PTC Presents Unscripted: Salesman in China, a border-crossing time-travelling community event. Performances, talks, food and images bring Beijing, 1983 and Vancouver, 2018 into relationship through Arthur Miller’s play Death of a Salesman
Date/Time: Feb 11 2018, 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Richmond, Gateway Theatre | Event calendarCost: $15.75
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Interactive installation and snacks at 2 pm. Talks at 2:45 pm.
How do we translate language and cultural differences? How do we bridge the gap between generations? PTC Associates Leanna Brodie and Jovanni Sy welcome you into the world of their new play.
For two months in 1983, two of the world’s great artists struggled to bridge the abyss between two of the world’s great cultures. UNSCRIPTED: Salesman in China unearths their incredible story.When Arthur Miller went to Beijing to direct his masterpiece, Death of a Salesman (starring the renowned Ying Ruocheng) at Beijing People’s Art Theatre, the world’s media buzzed with excitement and doubt. Could the Chinese possibly connect with this quintessentially American tragedy? Could an American truly understand China?
Now, Gateway Theatre’s Jovanni Sy (A Taste of Empire, Nine Dragons) and playwright/ translator Leanna Brodie (Schoolhouse, The Book of Esther, You Are Happy, Après moi/After Me) are writing a new play, Salesman in China, inspired by this ground-breaking international collaboration which has so much to say to the Vancouver of today.
During an afternoon at Richmond’s Gateway Theatre, PTC invites you to experience an excerpt from Death of a Salesman performed in both Mandarin and English, explore the amazing story of Miller and Ying’s production with Dr. Claire Conceison (MIT, Duke University) and dig into the fascinating world of Chinese-English cross-cultural work with veteran translator Fang Zhang. Enjoy some immersive experiences that will bring you into the world of the play – Beijing in 1983 – including the Memory Booth, historical displays and a selection of Beijing-style snacks.
PTC will provide ASL interpretation by request. Please contact xinxuan@playwrightstheatre.com by January 26th to request interpretation.
Written materials will be available in simplified Chinese and English.
Performance will be presented in Mandarin and English. Talks are in English, with questions welcome and answered in Mandarin and English.
Access Info: Gateway Theatre is accessible to guests in wheelchairs or using other mobility assistance devices. Accessible parking and washrooms are also available at the theatre.
温哥华戏剧剧作中心呈现 Unscripted: Salesman in China 脱稿：推销员在中国, 一个跨越边境与时 空的社区活动。
以阿瑟•米勒的著名剧作 《推销员之死(Death of a Salesman)》为视角，融合表演， 探讨，美食，以及影像，这场社区活动将1983年的北京和2018年的温哥华联系起来。我们如何翻译语言以及文化差异？我们怎样才可以跨越代沟? 结合展览和表演， 剧作家Leanna Brodie和施崇梵邀请大家进入他们新剧的世界。 注：本次活动以双语（中文及英语）模式呈现。
活动时间：星期天，2月11号，下午两点至五点
注：剧场大厅会在活动当天2月11号，星期天下午两点整向公众开放
活动地点：加艺剧院 6500 Gilbert Road 列治文， 卑诗省 票价： $15.75， 2018年1月15号 起开售 购票请上：www.gatewaytheatre.com 详情请上：www.playwrightstheatre.com
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