12 actors, 200 characters and one Malaysian dream
In Kee Thuan Chye’s new production, actors juggle dozens of characters as the play asks whether Malaysians can look past their differences.
Once Upon a Malaysian Dream is the name of a new play produced by Kee Thuan Chye, a political columnist and playwright. The ambitious production features 12 actors who bring to life 200 characters over a nearly three-hour runtime. Actors Nabil Zakaria and Qahar Aqilah have had to juggle multiple roles and intense rehearsals, running eight hours a day, six days a week for five weeks.
Kee describes the central character's goal as the ideal of Malaysians coming together, working together, and living together without race, religion, and culture being politicised. Nabil believes that the arts can help create common ground, stating that the Malaysian dream must go on and is in the hands of the people.
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