Winner – Hollywood Fringe 2018 Scholarship
An ensemble of young artists from UCLA, USC and CalArts revive the old tales in a Chinese fantasy short stories collection (《聊斋志异》) with their modern bodies. Just like the author of the book in 1730, this tribe of artists is trapped in a chain of exams which leaves no space for free expression. Thus, creating art becomes a form of rebellion. They construct the house of tales, inviting audiences to come into the magical space between fantasy and reality, homeland and strange land.
Inspired By Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio（Liaozhai Zhiyi）聊斋志异
Written and Directed by Changting Lu with Ensemble of Chinese Artists in LA
Featured by Yanyao Yaoyao Qi, Mingming Wang, Tiger Yip, Huanzhang Zhang, Kelly Liangxing Zhu, Tianyi Zhu
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR & DRAMATURG: Xiaoyue Zhang
PRODUCTION/COSTUME DESIGNER: Nan Zhou
LIGHTING DESIGNER: Peiyu Lai
SOUND DESIGNER: Yvonne
GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Jingzhi Liu
PRODUCER: Effy Yizhou Yang, Rui Xu
PRODUCTION MANAGER: Effy Yizhou Yang
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER: Xingzi Chen
ASSISTANT PRODUCTION/COSTUME DESIGNER: Larissa Lingxi Zou
June 02, 8:30PM
June 09, 9:00PM
June 17, 8:00PM
June 23, 4:30PM
@The Complex Hollywood, The Dorie Theatre
6476 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90038
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