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上週本地報紙Advocate電話採訪我們。隔天則是攝影記者來拍照。這張就是他拍的。今天米雪兒閱報時有發現寫信跟我們講。這幾天的 tech rehearsal 忙得忘記這回事…

雖然只是個小小的藝文報導，感覺還是滿奇妙的！沒想到簡單的對談，記者可以把我們的英文順得這麼溜…真是太酷了…


Sound of a Voice offers love story

* By ROBIN MILLER
* arts writer
* Published: Feb 1, 2009 - UPDATED: 12:05 a.m.

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Shih-Yi “Joy” Huang isn’t promising a happily-ever-after ending.

Sure, the story is filled with the makings of a fairy tale, one with a love story at that. There’s a knight of sorts who is sent on a mission to kill a witch. There are woods with a cabin in the center.

And there’s a mysterious woman who may or may not be his target.

OK, so let’s go ahead and say it — they fall in love. That’s a given. But then there are the revelations, the conflicts.

And, well, the ending isn’t happy.

“It’s really quite sad,” Huang said.

She’s co-directing this production of David Henry Hwang’s 1983 play The Sound of a Voice. Kao-Chen “Gary” Liao is her partner in this endeavor.

The play will open Tuesday, Feb. 3, in LSU’s Hatcher Hall Theatre.

Huang and Liao are Taiwanese, and both are doctorate students at LSU, Huang in the LSU Department of Theatre, which is staging the Hwang play as part of its Studio Series.

“I’m specializing in culture studies,” Liao said.

But the play and its theme fall neatly into their fields.

“We’ve had experience working in theater in Taiwan, but not in an all-English production,” Huang said. “So, this is a first for us.”

Hwang’s story was inspired by Japanese folk tales and films, told through the mythic metaphor of Japanese literature. It was first produced on a double bill with his play The House of Sleeping Beauties on Nov. 6, 1983, at the New York Shakespeare Festival in The Joseph Papp Public Theater.

The play opens with a Samurai, played by Jason Duga, who is on a glory mission to kill a witch. He has no name, his character simply labeled “man.” And this man stumbles upon a woman, played by Thanh Phan, who lives alone in a cabin.

She is terribly lonely, and she yearns for a voice, any voice, to talk to her.

The man suspects the woman may be the witch, yet he’s somehow attracted to her. She seems harmless, and he falls in love with her as the story progresses.

Yet he can’t shake his mistrust. True, she’s delicate and beautiful, but she’s able to perform wonders in cookery, horticulture and martial arts. The latter wounds his pride, and he can’t accept her superiority.

“He gradually discovers that she does have witch power, but she’s worn him down,” Huang said. “He’s in love with her, but she soon discovers that she’s in love with him.”

The man realizes he can’t kill this woman, but he can’t stay, either. The woman is devastated and makes a tragic threat.

Does he stay? Does she carry out her threat? That part of the story is left to the performance.

The story’s true core is found in its progression, where characters confront their fears of growing old and of never finding love — of never being comforted by the intimacy of a long and trusted relationship.

“It’s very emotional,” Huang said.

Rehearsals began two weeks ago, which is plenty of time for this two-person cast.

“Most of the action takes place inside and outside of the woman’s cabin, so we’ll have a full set,” Liao said. “But the problem is arranging the set in our theater setting. The Hatcher Hall Theatre is a theater in the round, and we must build the sets in such a way that they don’t block the audience’s view.”

All will be ready for opening night.

“We’re not really nervous,” Liao said. “We’ve had experience in this.”

“We are excited,” Huang added.

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. And tragedy or not, one thing’s for sure, love is in the air at Hatcher Hall Theatre.
For above all else, The Sound of a Voice is a love story.

CAST: Jason Duga, Man; Thanh Phan, Woman

ARTISTIC CREW: Shih-Yi “Joy” Huang, co-director; Kao-Chen “Gary” Liao, co-director; Justin Huff, stage manager; Hali Dardar, set designer; Kathleen McMurray, costume designer; Courtney Zimmerle, lighting designer; Ellish Adams, sound designer

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阿麗
真羨慕！ 以前都一直幻想我的設計會成名， 也會有上報的一天。 結果只是幻想。。。。
2009-02-02 10:27:54
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想太多。這只要有作就會有報導，就是那種「藝文資訊」之類的。演出之後說不定被批的很慘咧！管他的…終於導完…好爽我要好好休息一陣！！

倒是你…還是加緊設計不要讓夢想消失～～
2009-02-03 04:23:41
貝爾哥哥
恭喜啊...co-director ^^
2009-02-03 09:46:22
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謝謝拉～ ;)
2009-02-06 13:17:07
阿麗
最近剛好有一個機會， 所以應該又會開始設計了！ 不過我下個月應該會回台灣， 因為想再小孩滿兩歲錢回去機票比較便宜！ 不知會不會碰上你？ 你應該還是暑假才會回去吧。
2009-02-04 11:18:22
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啥你要回去啊！我至少一定要暑假的啦…
2009-02-06 13:17:45
老鼠
聽說你喜歡模糊不清的照片.....http://www.flickr.com/photos/43374636@N00/3256028604/ ......請來看一下這張....呵。
2009-02-06 09:45:17
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呵呵～好讚的一家咖啡廳哦～帶有家味道，卻又如此充滿異國情調…
2009-02-06 13:18:37
老鼠
啊～忘了給你恭喜一下說.....果然猴塞雷～～～
2009-02-06 09:47:14
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謝謝拉！
2009-02-06 13:19:25
強森媽媽
副導 恭喜上報 !!!
接下來可以好好relax !
2009-02-07 03:49:29
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呵呵謝謝啦～沒錯這幾天我睡超九的…
2009-02-07 11:58:45
*JoMa*
恭喜喔~~
副導
真該要我兒子來跟妳請教才是
2009-02-08 06:33:43
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JOMA別這麼說…報紙會報的都是比較有勢力的機構如學校或大劇院。所以依附其下比較容易有曝光機率！

我這只是玩票一下。我想JOMA兒子應該比我更瞭解這個行業～
2009-02-09 00:00:41
奕玫
開春喜事一樁...好彩頭
恭喜喔...
2009-02-09 11:24:09
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嘻嘻…希望是好的開始囉！謝謝您的祝福！也祝您牛年行大運！
2009-02-10 10:35:23
阿母
戲導的很成功恭喜拉希望將來是一個很有名的導演哈哈
2009-03-03 16:03:07
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阿母，偶會帕ㄅㄧㄚˋ的～
2009-03-04 01:23:05
否 是 (若未登入"個人新聞台帳號"則看不到回覆唷!)
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