About 2 months ago, when the committee came out wif the idea of combining the two streams of sketch that existed since years ago, i, at that particular moment whose assistant was elected as the committee member, thought that i lack of ppl helping me, quickly raise my hands to accept it. It was a rush decision which proved too late to realized it afterwards.
We used to have 2 sketches every year.one is comedy, another one is serious traditional chinese sketch, called main sketch. the ppl from respective sketch always have different idea & not well wif each other one. it's can't be helped coz we're quite opposite to each other(i myself is from main sketch one. i was one of the main actors in the main sketch). Combining both if works will create a new era for the sketch of usmkk; if failed, it'll juz yield disaster.
Hence, i managed to become the main director, the head in charge of the combination for the sketch which known as"the sketch". Honestly, it is pretty challeging & tough along the way. Oh yeah, forgot to mention that the board of directors for the sketch is consist of ex-actors & actress from comedy & main sketch, it's bcoz we need to create a balanced sketch. How balanced? a story which is not a comedy throughout the show as it was based on the traditional sketch-"The Legend of Mulan"Headache was the perfect word to describe my works in directing coz it's hard to find materials for the comedy & to build a solid storyline to ensure the stability of the show & its acceptance from the public, seniors & colleagues.
In the 2 months, we had many many practices, rehearsals & QCs. Many mixed comments were given & most of them not very supportive of the show that we had done. So tired, i really hv no idea sometimes coz i'm not a professional in this field, i'm jz a student but my tasks were heavy. To make things worse, I even quarrelled wif some of my coursemates. My relationship wif frens at that time was very bad. Very stress, i've had insomias....Struggled a lot to sleep early, but wake up very early(juz 2-3 hours after i close my eyes)
Plus, in order to control situation which sometimes can be very uncontrollable, i became the least popular director coz i gotta b strict while others can get along, i was in vain, dunno wat to do.How much? Well enough to spark a slight discomfort inside my heart. No, i'm not jealous, it's jz tat i dun like tis kind of situation. But, thank god, i finally truly understand y my father insist on being strict eversince i was small. The more futile i felt, the sadder i became. I understand that my way is not very proper but i really dunno any alternative to chg it. :-(
Okok, back to cny thing. So, i went through thick & thin wif some of my true frens tat so good( God bless them!), changed the script over & over again & continue showing strict. I wish to say sory to them coz they had tired & lethargic days or nights wif us to go through wat we had changed or directed. The most stressful one would be that we gotta changed many tiny parts 3 days prior to the grand night which were crucial in order to present a good show to the audience.
Eventually, the long-waited night had arrived. I was excited yet worried at the same time coz many things were not 100% stable. Plus, due to inconvenience, we had problems wif the technical part( lightings, sounds, curtain, spotlights, follo light, etc.). Looking at the people that rushing in one by one o enter the hall, my uneasyness once again, relapsed. After that, the show began & we all watched the cny from the hall's 1st floor balcony coz the seats was overcrowded wif unexpected overwhelming response from ticket sales. The show went on one by one, I watched it one by one. Judging by the storm of applause from the audience, they were so happy wif the performances. At that moment, I started to think "Will my show also well-accepted by them?"
After about 2hours, it's time for my show. One word to describe it: wonderful! The audience like it very much! They laugh wildly & got quite deep into the story(judging by their expressions & responses). I also laugh wif them, not only bcoz it's funny. It is the laugh of satisfaction. All the stress & sweats that I have gone, in a blink of eye. So happy! Yahoo!
That's all about the sketch that I produced & directed. I am so grateful to have many people help or assist me in the process! Thank you Feng Chin & Ay Ting for their unconditioned hardworking to sew many costumes for my actors & actresses! Thank u for u gals' sleepless nights & spent school holidays, Christmas & New Year to quickly finish the job for me. Thank u to my fellow directors! Thank u seniors for valuable advices! Thank u Win Ling & Kian Ping for spending ur dinner wif my actors & actress to teach them martial arts. Thank u to Han Lim, Daniel, Wendy, Sok Ling, Kok Hee & Wen Hao that helped me wif my props! Thank u Chiat han for tolerating my everchanging demands for the technical issues that sure brought lots of headache to u! Thank u to anyone that had contributed to make the sketch a success!
苦尽甘来，真得很开心！
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