The Insanity
你好,疯子!
Community Space Theater, Theater for the New City
Mar 8-10, 2024
PRODUCTION PHOTOS BY SYBIL (QITING) WANG.
THE INSANITY
DIRECTOR, LIGHTING DESIGNER, ELECTRICIAN
The Insanity, performed in Mandarin Chinese, is about how a schizophrenic girl Icy gets along but also fights with her other six personalities. In an insane asylum with no escape, a doctor gives Icy several trials, of which she fails all of them by still desiring to befriend her other personalities. In a final showdown, the doctor gives Icy a loaded pistol for her to kill the other six. Should Icy choose the deafening silence after she managed to kill her other personalities? Or should she stay in this asylum forever but be accompanied by some friends? The Insanity discusses the definition and standard of "recovery", especially in the mental health realm. The Production asks the audience the same question Icy asks the doctor: "Let me ask you, what does recovery mean to you?"
WRITTEN BY LIU QIAN & RAO XIAOZHI
ORIGINALLY DIRECTED BY RAO XIAOZHI
A PRODUCTION OF XIAONIANQING JUTUAN
DIRECTOR: ZIJUN (NEIL) WANG
SCENIC DESIGN: QITING (SYBIL) WANG
COSTUME DESIGN: NICO YU
PROP DESIGN: SUZY FENG
LIGHTING DESIGN: ZIJUN (NEIL) WANG
PROJECTION DESIGN: SHERRY WU
SOUND DESIGN: LINYAO (SARAH) FENG
COMPOSER: ZEHAO WANG
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER: XINYUE (TRACY) WANG
CO-DIRECTOR: ANDREW (JUNHONG) FEI
PRODUCERS: YIBING WANG, LAURENT (ZEYI) LI, NOMAD THEATER
PRESS: 纽约华裔留学生独立艺术家 演出戏剧《你好,疯子!》场场暴满 观众好评
Chinese Students / Individual Artists in New York put on The Insanity, fully sold-out performances adored by the audience.