TOO Episode 78: Audio New Play Festival, Rachel Chin's GALATEA

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here!It won't happen again. I love youI'm trying to dowhat's best for you Galatea - a statue, an ideal, an object of love. When the sculptor Pygmalion’s creation is brought to life by the Goddess Aphrodite, Happily Ever After seems an inevitability. Love is an enchantment; all are blinded by its glamour. But who decides what happily ever after looks like…Where lies the distinction between Love and Possession… Can one exist without the other? Creative TeamPlaywright: Rachel ChinDirector: Crenshaw YeoRecording Engineer: Joel ChuaSound Designer & Composer:  Jack Burmeister CastGalatea: Rachel ChinPygmalion: Ryan AngMan: Crenshaw YeoWoman / Statue: Sarah Liwen SmithJiang: Joel ChuaAphrodite: Rachel Chin & Sarah Liwen Smith Special thanks to Jon Cancio and Tushar Ismail PLAYWRIGHT’S BIOGRAPHYRachel Chin is a Malaysian-born actor-playwright based in Singapore and a member of the Playwright’s Commune.Her writing credits include: In Sickness, Expats Anonymous (Produced and Developed with the Yale Cabaret - Cab 53); the Otters United Funny Club (stage and online); the Sony Play everything Show (Playstation Asia); Yeye (LASALLE College of the Arts); and Mama Says Don’t Talk Back (LASALLE Solo Festival). She is a graduate of the BA (Hons) Acting program at LASALLE College of the Arts and has been mentored by Aubrey Mellor OAM, Haresh Sharma, Chong Tze Chien among others.Instagram: @Rachelchinmy  WRITER’S NOTEGalatea was born from a need to address trauma.Prior to 2018, I was not aware of the term “Gaslighting,” even though I had lived through it for a year. At the time, I thought an abusive relationship was one that involved physical violence, and anything short of that was just a personality quirk that “love” would conquer. Without the words to define my experience, I wasn’t able to fully process what I was going through. It wasn’t until I met other people who recognized and identified with my situation - and held no judgment - that something clicked, aSupport the showIf you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts.  To submit a question: Voice- http://www.speakpipe.com/theatreofothers Email-  [email protected] Show Credits Co-Hosts: Adam Marple & Budi MillerProducer: Jack BurmeisterMusic: (Intro) Jack Burmeister, (Outro) https://www.purple-planet.comAdditional compositions by @jack_burmeister