Discussion of Director Productions In The Multimedia Musical – The End

• Main Author: 王培潔
• Other Authors: 朱之祥
• Format: Others
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/47587161624713857439

碩士 === 國立臺灣藝術大學 === 應用媒體藝術研究所 === 95 === “The End” is a multimedia musical directed by Wang Pei-Chieh, a graduate student of Applied Media Arts in National Taiwan University of Arts, and was debuted at experimental theater of National Taiwan University of Arts on June 2006. The purpose of this production is to extend the ways of expressions in theater by taking advantage of the spatial character of theater and combining the double story line montage technique. Through the combining and patching of montage effect and the discussion of the play content, audience can be inspired to think beyond the simple love story. The main plot is a love story taking place in a rehearsal place with 5 young adults working in theater. Jonathan and Lynn are best friends and theater partners. Lynn introduced Irene, a pub singer and his crush, to Jonathan in a leading actress audition and recommended Irene to be the leading actress of their next play. Irene and Jonathan like each other at the first sight but never reveal their feelings to anyone. Lynn, who has a crush on Irene, and Wendy, assistant director and secret admirer both decided to aggressively pursue their love. At the same time, Wendy’s secret admirer, Shaun, somehow got entangled in this complex love triangle. Afraid of hurting anybody's feeling, Irene and Jonathan buried their love for each other deeper everyday. However, working side by side every day in the theater, feelings and relationships of these 5 people developed and unfold along the way. Fickleness, loyalty, secret admiring, happiness and rage, all within these 15 acts of drama and drama within drama which reflect the concept of “drama is life, and life is drama.” After the curtain falls, audience can cogitate how to handle their life through the lessons of this play. This integration of music, multimedia, and the storytelling technique of montage is a challenge and breakthrough for this play. I thus made a detailed illustration and analysis to the play content, origin, idea, and process of this production, effect of the performance and etc… along with the comparison of director’s rehearsal notes hoping that through the reference of this production process, audience who love the theater can be inspired and thus creating more brilliant works in Taiwanese theater.