Accidental Death of an Anarchist
一个无政府主义者的意外死亡
[Workshop in English]: Studio Theater, Tisch School of the Arts, NY
Nov 3 - 5, 2022
[Production in Mandarin]: Studio Theatre, Theater Row NYC, NY
Feb 9 - 12, 2023
Production Photos
2023 Production in Mandarin
PRODUCTION PHOTOS BY YIBING WANG.
Accidental Death of an Anarchist
一个无政府主义者的意外死亡
DIRECTOR, LIGHTING DESIGNER, “CLOWN A” IN THE CAST
In an absurdist adaptation of Dario Fo's stirring Anarchist play, the actors experiment with the mixing nature of theater and reality both within the play and in the process of rehearsing this play. A clown that hates authority was chosen to be an authority by the authority. A group of police that scorns the maniac was turned into maniacs by the maniac. Are you living for yourself or a strong yet hidden force you can never specify? In Chinese, we can always hear people saying a command or policy coming from “上面” (literally, up there), without actual specifications. And we work for these “up there”s and always follow their leads. This play pushes us to question who that “up there” is, and asks ourselves a famous question Jonathan Larson asked himself: “Why do we follow people who never lead?”
BASED ON THE PLAY BY DARIO FO
ADAPTED BY HUANG JISU
READAPTED BY ZIJUN (NEIL) WANG
DIRECTED BY ZIJUN (NEIL) WANG
MUSIC COMPOSER: CHENCHEN (ARYA) LI
SCENIC CONCEIVED BY CAST AND CREATIVES
COSTUME DESIGN: JIXIAN (PEI) LIU, ZIQI ZHANG
LIGHTING DESIGN: ZIJUN (NEIL) WANG
SOUND DESIGN: YIRAN (AMELIA) CHEN, DANIS ZHANG
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER: YIFAN (TRIXIE) ZHANG
PRODUCER: JUNHONG (ANDREW) FEI
CAST: JUNHONG (ANDREW) FEI, CHENCHEN (ARYA) LI, FIONA (FANGQI) WANG, ZIJUN (NEIL) WANG, PETER XIAO, PETER YANG, CINDY ZHANG
Accidental Death of An Anarchist was workshopped in English as a part of Fall 2022 Season of PHTS Student Productions at Tisch School of the Arts, New York University. Production photos and team credits can be found below.
Production Photos
2022 Workshop in English
BASED ON THE PLAY BY DARIO FO
ADAPTED BY HUANG JISU
TRANSLATED BY ZIJUN (NEIL) WANG
DIRECTED BY ZIJUN (NEIL) WANG
ASSISTANT DIRECTED BY DANIS ZHANG
MUSIC COMPOSER: ELIANA COE
SCENIC DESIGN: SIRUI “RAY” QIAN
PROP DESIGN: TOPAZ GAO
COSTUME DESIGN: TONG ZHAO, TINA QIU
LIGHTING DESIGN: HESTER YUJIE ZHENG
SOUND DESIGN: DANIS ZHANG
STAGE MANAGER: OLIVIA MARTIN
PRODUCTION IS A PART OF PHTS STUDENT PRODUCTIONS FALL 2022 SEASON AT TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY.
ENGLISH WORKSHOP CAST: ELIANA COE, ISSAC TAY, FIONA (FANGQI) WANG, ZIJUN (NEIL) WANG, PETER XIAO, JUNHONG (ANDREW) FEI