Thursday, June 25 7:30PM to 8:30PM
Theater for the New City
155 1st Ave, New York, New York 10003
Yangtze will present a new adaptation of the original script that was written in 1999 by Huang WeiRuo and Feng BaiMing. The contemporary part of the play–the troupe’s own story–is devised and created by Chongren Fan and ensemble. The play examines the current theatre world through a comic lens and throughout, the characters are aware of their own theatricality. Director Chongren Fan writes, “We get a taste of what’s going on in contemporary Chinese theater but also get a chance to explore how a theatre troupe works together to create an ensemble work.” The music in the play, composed by Xiren Wang, is new and modern, with a strong innovative approach to ancient Chinese music characteristics.
Performance will be in Mandarin Chinese with English Subtitles.
For more information: www.yangtze-rep-theatre.org