A powerful work about castration and politics, Descendants was written by Singapore theatre doyen Kuo Pao Kun in 1995.

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It recounts the legacy of the man responsible for China's most extensive maritime expeditions in the 15th century, the legendary eunuch, Admiral Zheng He.

 

The text is considered a landmark in Singapore Theatre history.

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And this production was my embarkation to discovering theatre making. 

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The synthesis of a text I had studied deeply and detailedly as a student, with a director who empowered me as a collaborator, resulted in a genesis that raised me from being a worker in a production, to begin thinking as a maker of theatrical meaning. 

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The accidental role of Props Master bore from the freedom I was allowed to explore and offer, and my autonomy and invention in searching and crafting, resulting in a props design that embodied my part of the overall vision, and eventually being credited for.

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This was a pivotal step in my education and quest toward an aesthetic that resonates with me.

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I believe that every new play I evolve with in the future, will trace its descendancy from this show.