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Purpose<br />
Theatre acts as a platform where it creates an interaction<br />
between the actors and the audience. Therefore, in combining the<br />
life skills of drama with the actor-audience relationship, we aim<br />
to create a new holistic paradigm in engaging life skills, through<br />
the performers and the audience.<br />
Children theatre is a form of performance which fulfils the<br />
creative needs of children, cultivating their interest in the arts and<br />
developing their life skills, while promoting informal education<br />
in aesthetics and the arts.<br />
Sipnopsis<br />
The Day I Met the Prince is a play adapted by Kuo Pao<br />
Kun, a Singapore playwright, based on the French novel “The<br />
Little Prince”.<br />
An enticing and imaginative journey of the<br />
Little Prince and “I” in order to find the solution<br />
on “How to save a rose from being eaten up by a<br />
goat?” In their adventure, they encounter people<br />
from different backgrounds having different goals<br />
and objectives they want to reach in life. But, will<br />
the Little Prince and “I” ever find the answer in time<br />
before daylight at the Little Prince’s planet? This play<br />
touches on issues such as individuality, imagination,<br />
education, dreams, creativity, and freedom of growth<br />
in the children’s minds and senses.
Dean’s Message<br />
Assoc. Prof Mohamad Omar Bidin<br />
Dean, School of the Arts<br />
“Art is the stored honey of the soul”<br />
- Theodore Dreiser.<br />
I believe the School of the Arts, USM is a very special place because<br />
is a community of people engaging together to be the moving force of change<br />
as they play a critical role in contributing to its field of disciplines and social<br />
development. As such, The Day I Met the Prince Children’s Theatrical<br />
Production is a clear exemplar of how we work as one in contributing to the<br />
arts and giving back to the society through drama and theatre.<br />
The Day I Met the Prince’s Production Team has been working with this<br />
project ever since May 2015, and I believe that with all the hard work and<br />
active participation from the whole team, this show would be an awe’inspiring<br />
performance never to be missed.<br />
I would like to express my gratitude to every single one that had contributed<br />
to the success of this exciting event, be it the advisor, staffs, production team,<br />
the sponsors and not forgetting, our special guests.<br />
Last but not least, I hope everyone will encounter a personal and special<br />
experience after watching the show. May the arts continue to flourish in our<br />
soul as it leaves a fulfilling impact in all of our lives.<br />
Thank you.<br />
Assoc. Prof Mohamad Omar Bidin<br />
Dean, School of the Arts<br />
Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Director’s Message<br />
Dr. D. Muralitharan Pillai<br />
Project Supervisor-Director<br />
Now, some 18 months ago, I was asked about my Teaching Philosophy.<br />
I could have provided a standard answerexpected by many, as to avoid, the<br />
dreaded reply to my answer, “What!? You must be joking”. My answer<br />
was, “To Love, To Serve and To Give”. Well, I sincerely believe that, as an<br />
educationist, if I were to “Love” the cause of “Teaching”, I would then, need<br />
to learn how to “Serve” that cause of “Teaching”, and if I truly understood and<br />
became that which I “Served” and “Loved”, only then can I, wholeheartedly<br />
“Give” to “Teaching” with all my being. And, when that level of loving,<br />
serving and giving is achieved in teaching” learning, then, that burning desire<br />
can in turn, hopefully, ignite the flame of another to embrace that very same<br />
essence of knowledge; to embrace that very same essence of learning.<br />
And if, for this philosophy, I am labelled as “MAD”, so be it then. For “MAD”<br />
individuals do make the world go round, as espoused by Galileo.<br />
There will always be doubters out there, as such, never allow anyone to<br />
extinguish the flame of your burning desire to enlighten yourself; to grow, to<br />
blossom.<br />
Dream & Imagine, feed that passion by loving, serving and giving,<br />
and you may just find out, that your imagination can just make<br />
your dream a reality, as in Kao Pao Kun’s “The Day I Met the<br />
Prince”.<br />
Tread the path of education & poverty eradication through the<br />
performing arts.<br />
Thank you.<br />
Dr. D. Muralitharan Pillai<br />
Lecturer, School of the Arts<br />
Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Production Team<br />
Creative Team<br />
Project Advisor & Director<br />
Associate Director<br />
Production Manager<br />
Assistant Production Manager<br />
Stage Manager<br />
Assistant Stage Manager<br />
Marketing Manager<br />
Music Composer<br />
Sound Effect<br />
Lighting Designer<br />
Set Designer<br />
Costume Designer<br />
Front of House Manager<br />
Ticketing Executive<br />
Photographer<br />
: Dr. D. Muralitharan Pillai<br />
: Leong Wai Ming<br />
: Darynn Wee<br />
: Aron Tai Shi Xiong<br />
: Tan Jia Sing<br />
: Teoh Wan Choon<br />
: Wong Chi Mun<br />
: Esther Chan Xuan Yun<br />
: Adriel Wong Xian Lih<br />
: Chua SeongYaik<br />
: Gwendolyn Ho Wan Ying<br />
: Tan Jia Sing<br />
: Suthan a/l Mathialagan<br />
: Eileen Kuik<br />
: Benjamin Lo Yuen Sum<br />
From left to right:<br />
Third row: Seong Yaik, Aron, Adriel and Benjamin<br />
Second row Wai Ming, Suthan, Dr.Murali, Eileen, Jia Xing and Wan Choon<br />
First row: Chi Mun, Gwendolyn, Darynwee and Esther
Production Team<br />
Cast<br />
The Little Prince<br />
“I”<br />
The Pill Seller 1<br />
The Pill Seller 2<br />
Assistant Pill Seller<br />
Granny<br />
Scholar<br />
Fox<br />
: Aron Tai Shi Xiong<br />
: Darynn Wee<br />
: Gisella Martika Filemon<br />
: Caresa Julian binti Adham Chong<br />
: Nini Havela anak Dishong<br />
: Teoh Wan Choon<br />
: Lee Joo Hsien<br />
: Nadiyshyaa a/p Vinodhan<br />
From left to right:<br />
Second row: Aron<br />
First row: Nadiyshyaa, Gisella, Nini, Darynwee, Joo Hsien
Production Team<br />
Crew<br />
Set & Front of House<br />
Set & Front of House<br />
Set & Front of House<br />
Marketing & Backstage<br />
Marketing & Backstage<br />
: Norfadzilah binti Ahmad Fadzil<br />
: Lim Cen<br />
: Norani binti Herman<br />
: Gan Ke Rou<br />
: Kwan Wai Mun<br />
From left to right:<br />
Second row: Norani, Ke Rou, Wai Mun<br />
First row: Cen, Norfadzilah
Acknowledgement<br />
Vice-Chancellor, USM<br />
Dean, School of the Arts, USM<br />
Staff of School of the Arts, USM<br />
Jabatan Pendaftar, USM<br />
Jabatan Keselamatan, USM<br />
Khind Starfish Foundation<br />
Mary-Kay by Pink Shine Unit<br />
U Hotel Sdn. Bhd.<br />
Julie’s Biscuits (Julie’s Marketing)<br />
Marigold (Cotra Enterprises Sdn. Bhd.)<br />
G Hotel Kelawai<br />
Mystartr: Crowdfunding<br />
Occupy Beach Street<br />
USM Info Sharing Corner<br />
Dr. Mumtaz Begum P.V Aboo Backer<br />
Dr. Pravina A/P Manoharan<br />
En. Roslan Chin<br />
Madam Wee Bee Leng<br />
Miss Che Noor Shafina Bt Che Noh
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