{"id":25678,"date":"2017-08-01T14:56:39","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T06:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.wildrice.com.sg\/?p=25678"},"modified":"2021-04-07T15:32:20","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T07:32:20","slug":"id-like-to-know-rei-poh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.wildrice.com.sg\/id-like-to-know-rei-poh\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019d Like To Know: Rei Poh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Do you have a ritual as a performer?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Yes, I have this lucky underwear that I wear on stage and it has not been washed since 2006… NAH! =) I don\u2019t really have a ritual per se. The trick is to have a lot of fun beforehand, be it playing games or just talking rubbish. Backstage, Shou Chen, Jalyn and I would often do nonsense stuff like video-ing ourselves dancing, and we find ourselves entertaining the whole crew. People might think it is unprofessional but I assure you it is vital to an actor’s craft. It ensures that we build a bond in which we are always actively listening to one another. Playing = Listening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What keeps you up at night?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes, the idea of death… be it my own or of someone I love. (This took a dark turn real quick!) Tip: get plenty of milk and exercise in the day so your brain will be too tired to even think\u2026 unless you\u2019re like me, and your brain is only active at night…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rei and his cast mates, Shou Chen and Jalyn Han,
having fun backstage in last year\u2019s production of Grandmother Tongue<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019re throwing a dinner party for five guests \u2013 dead or alive, real or fictional. Whom would you invite?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

1) Uncle Kuo Pao Kun! I\u2019ve never had a chance to meet him. I was still in my second year of drama school when he passed away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2) My partner, Zee Wong. (Because I\u2019ll be slaughtered if she\u2019s not invited\u2026 joking, okay!) Because we share our passions in life and I would want her to be with me at this pivotal party in my life!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3) My late grandfather, whom I\u2019ve never met before. He passed away before I was born. My father talks a lot about him, but I never knew him. Grandmother Tongue<\/em> reminds me a lot about the loss of one\u2019s culture, which brings to mind something Kuo Pao Kun once said \u2013 that we are \u201ccultural orphans\u201d. This resonated really strongly with me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4) Can I break the rule? Rules are meant to be broken, right? MY FRIENDS! Look, what\u2019s a party with five people!? Let\u2019s get all the people I love. I shall volunteer to forfeit my last slot because I\u2019ve already invited all of my friends! =)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s one of your pet peeves?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I cannot stand people who are arrogant! Family values are really important to me, so I also cannot take people who keep talking about family but don\u2019t treat you like family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you were entertaining a visitor from overseas, what\u2019s the one place in Singapore you\u2019d take them to?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Just a neighbourhood here, doesn\u2019t matter which part of Singapore. I think those are the most attractive places. When I\u2019m overseas, I prefer visiting the suburbs and leading the life of a local, rather than going to touristy places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rei in rehearsal, playing one of his seven characters in Grandmother Tongue<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s one thing you\u2019ve done in the past few years that you\u2019ve never done before?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m ordinarily a sucker for safety zones, and prefer keeping to routines. So it was quite a big change for me to live in Melbourne for two years \u2013 when I was studying drama at the Victorian College for the Arts \u2013 without knowing anyone there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tell us about the theatrical experience that changed your life.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Being an Associate Artist with Drama Box changed my life. I learnt a lot with that company, from how they view theatre and what it means to practise what you preach as an artist. I\u2019m glad to have a theatre family like that, who have helped me grow as an artist and a human being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attending W!LD RICE\u2019s traditional kenduri<\/em> also inspires me a lot! I had a chance to be a part of my first kenduri<\/em> when Grandmother Tongue<\/em> premiered in the 2016 Singapore Theatre Festival. Everyone in the cast, crew and creative team gets into a circle in the theatre, and Ivan Heng gives a speech about the work we do and why we do it. You will leave a kenduri<\/em> feeling valued as an artist, and with a renewed appreciation for the sense of community in the theatre!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you could import something that you can\u2019t get in Singapore, what would it be?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Can I import people over? Special shout-out to my Melbourne Family: Katy, Peter, Dirk, Anna, Liv, Mick, Felix, Katerina and Draf! I\u2019ll get you in a flight case and ship you guys over! (Not in a murder-y sense, there\u2019ll be holes for breathing!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rei Poh turned heads and won praise playing multiple characters in Grandmother Tongue. He chats with us about the importance of work and play, his inspirations as an artist, and getting out of his safety zone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":25679,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[94,203,213],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.wildrice.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25678"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.wildrice.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.wildrice.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.wildrice.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.wildrice.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.wildrice.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25678\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.wildrice.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.wildrice.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.wildrice.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.wildrice.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}