Staged Reading and Discussion of Plays by Gao Xingjian

Congratulations to the students of Professor Esther Kim Lee's THET489: Globalization and Theatre on a successful staged reading of plays by Gao Xingjian!

Congratulations to the students of Professor Esther Kim Lee's THET489: Globalization and Theatre on a successful staged reading of plays by Gao Xingjian!

The staged reading featured excerpts of four of Gao's plays, including The Bus Stop, Le Quêteur de la Mort, Ballade Nocturne, and The Other Shore. Performers included Rachel Barlaam, Maggie Bartolomeo, Zac Brightbill, Avia Fields, Adanna Nnawuba, Phil Ramos, Chris Robeck, Jenny Rosenberg, and Mary Rose Winnard. Projections were designed by Caitlin Harris.

The playwright Gao Xingjian was present at the reading, and translator/scholar Dr. Claire Conceison of Duke University facilitated the discussion. Gao won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2000 and is a renowned writer, painter, and filmmaker. His paintings and films are exhibited at the Art Gallery at UMD until December 20.

Here are some photos and a video from the event:

The Bus Stop (Phil Ramos, Zac Brightbill, Maggie Bartolomeo, Jenny Rosenberg, Rachel Barlaam)

Le Quêteur de la Mort (Mary Rose Winnard, Chris Robeck, Maggie Bartolomeo)

Ballade Nocturne (Avia Fields, Adanna Nnawuba)

The Other Shore (Zac Brightbill, Mary Rose Winnard, Phil Ramos, Maggie Bartolomeo, Avia Fields, Rachel Barlaam, Jenny Rosenberg, Adanna Nnawuba, Chris Robeck)

Post-reading discussion with Gao Xingjian, Dr. Claire Conceison, and the cast

THET489G student Olivia Brann speaks with Gao Xingjian after the reading

Professor Esther Kim Lee, Gao Xingjian, and Dr. Claire Conceison

Photo and video credit: Kate Spanos