PaperCut

Dearest readers,

Apologies for the un-updated blog. Hehe. I hardly had any time even to go online and check my hotmail. Anwhooos...ive got loads to tell!

First and foremost, Dramatec's long awaited Main Production called PaperCut has just ended yesterday. I would say it was a blast. The experience all of us had gone through together. One thing about this bunch of people is that, they are committed, passionately driven and fun. When it comes to a production, they are NEVER self-centered. Always help each other to build their characters. They never steal limelight. Instead they share, they bounce the energy and they shine. We shine altogether. I am very very proud of my Dramatec mates. We may not be a huge bunch but trust me just us is enough to turn the school topsy turvy. PaperCut to me was something different. Its never easy to showcase killing or suicide on stage as a performance. It always turns out morbid. But what PaperCut has done to avoid that is we have added twists and humour in the show so it doesnt seem to dark and like i said earlier, morbid. It was entertaining as well as tensely haunting. But then again, that is my point of view as a cast.

I played Tanya Milliard, the wife of Roger Milliard who is the lead in this show. He is a writer who writes about thriller stories. A writer who frequently lets his imagination run wild and to a point that it took control of his mind and life. Tanya, who is also a journalist, felt neglected by her husband and somehow, she strayed away with Harry Lim, a fanatic fan of Roger Milliard who in the end drove Roger to madness. As Harry and Roger talks about stories for his new book, they discovered many interesting characters and stories.

1) A wife who seems too PERFECT. Always smiling. Always chirpy and happy. Bakes muffins. Ever so sweet. BUT, the twist is she is a killer. Who kills men and people who she thinks is disrupting her peacefulness. Eg. the plumber. He was killed for showing his butt crack in front of her. A bit too much? Yes. That's her. And then comes the husband who had enough of her ever so sweet loving wife. He cant seem to be able to find any wrong with her and that is driving him nuts! Little did he know that, he is living with the most dangerous killer. There is also a maid named Siti, who helps the wife to clean up all the mess and a nosy neighbour who got killed too. Well, curiosity kills the cat right?

2)A diva whose fame and title had been robbed by a new comer Lisa. She wanted the lead role but that was given to Lisa and that truly angered her. With the help of characters like the Director, her agent and her make-up artist, they drove her to the decision of ending Lisa's career. Oh no wait, not just her career. But her life as well. And what a nice way to end her life on stage?

3) A psychopath who, due to his car accident which caused him to lose his friend Morris, had been staying in the mental hospital. He regards himself as the doctor. This was done in a monologue by the talented Juz.

And it ended with Roger realizing about Harry not being just a manifestation of his imagination but a real person and uncovering about all the dark secrets between Harry and Tanya. The best story will always be your life story.

~The End~