Theatre

Waiting for The Host

Organised by: Pangdemonium
  • Date:
    15 Oct - 1 Nov 2020
  • Time:
    Thu - Fri: 9:00pm
    Sat - Sun: 3:00pm & 9:00pm
  • Duration:
    Approx. 2h with 15min interval
  • Venue:
    SISTIC Live
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  • Language:
    English
  • Admission:
  • Advisory:
    PG13 - Some Mature Language

Synopsis:

2020. The worldwide pandemic hasresulted in pandemonium, isolating millions and forcing the shutdown of everything from places of worship, to playgrounds, to plays.

In Singapore, we are cautiously transitioning from "circuit breaker" through Phases 1 and 2 of re-emerging into a grave new world.

Meanwhile, an unorthodox union of unusual suspects congregates online, on Zoom, on a mission... to stage a play! As our virgin wannabe thespians rehearse in socially distanced cyber safety, things become unsafely anti-social. Dirty laundry is aired, sacred secrets are shared, and the drama unfolds into an unholy comedy of errors of Biblical proportions. Literally.

Part I: Waiting for The Host, in which our motley menagerie of misfits meets online for the first time to rehearse and perform their Passion Play, with devilishly delirious results...

Part II: Still Waiting, where, having become a viral cult phenomenon, they decide to go the full monty as a bona fide theatre troupe, creating an original play about the Creation, with a little help from a surprise guest...

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Waiting for The Host, by Marc Palmieri, is a brand new play written specifically to be performed and enjoyed online: an unorthodox union of unusual suspects congregates online, on Zoom, on a mission... to stage a play! As our virgin wannabe thespians rehearse in socially distanced cyber safety, things become unsafely anti-social. Dirty laundry is aired, sacred secrets are shared, and the drama unfolds into an unholy comedy of errors of Biblical proportions. Literally.

A play within a play within a pandemic, this hilarious, poignant, and ultimately inspiring production gives us all a much-needed touch of humanity within this surreality, where human touch has become a virtual unreality.

Written by Marc Palmieri and directed by Tracie Pang. Starring Mina Kaye, Neo Swee Lin, Petrina Kow, Adrian Pang, Gavin Yap, Keagan Kang, and Zachary Pang.

Waiting for The Host


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