Following two recent performances by Taipei-based English-language amateur drama groups - the Thalie Theater and the Taipei Alien Dramatic Society (TADS) - the Phoenix Theatre will hit the stage this weekend with a performance of Yasmina Reze's "refined comedy" Art.
Formed in 1998, the Phoenix Theatre has been one of Taipei's less industrious amateur theatrical groups. In face, the last time Phoenix Theatre, under the directorship of Catherine Diamond, staged a play was in March, 2000, when the trouble brought a production of Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis to the stage.
Originally written in French in 1994, Reza's Art premiered in Paris the same year and was awarded the Moliere Award for best production. The play's popularity soon spread to New York and London, where it is still playing and the piece has since been translated into 20 languages.
While the original play was written for an all-male cast, Diamond has settled on an all-female cast. As for why she chose to alter the gender of the actors, Diamond isn't saying very much. "It made more sense to me that way," was the director's only comment. Suffice it to say, if you want to discover why Art makes more sense with an all-female cast then you'll have to go see it.
Starring in the Phoenix Theatre's Art this weekend are Melanie Micco, why last trod the boards in TAD 2000 production of Ariel Dorfman's Death and the Maiden, Juile Johnson, who was last seen in the Wong Way troupe's Glengarry Glen Ross, and Kathy Yang, who is making her acting debut with the Phoenix Theatre.
The Phoenix Theatre will be performing Art at 7:30pm tomorrow and at 2:30pm and again at 7:30pm on Sunday at the Tien Cultural Center, located at B2, 24 Hsinhai Rd., Sec. 1, Taipei (臺北市辛亥路一段24號B2). Tickets for all performances cast NT$200 and are available at the door.
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