a foreign land. Imagine running away because you fear for your life and the life of your loved ones. Imagine running to escape from persecution, only to arrive at another form of incarceration. Imagine running towards hope and freedom, only to find that hope is all there is.

Running follows the plight of different individuals who ran away from their homes in Burma in the hopes of freedom and a better life. They are each a refugee, asylum seeker and/or stateless person. As they tell their stories, they delve into their difficult lives in Malaysia in search of stability and the hope of a better future that is denied to them in their home country. Their story represents the stories of many other refugees who are currently in Malaysia.

BERLARI

Bayangkan anda meninggalkan semua kepunyaan anda dan melarikan diri ke suatu negara asing. Bayangkan melarikan diri kerana takut nyawa anda dan orang kesayanganmu dalam bahaya. Bayangkan anda melarikan diri untuk melepaskan diri daripada penindasan, tetapi akhirnya masih ditindas. Bayangkan berlari ke arah harapan dan kebebasan, hanya untuk mendapat tahu bahawa harapan sajalah yang wujud.

Berlari mengisahkan kesusahan beberapa individu yang melarikan diri dari Burma, dengan harapan untuk mendapatkan kebebasan dan kehidupan yang lebih baik. Mereka adalah pelarian, pencari suaka dan/atau orang yang tidak mempunyai kerakyatan. Mereka menceritakan kehidupan mereka yang susah di Malaysia dalam mencapai masa depan yang lebih baik. Malah, hak inilah yang telah dinafikan terhadap mereka di negara asal mereka. Cerita mereka mewakili cerita-cerita pelarian lain yang kini berada di Malaysia.

BRITISH INVASION

TAS @ Greenhall goes Britannia! A night of song and comedy hosted by Ben Singh and Bill Reitberger, featuring Daniel Chan, Maya Hanum, Mark Noel James, and special guest Dasha Logan.

Executive Producer: John Shebat de Silva

Date: SATURDAY, 30th May 2009
Time: 8.30pm
Venue: The Actors Studio Greenhall

Admission by minimum donation:
RM10.00

Contact:
012 451 9304
04 263 5400

Email:
shebatdesilva@yahoo.co.uk
laugh_it_out@hotmail.com

Webpage:
www.theactorsstudiogreenhall.blogspot.com

SOUL! An Acoustic Tribute to Aretha Franklin

An Acoustic Tribute to the Queen of Soul - ARETHA FRANKLIN! With only one performance, the showcase will feature Aretha's hits performed by Maya Hanum and Daniel Chan with special guest vocalist Dasha Logan!

Executive Producer: John Shebat de Silva

Date: SUNDAY, 26th April 2009
Time: 3.00pm
Venue: The Actors Studio Greenhall, Light Street.

Admission by minimum donation:
RM10.00 (Free Seating / Standing)

Contact:
012 451 9304
04 263 5400

Email:
shebatdesilva@yahoo.co.uk

Webpage:
www.theactorsstudiogreenhall.blogspot.com

STAGE!

Presented by: The Actors Studio & Michelle Quah
Featuring: Michelle Quah, Nick Choo (piano), Llew Marsh, Christina Yap

The Actors Studio and Michelle Quah present STAGE! featuring the art of actor songs. Character, comedy, drama and ballad pieces to herald Michelle’s re-entry into public performance after a two-year absence.

Accompanied by award-winning pianist Nick Choo, and duetting with Cameronian Award adjudicator and winner Llew Marsh, Michelle returns, cooler, keener, sassier, than ever before.

Season kicks off 20 and 21 March 2009, 8.30pm at Actors Studio Greenhall, Penang.

Contact:
The Actors Studio Box Office, Greenhall, Penang.
Tel: 04-2635 400 / 012-4519 304 / 012-4040 139

Email:
greenhall@theactorsstudio.com.my
shebatdesilva@yahoo.co.uk
michellequahcl@yahoo.com

Entry by donation: RM15

Box Office opens from 3 March 2009
Tuesday–Friday: 11am–5pm;
Saturday: 11am – 3pm

More info on ‘Stage!’
http://michellequah.wordpress.com

The Performers:

Nick Choo
Nick is a journalist with a passion for composition and musical theatre, and has written and performed in numerous productions in Australia and Malaysia. Among them are original music and arrangements for A Christmas Carol at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (Dec 2008) for which he has been nominated for Best Music; two Shakespeare sonnets set to original music in Love & Beauty (K L Pac, Sept 2008); and a series of workshop performances fromThe Edge (K L Pac, July 2008), Nick’s original work. Michelle sings Now That You’re Here, from the Edge. Nick is also writer/composer of Follow the Light, an award-winning musical (Perth, Nov 2005). His songs have also been featured in 8TV’s 5Jingga. Visit Nick’s website at www.nick-choo.com.

Llew Marsh
Llew studied Accounting & Theatre Arts in Australia. His versatility is borne out in one who acts, dances, sings and plays the piano. the His stage credits include Souvenir, Jesus Christ Superstar, A Funny Thing Happened on The Way To The Forum, A Slice of Saturday Night, The Miser, Pygmalion, Romi & JooLee dll, Cinderella: A Rockin’ Panto, Scorpion Orchid, Carmina Burana, Faure’s Requiem, The Marriage of Figaro and Die Fledermaus. As producer, musical director and arranger, Llew has worked with the glitterati of the performing arts scene in the Klang Valley and is winner of the Boh Cameronian Arts Awards. Llew teaches Introduction & Intermediate Musical Theatre at K L Pac Academy as well as adjudicates on the musical theatre panel for the Cameronian Arts Awards.

Christina Yap
Christina trained in classical singing under renowned baritone Cha Seng Tiang. She started her singing career in the choir of the Philharmonic Society of Selangor, graduating from the chorus to supporting roles in Lyric Opera Malaysia’s production of The Merry Widow, in K L Pac’s Pygmalion and most recently in K L Pac’s Broken Bridges. She loves the classics, especially of the Baroque and Romantic eras but will happily sing pop and musical theatre.

Michelle Quah
Michelle graduated from Akademi Seni Kebangsaan, having been trained in classical singing under Malaysian baritone Cha Seng Tiang. During two stints of her residence in the US, she came under the tutelage of Sana Christian, who guided her in a crossover to jazz and musical theatre, then under Dr Charles Vail, she furthered her training in the classical genre which remains her first love. Michelle has appeared in public performances with The Kuala Lumpur Symphony Orchestra, and sung on stage in YTL-sponsored productions. In her most recent outing, she was lead actress in the musical Pygmalion.

NOTE:
STAGE! will return to TAS @ Greenhall with SERIES II in June.

7th Annual BOH Cameronian Arts Awards

The following productions (performed at Penang amongst other locations) are eligible for nominations for the 7th ANNUAL BOH CAMERONIAN ARTS AWARDS. Log on to www.kakiseni.com/vote/ and vote for your favourite production. note: you need to have an account (free of charge) with kakiseni.com before you are entitled to cast your vote.

POLL CLOSES ON 23rd FEBRUARY 2009 at 5.00pm.

Please show your support. Every vote counts! Thanks =)

Shows eligible:

NEWS FOR YOU: TERMINATION OF THE TEENAGE POPULATION
[Category: Theatre]
Written by John Shebat de Silva
Directed by John Shebat de Silva
Featured Ben Singh, Bill Reitberger, Dasha Logan, Alvin Dan, Imran Osman, Fadzrina Ariffin, Fariza Ariffin, Yugen

UNCUT, UNTITLED, PAPER HOUSE
[Category: Theatre]
Written by Teng Ky-Gan, Johann Lim, Mark Beau de Silva
Directed by Teng Ky-Gan, Johann Lim, Mark Beau de Silva
Featured Fish, Aishah Sinclair, Fang Chyi, Alfred Loh, Amelia Chen, Maybel Chan, Bella Rahim

BROADWAY PARODIES LAGI LAH!
[Category: Musical Theatre]
Written & Facilitated by Brian McIntyre
Featured Mia Palencia, Tria Aziz, Zeqhty Nattrah, Janet Lee, Tabitha Kong, Sarah Low, Shahila Johan, Glamorique Arshad, Ho Soon Yoon, Sham Sunder Binwani & Keith Yew

ID
[Category: Theatre]
Written by John Shebat de Silva
Directed by John Shebat de Silva
Featured Ben Singh, Bill Reitberger, Dasha Logan, Imran Osman, Christyna Fong, Nicholas Chong

BOTTOM TOP
[Category: Theatre]
Written by Mark Beau de Silva
Directed by Joe Hasham
Featured Faridah Merican, Mark Beau de Silva

THE SEVEN DEADLY SCENES
[Category: Theatre]
Written by Jonathan Lim, Maximillan Lim, Johann Lim, Diane Goon, Shern Chong, Doreen Loo, Juria Toramae
Directed by Kelvin Wong
Featured Aple Ang, Bryant Albuquerque, Batsheba Zlikha Arsalan, Rashdan Harith, Ista Kyra, Rachel Lai, Melissa Loovi, Ash Mathew and Mohamed Shamir

BILIK SULIT: TEATER BUKAN TEATER

TEATER BILIK SULIT

Teater Bilik Sulit is a play that features the untold true accounts of the nature of Police interrogation of the ISA detainees which are based on testimonials of those who used to be detained under the ISA.

Teater Bilik Sulit will be staged on these dates:
17/1/09 (Saturday) at 8.30pm18/1/09 (Sunday) at 3.00pm & 8.30pm

Venue : The Actors Studio Greenhall (Penang), Ground Floor Zhing Zheng School Memorial Centre, 32, Lebuh Light, 10200, Georgetown, Penang.

For info kindly contact 012 520 3101/012 465 1671 @ fadiahnadwa9@yahoo.com

Reminder : space is limited, kindly RSVP via email or sms