"The only measure of the classics is time. Some plays are performed for a year, some plays are performed for ten years, and some plays have been performed continuously for hundreds of years. The playwright Wan Fang said, "Drama is very free. Yang Hua's works have a modern sense, and I hope that "Thunderstorm" and "After Thunderstorm" can become modern classics. On August 24th, "From Cao Yu to Wanfang" Chinese Drama Spanning a Century of Humanistic Dialogue - "Shanghai Grand Theatre × Yanghua Drama Performance Season" Poly Yanghua Liantai Drama "Thunderstorm" and "Thunderstorm • After" sharing dialogue action was held at the Shanghai Grand Theatre.
As the daughter of Cao Yu, Wan Fang did not feel the pressure from her father until she was in her fifties when she wrote her first drama script. "Dad is a free education for us, I don't think he's a great dad, so instinctively feel no pressure." It wasn't until I was in my fifties that I started writing my first play. I found that in fact, I had been 'pressed' by my father. Before that, I had written novels, film and television dramas, but I did not dare to write dramas. ”
Yanghua Artistic Director Wang Keran has been preparing the stage drama "Thunderstorm" and "After thunderstorm" since 2018, and he invited French theater director Eric La Casscade to direct, making Cao Yu's classic work "Thunderstorm" and "Thunderstorm After" written by Wan Fang, who is also a playwright, into a stage drama, which will be launched on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of Cao Yu's birth in 2020. From last year to the beginning of this year, the first round of touring of "Thunderstorm" and "After Thunderstorm" has staged 19 sets of 38 performances in 8 cities across the country. This year, this series of dramas kicked off the second round of the 10 Cities Tour, landing in Shencheng for the first time from October 22 to 24, as the finale of the "Shanghai Grand Theatre × Yanghua Drama Season" for three consecutive days at the Shanghai Grand Theatre.
Wan Fang served as the literary editor of "Thunderstorm" and the screenwriter of "Thunderstorm After", bringing a unique perspective as Cao Yu's daughter and female playwright, "Human nature is very complicated, I don't like to use the word 'scumbag'. In the play, every life is eager for love, such as Zhou Ping, who longs to live well, but fate does not give him a chance. Zhou Puyuan is powerful and authoritative, but after experiencing the ups and downs of life, he will also question the choice of fate. ”
"The biggest charm of drama is to be able to experience different lives." He Saifei, who plays Lu Shuping, tried to cross Zhou Puyuan in the rehearsal stage, she used a pipe to enter the play, and also used the performance skills of the opera veteran. He Saifei also wants to explore the role of Lu Gui, "adding a little feminine spirit to the depths of male personality." ”
Before entering the film and television circle, He Saifei was already a well-known Yue opera actor, "I have studied opera for many years, and stage scheduling, breath, rhythm, and musical feeling will affect my creation." The stage faces the audience directly and has its own rules. Putting in rehearsals for a month or two in a row and walking out of the rehearsal hall will make the actors wonder where they are. Drama is your life. ”
When acting in "The Gate of the Mansion", He Saifei spent half a month filming a scene, willingly, "When acting, crying is also very happy." The doctor said that to be healthy, you should play less such roles, but there is no way, acting is addictive. In He Saifei's view, the stage play is repeatedly polished, and the play is polished for ten years, so every performance cannot be relaxed. Before going on stage, she used to encourage herself to "must be", and after leaving the stage, she continued to shout "come on", "When I go home, I still can't sleep, thinking about how to act can be better." ”
"After Thunderstorm" takes place more than ten years after the story of "Thunderstorm", and recalls the night and youth of "Thunderstorm" from the perspective of Lu Shuping, Zhou Puyuan and Xuan Yi. After the first round of touring "Thunderstorm" and "After Thunderstorm", the university student audience wrote a thesis for Lu Shuping, analyzing why the three people could live together, and what considerations did the author have? He Saifei was infected by the enthusiasm of the audience, "I chatted with WanFang for an hour and a half, and these characters can be dug up all the time." Tong Ruimin, who plays Zhou Puyuan, laughed, ""After thunderstorm" let me be sandwiched between extremely individualized women, and He Saifei's hard work is self-evident. ”
Zhou Ping, who plays Yanghua's version of "Thunderstorm", is the first time Liu Kaiwei stepped onto the stage, "I have seen "You and Me" written by Teacher Wan Fang, she mentioned that when she was a child, her father took her to the theater to watch the play, she cried in the middle, in order not to affect the audience, her father rushed out of the theater with her. At that moment, I felt a sense of awe for the theater. Liu Kaiwei admitted that the first day he entered the rehearsal hall of "Thunderstorm", he was particularly nervous, "from the beginning of speaking lines, to how to stand on the stage, how to walk, is a challenge." Acting in film and television dramas, in front of him, except for the opponent actors, are all cameras, and no one else can be seen, "I can hide behind the masks of the characters." But there are no shots in the rehearsal hall. Liu Kaiwei quickly became acquainted with other actors through the anti-string four phoenixes, "After several months of rehearsals, the sense of fear gradually disappeared, and I loved the role of Zhou Ping more and more." Leaving the rehearsal hall, I still can't escape from the role. ”
Kong Wei has acted in many Cao Yu works such as "Beijinger", "Sunrise", "Thunderstorm" and so on, and she shared with the Audience in Shanghai, "Xuanyi's personality is the most extreme, and the play gives her too much space." "After the Thunderstorm" has a more thorough explanation of the characters, so that everyone can see the tearing feeling and pain of the ripples. Li Zonglei, who plays Lu Dahai, said, "Lu Dahai and Zhou Ping are sons, but the difference is that Lu Dahai protects his inner fragility with a sharp and sharp shell." Zhang Heqin plays Zhou Chong, in his eyes, Zhou Chong is a pure youth, "modern people are too complicated, it is unlikely to freely and purely pursue emotions." Chinese director Zhang Rui revealed that during rehearsal breaks, the actors discussed what constellation the character belonged to, "Zhou Puyuan is a Capricorn, powerful and controlling, XuanYi is Scorpio, and Shi Ping is Aries." Finally, he concluded, "Every audience will have their own understanding after watching "Thunderstorm" and "Thunderstorm". ”
Column Editor-in-Chief: Shi Chenlu Text Editor: Zhang Yi Photo Editor: Xiang Jianying
Source: Author: Zhuge Yi