I volunteered to join the Communist Party of China,
Support the Party's program, abide by the Party's Constitution,
Fulfilling the obligations of Party membership and implementing the decisions of the Party,
Ready to sacrifice everything for the Party and the people,
Never betray the Party!
(Illustration: Stills of the oath)
Whenever Zeng Zhaojuan, the actor of "Revolutionary Family" Fang Cheng, secretary and president of the Tianjin Commentary Theatre, once again firmly said the oath of joining the party on the stage, the hearts of all the audiences under the stage and all the cast members on both sides of the stage were once again baptized.
This is the climax of the whole play, allowing the audience to see the protagonist Fang Cheng, "In the valuable sacrifice and sacrifice of a revolutionary family, in the growth process of a woman becoming a wife, a mother, and a revolutionary, we see the great spirit of countless families and thousands of revolutionaries in that era that deserves to be recorded forever." This is also what Ms. Xu Xinhua, the screenwriter of this play, said movingly.
(Illustration: Screenwriter photo)
"Revolutionary Family" is directed by national first-class director Zhang Manjun. "It's a commentary with an 'epic character'. In this drama, we chose the creative idea of 'by one person to lead the face with points, and to expand with a family with a face', which is not a single family drama, but also a series of big scenes such as the student movement, the workers' movement, and the peasant movement, corresponding to the turbulent era. Zhang Manjun said.
(Illustration: Director's photo and big scene photo)
Based on the oral autobiography "My Family" by "Revolutionary Mother" Tao Cheng, the commentary drama "Revolutionary Family" tells the story of an ordinary woman who gradually accepted the revolutionary ideals during the revolutionary war years, threw herself into the revolutionary cause with her husband and children, and gradually grew into a determined revolutionary. Producer and lead actor Zeng Zhaojuan, screenwriter Xu Xinhua, director Zhang Manjun, three women through the creation of this drama also collided with the spark of passion, and at the same time added a red romance to the play.
In December 2020, the commentary drama "Revolutionary Family" was officially put into rehearsal under the strong support of the Propaganda Department of the Municipal Party Committee and the Northern Performing Arts Group, after more than a year of preparation, the text and singing voice went through many rigorous processes such as polishing, overturning, and modifying, which lasted more than 50 days, and more than 140 cast members went all out, worked overtime, and worked together to create, and premiered successfully at Tianjin Binhu Theater on January 30, 2021. Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, the "List of Key Support Works" of the Stage Art Creation Project.
(Illustration: Rehearsal photo of the big scene)
Three women a play, perhaps everything is arranged in the dark, the famous screenwriter Xu Xinhua said: "This is Providence, this is for three women to complete together, the screenwriter, director, starring are all women, it is destined that the work may be delicate and deep, but at the same time it is romantic, poetic, it is more magnificent and tragic." ”
(Illustration: May Day Square photo)
Zeng Zhaojuan, the director of the Tianjin Critics Theater and two winners of the "Plum Blossom Award" for Chinese drama, received the script of "Revolutionary Family" as if her soul had entered the era of "family fragmentation for mountains and rivers". "The family is the smallest country, and the country is ten million." With the continuous fullness of the text and singing voice, I have to sing the whole play every day, and every time I sing it is a baptism of the soul, I am also stepping into the role of Fang Cheng, revolutionizing the soul again and again, and hoping that through Fang Cheng, I can achieve self-transcendence. Zeng Zhaojuan said.
Director Zhang Manjun and Tianjin Critics Theatre have cooperated with Zeng Zhaojuan for many years, whether it is the degree of tacit understanding with the starring actors or the degree of understanding of the theater actors, they have achieved the command of Ruoding. "Zeng Zhaojuan's pursuit of the extreme is to be picky to the slightest, and she is particularly particular about the cleanliness, thoughtfulness and beauty of every detail, but in this play, she demands every detail more extremely." Director Zhang Manjun said, "It is not Zeng Zhaojuan that I may not take this play, she said that this play may be the final work of my original repertoire, this is a lot of pressure for me, of course, I think she is still far from the final work, on the other hand, if it is the final work, is it that we want to reflect the artist's cultivation in a more comprehensive field." ”
Zeng Zhaojuan and Zhang Dao through years of cooperation can be described as "integrated", whether in the rehearsal hall or on the stage, Zeng Zhaojuan is absolutely obedient, "Zhang Dao, you say it will be good, if you think there is a problem, then there will definitely be a problem." Zhang Dao said that perhaps it is this common view of art, this kind of incomparable trust, that inspires Zhang Dao's creative inspiration one after another, and can reach the highest realm currently presented on the stage.
(Illustration: Photo of Director Zhang speaking for the lead actor at the rehearsal hall)
The path to success for opera actors must follow the spirit of drama is greater than heaven, and they must be able to guard poverty and endure loneliness. When Zeng Zhaojuan walked into the rehearsal hall on her first day and put on the cheongsam, she said: "I felt that this role was like waiting for me in a distant place, and when I first touched her, I felt that the character and my soul touched together." ”
(Illustration: Photo of Zengyuan wearing a cheongsam at the rehearsal hall)
As the leader of the theater, Zeng Zhaojuan is also very concerned about the development of the reserve talents of the theater, she often brings young actors to practice together in the rehearsal hall, and the most she says to the young actors is "Not crazy, not a Buddha." Similarly, she also used this sentence to encourage herself from time to time, Zeng Zhaojuan said: "My mind is full of these things on the stage, I remember once they said, Zeng Yuan, where have you been?" I said, right away, almost one through the door. It is this obsession that has created the successful shaping of the protagonist Fang Cheng on the stage, and can get the heartfelt applause of the audience again and again.
(Illustration: Propaganda photo of "Revolutionary Family" entering Beijing)
In order to "celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, the outstanding stage art works exhibition and performance", the commentary drama "Revolutionary Family" created by the Tianjin Commentary Theater will be staged at the Meilanfang Grand Theater in Beijing on June 22 and 23, which can be used as a tribute play for the "Centennial Founding of the Party", and Zeng Zhaojuan, as the secretary and president of the Tianjin Commentary Theater, said excitedly: "I will use my loyalty to the party and the reverence for the stage to lead this team to truly build "Revolutionary Family" into a red classic and representative work. A generous gift was presented to the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. ”