Jack of All Directions

TSA-approved glocal queerness

On the brink of 30, our SGBoy pageant winner Joey is no spring chicken. With a bleak outlook in the local scene, Joey goes in search of international appeal Down Under.

Determined to prove himself to his peers, his competition and worst of all, his chosen mother –Joey goes all out to achieve gay happiness. How can he return home otherwise?

Fly first class with Joey as he grapples with humour and heartbreak on his latest gayventure, all while navigating “mommy”-imposed expectations and profound culture shocks.

Created by Jeramy Lim and first staged at The Blue Room Theatre’s Summer Nights 2023 Festival in Perth, Jack Of All Directionsis a late wandering-of-age solo play where personal, familial, and inter-national trajectories collide.

A solo theatre performance conceived together with:

Ryan Ang, Movement Director
Vinod Dass (Wovensound), Sound Designer
George Ashforth, Stage Manager and Lighting Designer
Andrew Sutherland, Dramaturg
Amber Kitney, Producer and Publicist
Jasmine Gulliver, Social Media and Marketing Assistant

Jack of All Directions premiered in Boorloo, Western Australia as part of The Blue Room Theatre's Summer Nights 2023 programme.

Eating Out

 

An essay contribution for The Assembly Point's DIG IN! zine.

Eating Out captures the sensuality of modern eating. The essay draws parallels between food seeking and dating, diving into the author's relationship with men and his favourite dishes.

The DIG IN! zine is featured in a segment of The Assembly Point's showcase "A Conversation on Comfort and Connection" which was created as part of their 2022-2023 company residency with The Singapore Repertory Theatre.

An Excuse

 

A digital performance as part of Squid Vicious Theatre’s Mermaid Distance: gestures towards performance Series.

Artists from different places have been invited to create short pieces in response to a set of prompts ranging from materiality, Hans Christian Andersen, illness, and the possibilities of transformation. This series of works are documented on Squid Vicious Theatre’s Facebook between 5 to 16 May 2020. These are not a production; rather they are small acts of performance that pass between us during the period of disruption and distance.

The script for An Excuse is available here.

An Excuse has also been featured as part of CINEMQ Shanghai Short Films Festival 2021, CINEMQ 36: 祸水 SEBASTIAN.

No Rewards

“A shy but hardworking and bright boy.” That’s how everyone sees Julian Yap, hard worker, filial son, and good friend. On a park bench, he recounts how he’s made himself to be, bit by bit uncovering what’s behind his life driven by others around him. No Rewards is a one-gay-man play that deals with expectations, appearances, and the catch of depending too much on other things.

presented as part of LASALLE SOLO Fest 2019.