About


The NUS Social Work Honours Production – “Thesis” – is a drama production initiated by a dedicated group of social work students in their final (honours) year who are passionate about raising the profile of the social work profession, as well as generating public awareness about prevalent social issues that social workers commonly deal with.

The NUS Social Work Honours production consists of two original plays that are written and produced by our fellow social work students.

Synopsis


“Like the ripples of water from a falling stone…”
Actions bring consequences. But how far reaching are they exactly? And what consequences do they yield? Intense and highly unsettling, “Scarred” offers a chilling look into the insanity of domestic violence, and its traumatizing repercussions on those whose path it has crossed.

‘Just a little different’ charts the journey of a young girl’s acceptance of her father’s disabilities resulting from Asperger Syndrome. More than just a heartwarming tale, the play highlights the realities that people with disabilities face as they attempt to negotiate and find their own place in a society that is both frigid and unwelcoming, and that they too, are actually no different from us - with dreams, goals and ambitions of their own.

Details


Venue:
Drama Centre Black Box
at The National Library,
100 Victoria Street, 5th Floor
(Nearest MRT: Bugis or City Hall.)

Date & Time:
20th & 21st February 2009 at 8pm

Ticket Price:
$12 (excluding sistic charge).
Buy NOW at SISTIC HERE

For ticketing enquires, contact Pearline at 98525550.
For enquries regarding the production, contact Shem at 91764641.

Updates


Sunday, February 22, 2009
The End

All good things have to come to an end. Indeed, it's been our honour and privilege to make this production a reality.

Our heartfelt thanks to all who supported us in making 'Thesis: A Doublebill' possible.

We hope that these efforts in creating awareness can generate greater spirit and passion in future batches of Social Work students. This may not be the last you hear or see, of Social Work students.

NUS Social Work Honours Class 2008/2009, signing -out-.

Friday, February 20, 2009
Opening night was a BLAST!

"Thesis: A Doublebill" was a success on our opening night!!!

The class had a BLAST and hope the audience too enjoyed themselves and gained something in return. :)

Looking forward to tonight's show.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009
SOLD OUT

Yes, tickets for both nights are officially SOLD OUT.

Thanks to everyone who gave their support!!! :)

Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Tickets are running out FAST!

There are limited seats for the two shows and tickets are running really fast!

Psst psst... It's ok to be kiasu and get it early. ;)

We're excited! Are you?!

If you've gotten your tickets, see you there!

Friday, February 6, 2009
Company Preview

We had our Company Preview on Wednesday, 4 February in NUS.

Essential Warm Ups before rehearsals and performances!

The objective of the Company Preview was to garner feedback with regards to our production.

"Just a little different"

"Scarred"

We would like to thank our theatre friends and the Social Work Department for taking time off their busy schedules to give us their inputs.

Our Social Work lecturers intently watching!

This session has really provided our production with constructive feedback that will enable us to refine our production and tighten loose ends.

Feedback session with the guests!
Come 20th February, we're going to pump it a few notches up!
So what are you waiting for?! Get your tickets now!

Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Publicity Booths!

We will be having a series of publicity booths set up at various locations within the NUS campus. Please visit us during the following schedule to ask for more details!
  • Engine Faculty (outside LT 6): 2nd and 3rd Feb 2009, 11am to 4pm.
  • Science Faculty (outside LT 24): 4th and 5th Feb 2009, 11am to 1pm (Wed) and 11am to 4pm (Thurs).
  • Arts Faculty (AS6 Walkway): 9th Feb 2009 (Mon), 11am to 4pm.
  • Business Faculty: 10th Feb 2009 (Tues), 11am to 4pm.
There will be more publicity booths coming up. Be there or be squared! See ya there! =)


Rehearsals!

The cast of both Scarred and Just a little different have been hard at work with rehearsals!

Cast

 Scarred



Cherlyn as Sarah




Shem as Richard




Moagana as Maria




Ling Fang as Mrs Lee




Xian Jie as Seng




Noor as Apai

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Just a little different



William as Leong Seng, a man with Asperger Syndrome




Jasmine as Jo, Leong Seng's daughter




Xiong Kun as Eugene, Jo's boyfriend


Crew

 Producer: Shem
Assistant Producer: Saleha
Directors: Lilah (Scarred) & Michelle (Just a little different)
Script-Writers: Dara, Bavani & Shem (Scarred); Samantha & Elaine (Just a little different)
Stage Managers: Dara (Scarred) & Peiyi (Just a little different)

Finance & Marketing: Cheryl & Jingyi and their team - Qingling, Kathleen & Lee Ling
Publicity & Ticketing: Chyi Yueh & Pearline, and their team - Suqi, Jolene, Cynthia, Yvonne, Kheng Guan, Liangyi, Jasmine Chen & Jingyi :D
Logistics: Cherlyn & Cherylene, and their team - Guan Zhen, Lee Ling, Qingling, Ho Ling, Kathleen
Sound: Elaine & Jingfen
Lighting: Isabella & Jingfen
Dance: Bavani, Eleen, Shannon & Gideon

Sponsors

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