Book Launch of Potong: from page to stage

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About the Event

Book Launch of Potong: from page to stage

Sunday, 22 May, 4.00PM – 5.30PM

Happening at Black Box @ 42 Waterloo Street. Please note that this venue is accessible via stairs only. For those who are unable to join us physically, we welcome you to join our Facebook livestream (link above).

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Join Johnny Jon Jon in conversation with Irfan Kasban (director of Potong (2018)) and Jamal Mohamad, moderated by Nabilah Said, as they explore humour, tension, creating unforgettable characters and navigating hard-hitting themes in Potong and Hawa. This is an hour long panel discussion with 30 minutes of Q&A.

Potong: To Care/Cut will be available for sale, and Jon Jon will be autographing books after the launch. Thank you to Centre 42 for partnering with us for this event. Head over to their page to find out more about their work in theatre-making and archival: https://www.centre42.sg/

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Safety Measures

1. All audience members, crew, and staff must be masked at all times.
2. Questions for Q&A will be taken online, through the Slido platform. A link will be provided to audience members.

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About the Speakers

Since his first full-length play in 2006, Johnny Jon Jon’s works have evolved from being thought pieces on socio-political constructs to ruminative explorations of the human condition set within the characteristics of a minor literature. Besides the critically acclaimed Hawa (2015) and Potong (2018), his works include National Memory Project (2012), Family Dinner (2017) and Punggah (2020). When not writing plays, Jon Jon writes short stories and facilitates design thinking workshops. He currently lives with his better half as they try to get their startups (children) to become unicorns.

Irfan Kasban is a freelance theatre maker, based in Singapore, who writes, directs, designs, and at times, performs. The former Associate Artistic Director of Teater Ekamatra is responsible for mentoring MEREKA incubation programme, works like CLASSIFIED: Projek Congkak (White Box Festival 2006), Keep Clear (Open Studio, Singapore Arts Festival 2010), Hantaran Buat Mangsa Lupa (M1 Fringe Festival 2012), 94:05 (Kakiseni Festival 2013) and main season shows; This Placement (2012), Tahan (2013), A Beautiful Chance Encounter of a Sewing Machine and an Umbrella on an Operating Table (2014) and ANA (Projek Suitcase 2015). This year he directed several works including, Balance and Duets by Spell#7 (Esplanade’s Fifty) and Three Inches of Alive (TheatreWorks’ Writing & Community 2015). He is currently working on a short film version of his first play Genap 40.

Jamal Mohamad is Senior Manager (Programmes) at National Heritage Board’s Malay Heritage Centre where he develops and implements a variety of activities targeting different audience segments, including underserved communities such as the elderly and youth-at-risk. He was also former Artistic Director of Teater Ekamatra and has background in theatre and film productions. He is a recipient of the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship (2008), Goh Chok Tong Youth Promise Award and National Arts Council Overseas Bursary. Jamal strongly believes that Star Wars and Star Trek fans should really try to get along.

About the Moderator

Nabilah Said is a playwright, editor and poet. Her play ANGKAT (2019) won Best Original Script at the 2020 Life Theatre Awards. She is the founder of playwright collective Main Tulis Group, and is the editor of Southeast Asian arts publication ArtsEquator.

Host or Publisher Ethos Books