Although this poster is just the beginning layout of the ongoing process of making the theatrical performance, it has some sorts of touch up and modification later onwards by creative crews.
Beginning of the following dates of 06th January, 2011, 13th January, 2011, 20th January, 2011 are the sequence of prime meetings with selected crew members; of which consists 6 students of theater (Semester 4th), 3 students of theater (Semester 3rd), 3 students of theater (1st/junior), 8 students from the media, broadcasting and public relation.
The agendas of the meeting was definitely defining the building of paperwork of procedures (for sponsorship's, seeking the rights of public establishment by the CEO (of college) and the Dean of STMS, seeking the mutual understanding and permission of the stated venues regarded as possible for performance). Casually speaking, the undertakings of the paperwork were carried out by the
Production's Director (Miss Anastaia Badarol Sam/Chichi) and the
Stage Manager (Muhamad Firdaus Asmadi); including the
author of the script cum the sole actor (i.e. me) of whom at the outset had successfully built the basic outline of the paperwork. Few other things that was mentioned and discussed in this meetings were the
set's raw plan,
fliers' design (estimated to be 300 pcs for 3 states distribution including Malacca, Kuala Lumpur and Negeri Sembilan), the
miscellaneous props and 5 sets/pcs costumes together with the
music outline and
accidental music accompaniment.
The overall budget that has been proposed in the 1st meeting was within the amount of
RM11,884.00 and later onwards deeply reduced to
RM8,981.00 after cutting many factors; including the
reduction of
set's and properties' equipments and accessories, makeup's equipments, the
publication's expenses (such as the trips and the costs of life-broadcasting through TV and radio network plus national newspapers),
crew's meals along the process of the showcase and
rapid transportation's services. Together with the opinions and advices given exclusively by our lecturers, this reduced amounts will be forwarded for the search of mutual sponsorship. The
production's target for this mutual sponsorship inclusive the
corporate figures,
government's agencies,
public listed companies, and forthright the caring public as well. Every sponsorship's benefit gotten and used from the stated sponsors will be emboldened/highlighted in the theater's publicized program's books (10 to 12 pages; A4 size); i.e. in the forms of their business/individual entitlement as well as logos and addresses.
The possible venue targeted for this public performances of The Monologue Theater Beggar's Wish/Impian Pengemis is either (1)
The main/secondary auditorium of Taman Budaya, Malacca, (2)
The public space at the State Library of Malacca, (3)
The main hall/auditorium of UiTM Bandaraya Melaka, (4)
The main/secondary auditorium of Taman Budaya, Negeri Sembilan or (5)
The main auditorium of Taman Budaya, Kuala Lumpur. Dependable of the achievable sponsor's outcome, these venues may be approached either by
mutual sponsor by the state government's organization or included in the budget as subjected to
rental costs and fees.
And beginning of 18th January, 2011 was the ongoing process of acting practices. Inclusive in the acting practices were stretching exercises, face's exercises, vocal and articulation's exercises, dramatic movement and actions. All 4 lives plus introduction and outro/ending were divided into different practical sessions and conducted by an Acting Director (Mr Azrul Razilah), Stage Manager and 2 supporting crews.
Unconditionally, the performance will begin by this 08th and 09th April, 2011.
