During the first lecture, we were informed that we would be writing on our own play. I was excited. I was happy because of two reasons. Number one, I didn’t have to analyze themes or characterizations for an assignment. Number two, I was glad because this is the chance to try on new grounds, which is to create a play.
After years of reading clichéd stories, I got tired of them. Yes, they bore me to death. I began to search for books that are different and unique for me to read. No more hopeless romance or typical save the day stories. So, me, Samantha Yong and Kong Hui Yi made a pact not to write about lovey dovey stories. Just because this is an all-girls group, does not mean that we have to write about girly things. Yes, we were that ambitious.
We took some time brainstorming for ideas and issues that are intriguing enough for secondary school students. We wanted to write about something that they can relate with. Hence, we chose gangsterism. This issue always ends tragically, even bloody. Because we were ambitious, we opt to make it tragic comedy instead. There’s nothing wrong with a little bit of humour, right? Hui Yi came out with the idea of the mole because of her own significant mole on her face. Based on that, we developed our storyline together. Unlike other groups who separate the acts, we did ours together. We blend our ideas and Sam typed them. The idea of mistaken identity is to confuse the readers. We want the readers to pay attention to certain scenes that lead to the mistake. Because this is a play, there are some limitations. We had ideas, some are absurd, I must say. But some are rather awesome and yet we find it difficult to put it into words in a play.
After years of reading clichéd stories, I got tired of them. Yes, they bore me to death. I began to search for books that are different and unique for me to read. No more hopeless romance or typical save the day stories. So, me, Samantha Yong and Kong Hui Yi made a pact not to write about lovey dovey stories. Just because this is an all-girls group, does not mean that we have to write about girly things. Yes, we were that ambitious.
We took some time brainstorming for ideas and issues that are intriguing enough for secondary school students. We wanted to write about something that they can relate with. Hence, we chose gangsterism. This issue always ends tragically, even bloody. Because we were ambitious, we opt to make it tragic comedy instead. There’s nothing wrong with a little bit of humour, right? Hui Yi came out with the idea of the mole because of her own significant mole on her face. Based on that, we developed our storyline together. Unlike other groups who separate the acts, we did ours together. We blend our ideas and Sam typed them. The idea of mistaken identity is to confuse the readers. We want the readers to pay attention to certain scenes that lead to the mistake. Because this is a play, there are some limitations. We had ideas, some are absurd, I must say. But some are rather awesome and yet we find it difficult to put it into words in a play.
Overall, I am satisfied with the play. This is after all our first attempt writing a play. Our tutor mentioned that he enjoyed reading it. I sure hope he was frank about it. Nevertheless, we lack the feedback from our lecturer. I was downright disappointed (don’t kill me for this). Perhaps, we should have found some time to consult the lecturer as I felt like I was in a dark not knowing if it was good enough.
The Trio
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