For those who didnt snag a spot in the audience, the show was streamed onTwitchfor all to enjoy.
The popularity surprised the Namafel Inc. crew, who had initially been worried about filling the seats.
We did not anticipate any queues, let alone the queue that wrapped around an entire plot!
It was there that the group decided to turn themselves into something more.
As a team, we wanted something different, something special.
And, with a lot of sweat and blood to grease the gears, we did it.
We finally did it!
We wanted to make it as accurate to the original as we could, Kael says.
And those expectations made us very reluctant to change the main cast.
Most of the jokes we had written down came from the actor of Norrington himself, Kirithus Zelance.
You could tell from the polished performance that Namafel Inc. poured its heart and soul into this show.
Various Final Fantasy 14 elements were cleverly used to the troupes advantage.
The set is always first.
It helps to visualise the entire plan, Kael says.
Once the set was done, we got immediately into script writing with our friend, Sera Elizabetta.
It was a huge endeavour because Sera was essentially writing a full theatre adaptation of the movies!
From there, it was casting.
Once we had the actors, each actor helped to revise the script with their own unique flair.
This took a lot of time, even into our later rehearsals!
During the process, we contacted other external groups to help us; Glamoire and Heavensbard.
Glamoire is a team of fashion specialists, and they both consulted us and helped prepare our entire wardrobe!
Their expertise was very valuable in getting our vision as close to the movie’s outfits as possible.
We had a whole octet on opening night!
We are preparing a sequel, Kael tells me.
Not only that, we’ll be planning other shows based on other movies as well!
It just might take some time to get there.
Competition can breed toxicity, yes, but innovation can provide unity!
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