Sunday, April 09, 2006

The "Entrance/Ball/Exit" Mime


The "Entrance/Ball/Exit" Mime
Originally uploaded by K!Mberly.

The village kids got a big kick out of seeing Cameron, Tyler and I do the drama workout we've used on thursday. They were so funny afterward, all of them trying to pass imaginary balls to each other. Our audience was mesmirized!
Village Drama Audience

Monday, March 20, 2006

Friday, February 03, 2006

A good start to the 2nd semester!


Exodus 2:1-2
Originally uploaded by K!Mberly.
The last 2 weeks we've been working on a devised piece of story telling: Reciting the beginnings of the book of Exodus. We started last week with the group reciting ch 1 and acting it out. This week we did ch 2 with "tableaux" or "slide show" frozen pictures of the scenes spoken of in the verses listed above.

Exodus 2:3-4


Exodus 2:3-4
Originally uploaded by K!Mberly.

Exodus 2:5-6


Exodus 2:5-6
Originally uploaded by K!Mberly.

Monday, January 16, 2006



Drama Workout resumes at 3:30, 19 January, Thursday but in a new location. This ECA is for students grades 3-8. If you are interested in getting your acting muscles in shape, comment below with an: "I'm in!"

Venue: Teresa Ville, 1007 Lower Delta Rd #23-04. a 10 minute walk from school.

Monday, November 28, 2005

To Honor those of you who are going to be STAGE CREW for Peanut Butter Christmas this week. Here is the Gospel for Techies.

Monday, November 21, 2005



Going to put this "world" together in less than a month! If you're in Singapore, and want to be involved. Post a comment so I can send you the casting brief and the sign up sheet.

Friday, October 28, 2005

Journey to Media Corp.JPG


Journey to Media Corp.JPG
Originally uploaded by K!Mberly.
27 October, we had an audition for POLICE & THEIF, Season 3. It was sad that the who group couldn't go with us. We'd learned mid-day that we needed photo ID with our IC numbers on it. That meant 1/2 our group couldn't go. We'll have to plan another outing to Media Corp for the rest another time.

David, Jennifer, Tyler.JPG


David, Jennifer, Tyler.JPG
Originally uploaded by K!Mberly.
(the rest of the group in this picture looked too weird, so I cropped them out. Sorry guys.)

Waiting Our Turn


Waiting Our Turn.JPG
Originally uploaded by K!Mberly.
Mrs. Creasman whispers for the 100th time: "Inside voices Cameron!" 3rd graders fighting over who sat in the chair first. Looking for rubber bands. Is that a real stun gun? Jennifer wants to know who will be ROMEO. Ryugi and David really want to get a part. Deborah wonders whether she ought to take off her cat ears.

Thursday, October 27, 2005

Off to Media Corp today after a Drama Workout at school.
Here's my link to the terms you're learning about Playback Theatre.

Wednesday, October 26, 2005

First Drama Workout Photo: Week one

Tuesday, October 25, 2005

Media Corp Audition, Thursday 5PM

I've made a Drama Workout mailing list from the emails you all provided 2 weeks ago.

If you're not getting emailed, post a comment! Let me know!
I've added a few family emails from the directory too to get our bases covered
(growing up overseas, without baseball, do you kids know what that means?)

Last week a few of the team went to Yellow Box Studio for a radio
audition (for Flora Margarine!).

We'll get the rest of you there (if you're interested) sometime this year to do a demo tape for them.

This week on Thursday, we've got an opportunity to do a TELEVISION AUDITION at Media Corp after we've had our regular Drama Workout. I'll need to know how many of you are able to come and if any parents can help get us there. Please have your parents write a permission slip.

I can take a total of 7 in my car, so we'll need another parent along
if a group of you can go.

Thursday, October 13, 2005

We're going to see Rainbow Fish 2 on November 23. See the Asia Children's Performing Arts Festival website for details. We'll arrange for our group to meet the director and some of the cast after the show.

If you want to get tickets all together, get your $ to me ($19/ticket, or Family Package $64 for 2 adults, 2 kids). When I see how many we have coming, I'll see if we can get a discount and put the extra money toward snacks for Drama Workout!

After the show, you're all invited to come swimming and have a Drama Workout at the Creasmans. Bring a sack lunch.

Monday, October 10, 2005

STAND UP FOR SINGAPORE SCRIPT
More photos from International Night @
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25211130@N00/

I. INTRODUCTION Host 1: John Griffith, Host 2: Miriam Anota
[All students enter to SONG: STAND UP FOR SINGAPORE, underscores through Host Intro and 3rd graders]

Host1: Welcome to Singapore.

Host2: Our ADOPTED country.

Host1: Some of you know it well.

Host2: And some of you are just getting acquainted.

Host1: In the next 12 minutes, our drama club is going to give you a crash course on Singapore culture.

Host2: So buckle your seatbelts…

Host1: -- It’s the law now.

Host2: …and get ready to celebrate Singapore!

[timed: 30 seconds]

II. OUR FLAG [3rd Graders: Benjamin, Silas, Cameron, Micah]

IMG_0011.JPG
Originally uploaded by K!Mberly.


[Power point adds the elements each slide to “make” the elements of the flag appear.]

1: This is the Singapore flag.

2: Red stands for brotherhood and equality of every person.

3: White is for the nation’s purity and virtue.

1: The crescent moon represents a young nation which is growing,

2: and the five stars signify the ideals of democracy,

3: peace,

1: progress,

2; justice

ALL 3: and equality for everyone!

[Music transitions to Nightly News music as 3rd grades exit and 4,5,6th graders get in place.]

IMG_0010.JPG
Originally uploaded by K!Mberly.



III. SPECIAL NEWS REPORT: Small in Size, Big in Records [4, 5, 6th Graders]
Stephen Weidler, Rachel Low, Sydney Findley, Ellie Anderson, Jennifer de Jong, Hannah Clary

Anchor: [standing @ mic#1 in a cardboard box with a square cut out in front and painted to look like a TV. 2 brings you on, turns on the “TV” then goes to her position]
Good evening. Tonight, we have a special report on Singapore: Small in Size, Big in Records! ICS News has placed a few students around the island to report on the many ways Singapore has shown themselves to be the biggest and the best! First Jennifer de Jongh is standing by at the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve to give us the first of many impressive facts!

2: [start standing @ microphone #3, back to audience. When he says your name, turn around] Thanks Stephen. Would you believe that the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve here contains more species of plants than the entire North American continent!

Anchor: [hand to earpiece] That’s hard to believe Jennifer. But I’ll trust you’ve checked your sources.

2: The “Uniquely Singapore” website never lies.

Anchor: I would hope not. [2 turns her back to audience when he says Ellie’s name] How about we go over to Ellie Anderson who’s reporting from the center of the island.

3: [start standing @ microphone #2, turn around when he says your name] Yes, Stephen, I’m here reporting from the world's very first night time zoo, The Night Safari. If you haven’t gone, you should check it out. Ride the tram. It’s very cool.

Anchor: Singaporeans are known for their love of food. We have Rachel, Sydney, and Hannah standing by to report on the records set in Food Making.

[4&5 start standing @ mic #3, 6 at mic #2. Turn around when he says your name. NOTE: I want to take photos of you 4 girls this week]

4: Singapore entered the Guinness Book of Records in 1994 for making the longest popiah measuring over 50 metres in length.

5: What’s a popiah?

4: An Asian burrito.

5: What’s a burrito?

4: A soft taco rolled in a tube.

5: What’s a soft taco?

4: Oh man! You need to go to Taco Bell and find out for yourself!

5: Well I never heard of a popiah, but in 1994, Singapore set a world record for the longest satay, measuring over 50 metres.

4: What’s a satay????

5: Meat on a stick.

4: Sounds good!!

5: It is!!!!!

6: Longest Satay, Longest Popiah,. That’s nothing. A Chef at the Mandarin Hotel set a world record for pulling over 8,000 strands of noodles within a minute!

4: 8,000???!!!!

5: In a minute???!!!

Add 2, 4&5: NO WAY!!!

6: Way!

6 (not 4): Enough about food! Here’s the record that’s the most unbelievable of all:

ALL: The Great Singapore Duck Race!

[Director’s note: Here are some changes, look carefully]

2: In 2002 we set a new world record

4: AND raised funds for charity.

3: That was when we put more than 123,000 toy ducks in the Singapore River!

5: Can you imagine that?

Anchor: Wah. That’s a lot of rubber ducks! These wacky Singaporeans sure know how to put our little island on the world map!….And that’s our special report on Singapore:

ALL: Small in Size, Big in Records!

[6 goes to “turn off” the TV. 2 picks it up and carries it off (Anchor stays inside until off stage) to“Nightly News” theme.]

IV. “SINGLISH 101”LANGUAGE LESSON [7th & 8th Graders]
ROLES
1: takes this teaching opportunity seriously, Deborah Mc Connell
2: Great Singlish, Tyler Creasman
3: The rah rah and loud cheerleader type, Hope Alan
4: very few lines. Humorous. “Dead pan face.” David Rapa

3: We’re going to give you a chance to stretch your legs. So, if any of the next few things we say are describing you, we want you to stand.

1: Stand up if you’ve had to ask someone on the phone to repeat what they are saying because you can’t understand them.

2: Stand up if you think “lah” and “leh” “mah” and “meh” great ways to end a sentence.

4: Stand up if you want to speak like a local so you don’t get fish balls when you really wanted a filet of fish.

3: Okay, the rest of you who are still sitting. Stand up if you’d like to stretch your legs!!! ‘Cause, here we go for some “Singlish 101”

3: Tonight, we’re going to teach you a small collection of 'Singlish' terms which will help you fit in here.

1: And the first word is “Arrow” …Repeat.

AUDIENCE: Arrow

4: A verb.

1: Derived from the English language meaning to be given a task that you don't want to do.

3: For example—

1: [cuts in] --“They arrow me to take this Singlish lesson.

2: Yeah lor. And your Singlish no good what. But you like to action by being their teacher.

1: [ignoring him] Repeat: “They arrow me.”

AUDIENCE: “They arrow me.”

2,3: So clever you!

1: Next word: “Blur.” Repeat?

AUDIENCE: “Blur”

4: An adjective.

1: Derived from the English language meaning “does not know what is going on.”

3: Example:

2: “(s)he never come to practice for International Night. That why (s)he so blur what.

1: I am not!

3: And repeat:

2,3: “(s)he so blur what.”

AUIDIENCE: “She so blur what.”

1: Thank you. I think you’ve been stretching your legs long enough. I think NOW would be a good time for you to SIT DOWN. You don’t have to repeat after us any more! You all can just…. LISTEN now [she looks scornfully at #2 and clears her throat.] Here’s another great Singlish word: Chope

4: A verb

2,3: Chope

1: Derived from…well, no one seems to know where it came from.

3: But it means “to reserve”

1: And here’s another of _____’s fine examples:

2: _______’s mom came early tonight to chope seats in the front row.

1: You better watch it buster or I’ll have to chope you!

4: NEXT WORD!

1: Kiasu

4: adjective

1: Pronounced 'kee-a-soo'.

2: [corrects her pronunciation]

1: Derived from the Hokkien dialect meaning “afraid to lose out to others or not to lose face.”

3: Example:

2: __________________________________________________

3: You’re all doing great. Let’s have a quick review! Repeat after me!

[words show on Power Point, after each word, audience repeats.]

ALL: Arrow,…blur, …chope, ….kiasu.

[The rest of the drama team quickly passes out little slips with the new words to the audience]

3: Give yourselves a hand! You’re doing great! You sound like locals!!!

1: We don’t want you to forget what you’ve learned tonight, so we’re going to pass out the list of your new vocabulary words. And while we do, we’d like to teach you the last word of our lesson.

3: And this is such a great one, we want you to repeat it. Ready?

1: Shiok

AUDIENCE: Shiok

4: An adjective.

1: Derived from the Malay meaning “fantastic” or “marvellous.” 

3: Repeat the example too:

2: Wah, we did such a great job on this presentation, the drama club shiok man!

AUDIENCE: The drama club Shiok man!

3: Oh, I don’t think you got it quite right. Say it again!

AUDIENCE: The drama club Shiok man!

2,3,4: [impersonating Elvis Presley voice and bowing] Thank you. Thank you very much.

1: I think by now, you’d like for us to say “class dismissed,” but I think there’s still a little left on the program….So, I’ll just say, “Singlish 101 students…. A+!!”

[Begin music for HOME [time 4:14], HOSTS return to center stage, drama club joins them in diamond ensemble. Words to song on screen]

V. WRAP UP

HOST1: Yes, while we are are different nationalities, Singapore is our new home. And we are proud of this adopted country.

HOST2: So, Study your Singlish, Keep trying those foods with strange names, Join in the fun when your neighborhood is trying to make a new world record, and soon, you’ll be singing with us this hit song from Singapore’s National Day 1998: “Home,” written by Dick Lee and sung by Kit Chan:

[SONG/ Diamond Ensemble with Singapore Flags: National Day song: HOME all of the drama club students participate in this one as their finale.]

Saturday, October 08, 2005

I've proposed to Ty and Cameron that a few of the drama kids can learn this guy's routine to celebrate Romania. It's one of the funniest things I've seen on the web recently:

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/numa.php

IMG_0010.JPG
Originally uploaded by K!Mberly.



More photos from International Night @
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25211130@N00/

Friday, September 23, 2005

WEEK 2
Acting Muscles: Concentration & Observation



Working out these muscles with "Diamond Ensemble"
Getting ready to show it in High School Chapel tomorrow.

Monday, September 12, 2005


NEW Drama Club
for students grades 3-8.

Starts Thursday
15 September
3:15-4:45.

We'll put together something for International Night first and then work on projects for school chapels and other exciting drama adventures (the sky is NOT the limit!). We'll not only be acting, but we'll learn prop and puppet making, set design, and script writing too!

HOW DO I SIGN UP???
Let Mrs. Creasman know if you're interested by logging onto this web log (http://spicetolife2.blogspot.com) and posting your name, grade and favourite movie in the comment section on this blog (below)!



Rainbow Fish in the Straits Times Posted by Hello
These two pictures are from children's shows the teacher has been a part of.
Can you spot K!Mberly?

Sunday, September 11, 2005

About Your Director:


K!Mberly Creasman spent the first half of her life on the other side of the world (Los Angeles). Two years of language study in China earned her passable Mandarin and deeper insight into the Chinese roots of Singapore (1997-1999). She's now been in Singapore for 6 years helping network Christians who love Jesus and the performing arts. Kimberly enjoys teaching various aspects of theatre arts to adults and youth who desire to use drama as ministry, and is seen as a mentor to a number of younger theatre professionals who follow Jesus. Profe$$ionally in Singapore, she was the director/adaptor behind a one-woman show Sincerely, Anne Frank (itheatre ASIA CHILDREN'S DRAMA FESTIVAL 2003) and director for THE CASE OF THE MISSING BODIES (CAN! 2004). As an actor, she created Anna Maria for itheatre's LITTLE VIOLET AND THE ANGEL in 2003. She also swam twice in Storytheatre's RAINBOW FISH as Starfish (2002), and 3 times she appeared as a game show host, Barbie Kew, for Trinity Christian Centre's XCEPT THE XCHANGE (2001). K!Mberly also teaches scriptwriting, wrote and directed CPM training radio theatre scripts for M work in China (2004), and was awarded "Special Mention" in TheatreWorks 24 hour playwright competition (2000). She is currently working on a children's musical of Max Lucado's YOU ARE SPECIAL. As a commmercial singer she's the voice behind the silly MARIGOLD BANANA MILK commercial, delighting children and annoying parents through Singapore TV and Movie Theatre commercials for a number of months. Her outdated directory of more than 1000 dramas for worship is downloadable for free from her website www.drama4church.com. Before moving to Asia,
K!Mberly lead the drama ministries in her Los Angeles Church. She holds a BA in Communications/Drama from Biola Univeristy. If this ain't enough, you can find more more bio info at http://kimberlycreasman.blogspot.com

BONUS!
I like to think of the lyrics of this commercial as what I sing with the LORD. From a 2004 commercial I sang for Standard Chartered bank on Mother's Day.