This play was referred to as the most mature art of Stan Lai that year. It was created at a time when martial law had been lifted, travel to mainland China from Taiwan became legal, and families that had not been together for 40 years were reunited. It was a complex theatre work on Taiwan-mainland relations, seen through the reunification of one family on Taiwan.\u00a0The play unfolds the story of a mainlander comes to Taiwan to visit her Taiwanese relatives.\u00a0Hailed by critic Ursula Richter as \u201ca fantastic paraphrase of the search for roots and true identities, of the yearnings, guilty feelings, shame and remorse of reunited Chinese families.\u201d Critic Margaret Ma called the play \u201cinterweaving of pretense and reality, of dream and waking, reflecting the depths of human sorrow.\u201d Writer Ling Ching-shuan wrote that \u201cthrough the fascinating dialogue and action, modern Chinese on Taiwan are given a chance to think deeply about themselves.\u201d Hence, the subject of \u00a0\"identity\"becomes a both political and zen.<\/p>\n
Script:\u00a0Collective creation led by Stan Lai<\/p>\n
Directed by\u00a0Stan Lai<\/p>\n
Cast:\u00a0Lee Li-chun as Mr. Shih, The Master, and The Hermit<\/p>\n
Yang Hwai-ming as Shih Zhi-xing<\/p>\n
Yeh Tai-chu as the Swordsman<\/p>\n
Chin Shih-hui as Mrs. Shih<\/p>\n
Deng Chen-hui as Shih Yu-hong<\/p>\n
Ling Li-ching as Miss Chen and Lu-er<\/p>\n
Ismene Ting as Helen<\/p>\n
Chen Li-mei as Ah-zhu<\/p>\n
Chen Wei-chieh as the Worker<\/p>\n
Scenic and Lighting Design:\u00a0Samuel Wang<\/p>\n
Costume Design:\u00a0Pamela Chin<\/p>\n
Body Movement Direction: Yeh Tai-chu<\/p>\n
Produced by\u00a0Nai-chu Ding<\/p>\n
World Premier: 5\/4\/1989 Taipei Cultural Centre<\/p>\n
Toured Cities: Chungli, Tainan, Taichung, Changhua, Kaohsiung, Keelung, Singapore<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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