Produced by
Playwright
Alfred Chan, Eva Yip, Wai Lok Lee
Music Director / Song Arranger Pong Law
Composer Alfred Chan
Lyricist
Alfred Chan, Cheuk Fai Ng, Coco She, Eva Yip*, Hei Tung Wong^, Macella Ma, Wai Lok Lee
Director Eva Yip*
Singing Coach Margaret Cheung
Actor
Alfred Chan, Coco She, Daniel Chu, Hei Tung Wong^, Macella Ma, Richelia Yeung
Performed in Cantonese with English surtitles
We Draman Group
DraftMyLife–AConceptMusical
We Draman Group, Hong Kong’s non-profit making theatre company, is built upon the belief that “People who share the same passion for theatre can bridge all their differences and create greater arts together” .
In 2021, We Draman Group has adopted “Clothing, Food, Shelter, Transportation” as creative theme. After exploring of “Clothing” and “Food”, we presented DraftMyLife-AConceptMusical 1.0 with “Shelter” as the central theme in early February 2024. The first run in Hong Kong took place in the Cultural Activities Hall of The Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, achieving a full-house success. The script and songs were collaboratively created by playwrights, directors, and actors.
Bringing Draft MyLife -AConcept Musical to the Edinburgh Fringe, as a Version 1.5, we hope to receive feedback from overseas audiences. After completing the performance, Version 2.0 will surely produce a more complete conceptual musical Draft My Life - A Concept Musical 2.0 and bring it to a larger stage in Hong Kong.
Clara, an employee of furniture store, helps people establish their homes but wrestles with the idea to create a home of her own. In this original conceptual musical, a group of Hong Kong young artists explore what it means to have a home. This captivating production delves into selfindependence, inner peace, and the diverse ways of living in Hong Kong. It successfully evokes laughters and tears from audiences of all ages. Perfect for audience looking for a heartfelt and thought-provoking experience.
Prologue Home Sweet Home
Scene 1 Draft My Home
Scene 2 Dear Clara
Scene 3 In the sky
Scene 4 100 Runaway Characters
Scene 5 Determined to Run Away
Scene 6 The New Flat
Scene 7 A Bunch of
Scene 8 Half a Floor Apart
Scene 9 Paths Everywhere
Scene 10 Clara’s Home
Finale Gazing at the Stars
Hei Tung Wong as Clara
Alfred Chan as Father
Macella Ma as Mother
Coco She as May
Richelia Yeung as Joyce
Daniel Chu as Manager / Old Lady
Wai Lok Lee graduated from Chinese University of Hong Kong with a major of Philosophy, and Master Programme of Drama School in the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, major in Playwriting with Distinction.
He was nominated for Best Script at the 32’s Hong Kong Drama awards, for Script / Playwright of the Year at the IATC(HK) Critics Awards 2023 and for Best Script at the 15th Hong Kong Theatre Libre for Leave him in the dust.
During his studies, he was awarded Cheung Tat Ming Playwriting Scholarship, The Future Playwright Scholarship and The Society of APA Scholarships.
His recent plays included Stay with the Flow and The Ward by Hong Kong Repertory Theatre; Draft My Life and In Restaurant We Trust by Wedraman; Leave him in the dust by Theatre Formula; Parting is Never Easy by Windmill Grass Theatre; AJourneytoNowhere by Fiesta Space; WitheredWombandTheLowerDepthsby Chung Ying Theatre Company; ExtinctionFeastby The Theatre Practice; SolarHero(read) by Dramoxic.
He is a playwright and drama tutor.
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Composer / Playwright /
Alfred Chan graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 2020 with Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) Degree in Drama and he is an actor and composer based out of Hong Kong.
Theatre Credits include: Composer/Lyricist and plays Clara’s Father in Concept musical Draft my life 1.0, Master Mak/ensemble in Musical Yat-sen, Jimmy in I am a Moon, Beverly/Vivian/Janet in TheComedyof Terrors, for which he was nominated for The Hong Kong Theatre Libre for Best Actor.
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Graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 2023 with a Bachelor’s degree in Drama. Majored in Directing. Received the Hong Kong Jockey Club Scholarship during studies and did an exchange program at the Shanghai Theatre Academy in 2021. Recent directing works include the concept musical Draft My Life (2024) for We Draman Group, StraightorGay? (2024) for LGBTLoveFree, and LAST RIDE, FRESH EYES (2022) for Tai Kwun x HKAPA.
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Now a freelance actress, Sherrain graduated from School of Drama of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 2023, major in acting.
Dedicated in performance since young age, Sherrain has been a representative of the Hong Kong Children’s Choir and participated in worldwide choral festivals. She has also competed in Open Dance Competitions with excellent achievements.
Her theatre credits include Ontroerend Goed x Hong Kong Arts Festival: TheSmileOffYourFaceas actress, WestK x Rooftop Productions: Songs of Innocence and Experience as devising actress, song arrangement and choral practice leader, We Draman Group: DraftMyLife-aconcept musical as choreographer; The Blind 3.0 Tour to Taipei and Guangzhou as actress. At the Academy, she participated in Moscow�Why? as an actress and composer, The Ten Oxen of Ours as a devising actress and choreographer, Songs of Innocence And Experience as a devising actress, songwriter and choral practice leader.
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Graduated from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts with a master degree in music composition and electronic music, Pong Law is a versatile composer/arranger/keyboardist.
Pong has been commissioned to compose and arrange music for different ensembles and orchestras, including Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Hong Kong City Chamber Orchestra, Taipei Liuqin Ensemble, The BadenWurttemberg Youth Wind Ensemble etc.
Recently Pong is active in different musical theatre productions, including 3AMI - Nextto Normal (as MD), Hong Kong Repertory TheatreTheImpossibleTrial (as arranger), French May - CitiesofLight (as band leader & arranger), Actors’ Family - Cinematic Memories on Train No. 5 (as arranger), LCSD - TheOriginals (as arranger) etc.
Beside musical theatre, Pong has also been the orchestrator for different movies, including Zero to Hero, Fagara etc. His arraignment work for the movie Prince Edward has won the Best Original Film Score of The 39th Hong Kong Film Awards.
Pong is also a session keyboardist in the local pop music scene. He is the touring keyboardist for Jason Chan, Phil Lam, Gigi Leung and Andy Lau.
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Margaret Cheung is an in demand local musical theatre actress, vocalist and vocal coach. As an actress, she has appeared in leading roles with most professional theatre companies in Hong Kong. As vocalist, she has been engaged frequently by the Hong Kong Sinfonietta and was invited by the orchestra to present her first solo concert MyTechnicolor Childhood in 2017. Her voice can also be heard in acappella (Yatpo Singers, VSing), Cantopop concert backup vocals (Joey Yung, Andy Lau, Deanie Yip, Anthony Lun, Mimi Lo, Karen Mok etc) and voice overs (Cantonese dubbing for Luisa in Disney’ s Encanto). She is mentored in voice by Eli Fung (Beilosi) and studies the Estill Voice Model with Naomi Eyers. She is currently an Estill Master Trainer- (Candidate).
Macella graduated from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 2020 with Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) degree in Drama. She is an actress based out of Hong Kong .
Her theatre credits include: Clara’s Mother (Draft My Life concept musical 1.0), Li Zhen Zhen (Music Theater Gu Long’s Death Duel), Margherita (Can’tPay?Won’tPay!).
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She Lok-in, commonly known as Coco, graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 2020 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) Degree in Drama. After completing her studies, she dedicated a year to working as a full-time actress at Theatre Horizon. But now she’s working as a freelancer. Currently, she divides her time between working as an assistant at a bookstore and pursuing her passion for acting in the theatre. Recently, she has developed an interest in translating plays and novels into Cantonese and enjoys collaborating with different actors to create new pieces. Despite her youthful spirit, she is gaining wisdom through her experiences.
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Wong Hei Tung graduated from Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Hons) Degree in Acting in 2022. She received her first Bachelor of Arts Degree in Creative and Professional Writing from Hong Kong Baptist University in 2018.
She participated in school performance I am a Moon, in which she is awarded the The Actor of Astonishing Progress Award by the school; The Blind, in which she is awarded the Award for Best Acting Ensemble of the 13th The Hong Kong Theatre Libre. She represented the academy to perform Fly! Fly! Fly! Archeology Birds in Taiwan by Quata Arts of Foundation (Hong Kong Week).
Theatre credits include Stay with the Flow by Hong Kong Repertory Theatre. Ellie, My Love by Theatre Space, in which she is awarded the Award for Best Acting Ensemble of the 14th The Hong Kong Theatre Libre. Love in the Time of by Theatre du Pif, Miracles of the Namiya General Store (Re-run) by Chung Ying Theatre Company, Dim Sum with Tea．Poon Wai Sum: Insect series scripts play-reading sharingCricketinMyLife (Excerpt) by IATC (HK).
During her studies in HKAPA, she received Louis Cheung Scholarships and K. K. Chak Memorial Scholarships. tungggnut
Chu Tsz Fung, Daniel graduated from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, School of Drama in 2023, majoring in Acting, while formerly graduated from Hong Kong Baptist University’s Academy of Film, majoring in Acting Techniques. At the meantime, he was offered the Louis Cheung Scholarship and A Cup of Hope Scholarships.
His theatre credits include We Draman Group’ s Draft My Life (featured in Hong Kong and Edinburgh), XTRAMENTAL’ s Elevator of Memories, Shekou Theatre Festival The Distance, Jao Tsung-I Acadmy Open Day 2023’ s Fate Brought Them Here, Theatre Formula’ s The Attic, Alice Theatre Laboratory’ s The Tempest and POP Theatre’ s Peacemaker. At the Academy, he participated in Moscow�Why?, LeMaladeImaginaire and LuckyStiff. Screen-acting is also focused at the moment.
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Richelia graduated from the School of Drama of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 2023, majoring in Acting. She was a recipient of the HKAPA Scholarships. She previously graduated from Hong Kong Baptist University’s School of Communication, majoring in International Journalism.
Her professional theatre credits include We Draman Group’ s Draft My Life (performed in Hong Kong and Edinburgh), XTRAMENTAL’ s Elevator ofMemories, Hong Kong Arts Festival x Onroerend Goed’ s The Smile Off Your Face, City Contemporary Dance Festival’ s 01waiting, Tai Kwun x HKAPA’ s LastRide,FreshEyesand Theatre Formula’ s TheAttic.Theatre credits whist training include Moscow�Why?, Le Malade Imaginaire and LuckyStiff. Richelia has appeared in short films, commercials and music videos. She is also a voiceover artist.
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Playwright
Alfred Chan, Eva Yip*, Wai Lok Lee
Music Director / Song Arranger Pong Law
Composer
Lyricist
Alfred Chan
Alfred Chan, Cheuk Fai Ng, Coco She, Eva Yip*,
Hei Tung Wong^, Macella Ma, Wai Lok Lee
Director Eva Yip*
Singing Coach
Choreographer
Actor
Lighting Designer
Sound Designer
Costume Designer
Production Manager & Stage Manager
Deputy Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
Artistic Director & Producer
Executive Producer
Graphic Designer
Margaret Cheung
Sherrain Sum
Alfred Chan, Coco She, Daniel Chu, Hei Tung Wong^, Macella Ma, Richelia Yeung
Desmond Tang
Michael Tang
Melissa Lai
K Leung
Herriet Tsang
Hugo Chan
Desmond Tang
Jackie Lai
Alfie Leung
Playwright Wai Lok Lee
Music Director / Song Arranger
Composer
Lyricist
Pong Law
Alfred Chan
Alfred Chan, Cheuk Fai Ng, Coco She, Eva Yip, Hei Tung Wong^, Macella Ma, Wai Lok Lee
Director Eva Yip
Singing Coach
Choreographer
Actor
Set & Lighting Designer
Sound Designer
Costume Designer
Video Designer
Drummer
Guitarist
Production Manager & Stage Manager
Deputy Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
Artistic Director & Producer
Executive Producer
Ticketing
Graphic Designer
Promotional Photo Shooting
Margaret Cheung
Sherrain Sum
Alfred Chan, Cheuk Fai Ng, Coco She, Daniel Chu, Hei Tung Wong^, Peter Wong, Macella Ma, Richelia Yeung
Man Wai Law*
Michael Tang
Melissa Lai
Lap Yin Ma
Ka Man Chan
Stanley Cheung
K Leung
Herriet Tsang
Hugo Chan
Desmond Tang
Jackie Lai
Sandy Fong
Alfie Leung
Michael CW Chiu
Founded in 1993 as a non-profit making theatre company, and financially supported by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council since 2011. We Draman Group is built upon the belief that “People who share the same passion for theatre can bridge all their differences and create greater arts together”. We have been devoted in creating an all-encompassing creative platform so as to enable the collaboration of different artists and theatre workers for the creation and promotion of theatrical art in Hong Kong.
In 2009, one of the Group’s founders, Mr. Tang Wai Kit who has over 20 years of theatre experience in U.K., France, Korea, and Hong Kong, was appointed Artistic Director. He set a new artistic direction for the Group: all our plays must attempt to explore the different facets of humanity, even it will be dark and controversial. The script should be contemplative and thought-provoking, while the artistic style be adaptive to the essence of the play yet relevant to the local culture. Staying true to this direction, we performed Roberto Zucco, These Childish Things (re-run), Betrayal, Alive in the Montuary (a play by HK playwright Chong Mui Ngam). Feedback was very positive from both local audience and the theatre sector.
In 2019, We Draman Group brought their contemporary mime performance Life. in Hong Kong to the Edinburgh Fringe, where the show, co-created by the performers, reflected on survival in Hong Kong’s fast-paced and densely populated city in a delightful and humorous way, and was nominated for Best Performance in the 8th Hong Kong Theatre Libre.
In the same year, We Draman Group has brought together a group of “Core members”. Through workshops, script readings, and independent productions, they have laid a solid foundation for their creative and performance skills, fostered team spirit, and engaged in collaborative creation through continuous learning.
In 2021, We Draman Group has adopted “Clothing, Food, Shelter, Transportation” as creative theme. The majority of the creative team are “Core members”. After exploring of “Clothing” and “Food”, we presented Draft My Life - A Concept Musical with “Shelter” as the central theme in early February 2024, achieving a full-house success. The script and songs were collaboratively created by playwrights, directors, and actors among the “Core members” .
Moving forward, We Draman Group will continue pursue our artistic vision and provide the best theatrical art to the Hong Kong audience or even promote the results to places outside Hong Kong.
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