suzana@70an: the aftermath

ladies and gentlemen, fellow members of the floor.

suzana@70an is sketch performed by PETRONAS HRM staffs, with the talents comprised mostly from new executives to cool non-executives.

i must say that the show was successfully staged. the talents are to be congratulated. they successfully capture audiences' attention, they improvised the play, they became spontaneous when the situation forced them to do so, they played the characters very well, portrayed the characters as if that is how they act in real life, as well as achieving one of most important goals in any performance: audience can relate and understand what is being played.

yeap, there were some hiccups. the lighting is out, microphones not working, technical errors and stuffs. even the talents morale slowly diminished right before the play. nevertheless, these problems forced us to think out of the box. we had to think really hard on how to overcome the problems.

microphones out? no problem. use the inner voice. sound projection.
lighting's out? no problem. just use normal "lampu kalimantang" lor. :)

Firdaus (played by Nazya) was a bit "keras". for those who knew nazya back in UTP, you would be shaking your head in disbelief. he basically never do any stage performance. but anyway, he is a STAR in another field. basketball.

Suzana (played by Iyra). i can only say that she's perfect for the role. she's talented, and the fact that she's beautiful added extra mark for her. (hehehe). so readers, whenever you see this lovely lady performing, you better give 100% focus.

Apek (played by Joe), was hilarious. i mean, he easily fits in with the character. well, his chinese blood sure helps in bringing the character to life. he kinda saved the play, when spontaneously he interacted with the audiences while waiting for other talents to prepare for the next scene.

those were the main stars of the show. as for me, the other talents and i were surely worked our a55es off in ensuring that the transitions were smoothly done.

anyway, just received an email of appreciation from our VP. and i am glad to know that she enjoyed the play, and even suggested that we should do this more often! and not forgetting, she hoped that whatever that was given to ensure the success of the play, will spill over in daily working lives.

and now, i am very-very-very-ly impressed with Datuk.

and now, let the credits roll:-

maziana = bonda
arman = ayahanda
ro = mommy
ain = debbie
fini= amoy
shalina = combi
afrizan = ace
anas = jack
azamil = jeffry
jo = apek
nazya = firdaus
iyra = suzana

shikin = placard girl
najwa = stage manager
is = sound technician
elle = dance choreographer + co-director

and with that, i rest my case.

from the desk of,
Play Director


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