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hey hey. hey :) what if we did a horror story :)) what if we had sexc lights and a really fked up story which is rlly wow and shocking :)))) makeup can do spicy makeup :)))

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We should get makeup and hair workshops and make sure everyone knows basic skills

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hey bbs! here we can just put things we'd like the SMs, stagehands, main cast and ensem to take care of, as well as prop ideas for pns and costumes
directors to also run through stuff needed with pns

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hello everyone! here we can put things about conduct, how we'd like to improve, feedback on current ideation efforts, and generally anything you want to ask the batch to resolve and improve on :-)
p.s. have fun XD

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hi guys based on this year's syf i really think it's a better idea to plan out very specifically who to put in each comm (e.g. makeup needs to be very orderly on the day itself) and pns needs to have definite ideas on what we need, so they can make it rly jazzy :)

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need to confirm script asap so those who are in charge of lns and pns can do unique things. no matter the budget, need to make sure we utilise what we have. use cardboard, paper anything and ask for help from sap kids in cca

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u know the batch performance we put up at the end of last year for the y4s (y5s)... we could do that but like... better

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why not do something funny, comedic and fresh? idk something that touches on important social issues in Singapore in a way that over exaggerates and makes the audience realise that really, this is what we do in real life. or maybe something with like that right amount of salt

but then again we don't really do that do we

omgomg if we wanna do physical disabilities we could have deaf/mute people and we actually sign in the play?!?! but that's extra hah

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can't make it overbearingly deep, has to have a bit of lightness, political satire, maybe roleplay of a famous person to reduce intensity, because that might set us apart from other syf teams

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does anyone have suggestions for adaptations we ould do

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eh guys the topics very angsty leh. maybe something that isn't so centralized on RGS SCHOOLGIRL LIFE PROBLEMS ????

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hi guys! here yall can post things like the theme or words you think relate to the overall idea of the themes anyone has thought of alr 🥳
the idea is this can form a basis for the plots column

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we could do a sitcom? like you know a break from all the deep stuff. like it could be a sitcom but still have meaning, you know?

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an optimist and pessimist work together on a school art project - "what is the meaning of life?" arguments ensue. in the end, they decide to have a balance.
optimist & pessimist can be replaced with other opposing terms btw - like good student & bad student, depressed & happy. the "art project" can be changed to suit whatever

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this is just to separate this column from the play ideas one :D
so my train of thought is that we can try and come up with plot and try to outline a story so if you have an idea, you can start it off, and someone else can continue it 🤪

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feeling worthless in general ? and like a good-for-nothing just about anything.
when you play netball in pe and your team never wins.
when you're just chilling on a weekend doing nothing then you open instagram and see pops kids eating at starbucks together or something and just feel super lonely.
when you get sIXTEEN FOR YOUR SCIENCE AA AND FCKING SHREYA GETS NINETEEN SERIOUSLY SHREYA WHAT THE SHIT???? WHAT THE SHIT?????
when ppl tell you "aah i did so badly" and their marks are so much higher than you wtf wtf wtf and you don't even want to compare with them because you're not even on the same level
when you think "oh i'm good at x, it's like the one thing i have going for me lol" and then u enter a competition for x and don't get in when u were sure you would get in and then you think "oh my god... if i'm not good at x then what am i good at. am i actually really this talentless????"
idk i just feel like it's sth that will have a lot of relatability to our generation....
also random? but the idea of angsty teenagers burning something up is a really edgy and cool aesthetic i like

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we could.... uh... very strange idea: make a play that's based on some lyrics from a song hha

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but more sad and personal? maybe dont make it very sad and emo, but make it real in a way that is sad like make people think "yeah this is us and it's sad lmao"

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if we do something deep, can we do it in a way that is really personal and will actually make someone cry? like something everyone can relate to, like self doubt

we can have that main character/heroine that has the self doubt issues

and then we can have that token cynical character that makes a joke out of everything and isn't taken seriously, but ultimately has something important that is overlooked from the start

and then antagonist ??? society??? people who would rather pretend that imperfection doesn't exist and "get a life"

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it's going to change a lot

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child labelled as "stupid" and "slow" academically speaking while family struggles to teach them... everyone is in pain it's a lose-lose situation
especially if the child got into a top school and suddenly got diagnosed with something? dyslexia? but need to be careful of accurate representation, ask around and research the condition.

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adding on to noush's realism we could break the 4th wall if that's allowed... in some way that makes the audience directly engaged, to feel what the characters are feeling in that moment
yup it helps the relatability and engagement!

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during syf '19's ideation, the scriptwriting team explored making a play that blurred the lines between real life and the play. i can explain it further during cca if needed, but the crux of it is that we can explore themes like anxiety, panic, what really matters to us, who we are, nostalgia etc. in this play
i think there would be tons of content for it
it's a bit complicated and really deep but it would be very significant, and since it is relevant to our real lives, it makes for better acting and more believable content.
identity- who are we really? is what we feel something that's projected onto us or do we feel it from our heart? where does it even come from?
anxiety- is it because of school? or is our brain incorrectly wired? can we be fixed? is it even diagnosable? might seeing someone who can help be seen as a sign of weakness?
what matters to us- are we our grades? or something else? careers and why are we even acting if there's no future in it for us, and its a rly unstable path ahead

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having a mid-teen crisis sort of thing
constantly feeling that there's something wrong with you in your mind
wondering if you're even a good person
working obsessively because you're desperate to drown out your feelings
late nights studying, torturing yourself
lying about the things you love most because you don't want people to throw shade
going through a rough time (essentially)
i have a mini-monologue idea in my head, i'll try and put it down. it could work for a bittersweet ending?
could also end with closest friends finding out, staging an intervention and end with her and her headphones, enjoying the music

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physical theatre, but then again the seniors told us to break tradition, and do whatever we felt right so maybe we can make them inner thoughts, not too messy. just a couple of people, if not the stage gets too crowded, the main cast can't be heard, it takes a while to understand what is trying to be conveyed.
give them lines, give them space, and cast at most 4 to 5. only if the script requires more people do we bring them in.

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hi everybuddy thank you so much for your responses! i've organised it into categories to make it a little easier to read :) so just add whatever you're thinking of. i'm really grateful that you're all participating actively thank you💜

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timing. please god timing needs to be super super strict we cannot afford to run on a tight schedule for the acting (we really cannot compromise on that again it might really cost us)