Actress and former deejay Jo Tan on how emotional whiplash led to a Happy Place
Happy Place, starring Jo Tan, Rebekah Sangeetha Dorai, and Jamil Schulze, runs 4-7 May at Gateway Theatre. In 2021, Jo Tan added a new achievement to her resume – she became a Kiss92 radio deejay for the morning show, Wake Up and Go with Div and Jo. She also continued her work as a freelance writer and performer.
"It's almost like a mindfulness exercise – hey this is what is happening in your immediate vicinity, that you can enjoy!""When I went to rehearsals at night, I had to cry it out. It was a way to release a lot of pent-up emotions, but it took me into very dark places because I had to explore these characters," she shared.And the drastic dichotomy between these roles, as different as day and night, took a toll on her.
"As a result, I became short-tempered, unpredictable. It made me focus on myself so much, that I became almost obsessively navel-gazing and inward-looking. I didn't have time for anybody else's needs. It sent me into a spiral of anxiety."Thankfully, Tan has since found balance and peace, which has resulted in her writing her new play, "Happy Place". Starring Jo Tan, Rebekah Sangeetha Dorai, and Jamil Schulze, "Happy Place" is directed by Chong Tze Chien.
"What I wanted to portray is that the real world [can go into some dark areas]. And what is your own best coping mechanism – what is your own best way to get through the world from day to day? At what point do you decide – I have to acknowledge what is really happening?" Tan shared about the writing of the play.
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