Student Directed Festival 2024

Show intended for mature audiences 

18+ (Minors may attend with a guardian present) 

Lights, camera, action!

Staged annually since 2014, SDF (Student Directed Festival) is an award-winning event formerly held by Ace Edventure and now, revived under SUNPAC! Founded by Reuben Cheow and Shah Shaha, this showcase of ten plays, each 10 minutes long, is an amazing opportunity to engage with the theatre work of youth across Klang Valley. Once hosting the work of high-school students, experience the directing, acting, and management of this event now run by college and university students, from the likes of Sunway, Monash, Taylors, MMU and more!

Show List

1. Beer Girl
2. Traces of Memory
3. Heart of Hearing
4. Sixty Years To Life
5. On Tuesday
6. Family 2.0
7. The First Fireworks
8. Don’t Hang Up
9. Song About Us

With support from

Monash Univeristy Malaysia Performing Arts Club (MUMPAC)
Society of Performing Arts @Taylor’s (SPART)
Theatre Arts of Multimedia University (TAMU)

Collaborators from

• Sunway University
• Sunway College
• Monash University Malaysia
• Taylor’s University
• Multimedia University
• Universiti Teknologi MARA
• INTI International College

Notes

1. No food or drinks are allowed in the Rooftop Theatre. Only water bottles are permitted.
2. No flash photography or recording allowed.
3. The show will run for approximately 145 minutes with intermission
4. Show is free seating and contains limited seats (maximum 60 per show)

The show is intended for audiences of ages 18+ (Minors may attend with a guardian present) . The shows contain some adult language, strong themes including discussions of suicide, as well as direct references to sexuality and mild sexual situations.

Production Team

Producers

Artistic Director: Nico A. Lee
Production Manager: Lee Yi Xian

Administration

Secretary: Charmaine Ng Zhi Xuan
Asst. Secretary: Chan Qian Yu (Daze)
Treasurer: Jenifer Tan Yi Qian

Production

Head of Logistics: Lee Kuang Zhe (Kyle)
Dramaturgist: Amanda Tan Kar Yeen
Dep. Head of Logistics: Yap Poh Nee
Production Asst. (FOH): Syed Muhammad Harith Bin Syed Hussain
Production Asst. (FOH): Lim Yi Xuan
Production Asst.: Ngo Li Yen
Production Asst.: Hing Wen Han
Production Asst.: Darren Chen Lin En
Production Asst.: Ezekiel Vung Se Yuen
Production Asst.: Seth Samuel William

Marketing

Head of Marketing: Brandon Lee Wen Xuan
Archivist: Sugeindran Revindran
Asst. Archivist: Luqman Gerard
Content Designer: Diana Daron Loh
Social Media Manager: Jonah Chua Jun Yuet (Jones)
Social Media Manager: Swathi Shanggar

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