Source: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Group: Taipei National University of the Arts [Guoli Taibei yishu daxue]
Premiere: 1999
Place: New Taipei
Venue: Humanity Plaza Outdoor Theater [Renwen guangchang loutian juchang], Taipei National University of the Arts [Guoli Taipei yishu daxue]
Director: Ma, Ding-ni
Crew: Ma, Ding-ni (translation); Ma, Ding-ni (editing); Chen, Ming-Ren (Minnan translation); Ma, Ding-ni (producer); Jin, Ping-ping (producer); Jiang, Wei-hua (associate producer); Fang, Guo-yan (associate producer); Lin, Ke-hua (set design); Wang, Shi-xin (costume design); Tsao, An-huei (lighting design); Zhang, Hui-ni (music design); Chen, Yu-mei (headdress); Chen, Yu-mei (makeup); Zhuo, Ting-zhu (choreographer); Wang, Xiao-yin (rhythm training); Wang, Wen-hong (live keyboard); Li, Qiang (stage manager); Shi, Shun-sheng (technical director); Yan, Liang-su (costume advisor); Ling, Shi-fen (costume advisor); Chen, Yin-fen (costume advisor); Song, Zheng-hong (sound advisor); Lin, Long-qui (lighting advisor); Li, Qiang (lighting staff); Jiang, Zhi-qing (technical staff); Gao, Hao-jie (technical staff); Fan, Chao-wei (technical staff); Zhuang, Hui-yuan (costume staff); Fu, Yu-hui (administrative advisor); Huang, Jing-hui (administrative staff); Yang, Gui-mei (administrative staff); Liu, Zheng-xiang (photographer); Jia, Xiao-guo (recording); Ye, Yin-rong (recording); Rao, Jia-en (flyer design); Chen, Qing-yao (poster design); Xu, Feng-jun (playbill editor); Rao, Jia-en (playbill graphic design); Guo, Jia-zhen (playbill graphic design); Ding, Ming-qing (playbill graphic design); Guo, Liang-ting (director's assistant); Xu, Zheng-ping (director's assistant); Wu, Wei-wei (rehearsal assistant); Wang, En-yong (rehearsal assistant); Tang, Jia-ling (assistant stage manager); Su, Yu-zhang (assistant stage manager); Huang, Guo-feng (technical assistant); Chen, Wei-yu (technical assistant); Lai, Zong-chun (stage design assistant); Gao, Yu-jia (stage design assistant); Luo, Yin-ling (stage design assistant); Wei, Rui-tu (stage design assistant); Yin, Zhi-zhe (costume assistant); Luo, Huai-kang (costume assistant); Chen, Jia-min (costume assistant); Huang, Ya-yu (costume assistant); You, Jing-fei (sound assistant); You, Li-hua (sound assistant); Li, Liang-ci (sound assistant); Lian, Ying (sound assistant); Deng, Xuan-zhi (lighting assistant); Lin, Jing-wei (lighting assistant); Long, Pei-ling (lighting assistant); Sun, Ya-wen (lighting assistant); Jin, Lei (sound assistant); Lin, Gui-ru (music assistant); Lin, Gui-ru (conductor); Zhong, Yu-qiao (musician); Lin, Shang-rong (musician); Xie, Yu-xuan (musician); Hong, Li-qian (musician); Qiu, Ying-ting (musician); Sun, Ling (musician)
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Cast: Huang, Shi-wei (Theseus); Huang, Shi-wei (Oberon); Liu, Xiang-xiang (Hippolyta); Liu, Xiang-xiang (Titania); Xu, Yan-ling (Philostrate); Xu, Yan-ling (Puck); Chen, Xin-feng (Egeus); Lin, Yu-si (Hermia); Lan, Yu-ping (Helena); Xu, Tian-xiang (Lysander); Wan, Ming-yuan (Demetrius); Ding, Ming-qing (Peter Quince); Ding, Ming-qing (Prologue); Huang, Shu-yuan (La-mei / Snug); Huang, Shu-yuan (Lion); Wang, En-yong (Pi-sai-zi / Bottom); Wang, En-yong (Pyramus); Qiu, Sheng-feng (Ruan-pa-pa / Flute); Qiu, Sheng-feng (Thisbe); Wang, Shi-chun (Po-ba / Snout); Wang, Shi-chun (Wall); Su, Hao (Dai-tou / Starveling); Su, Hao (Moonshine); Huang, Ling-yi (Peaseblossom); Cai, Shao-mei (Mustardseed); Huang, Hui-rong (Cobweb); Su, Qing-yuan (Moth)
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Language: Mandarin; Minnan
Genre: drama
Rights: Taipei National University of the Arts [Guoli Taibei yishu daxue]
A Midsummer Night's Dream [Zhongxiaye meng]
FILES  
Introduction; 
production background (4); 
program (1); 
photo (1); 
news (1); 
review (1); 
essay (2); 
bio (7)
The play features localization, using a combination of Mandarin and Minnan. Bold colors and ostentatious costumes enrich the festive atmosphere of this comedy.
1.
Data Type: production background
Title: About Tonight's Show [Guanyu jinwan de yanchu]
Source: Performance Program of A Midsummer Night's Dream
Place: Taipei
Publisher: Taipei National University of the Arts [Guoli Taibei yishu daxue]
Date: 1999/5/21
Language: Chinese
Abstract: This play portrays the multiple aspects of love and marriage through the four interconnecting plots of the court, the lovers, the fairies and the guildsmen. Derived from the title, the three components “midsummer,” “night” and “dream” serve as a starting point for the director and the production team.
2.
Data Type: production background
Title: About the Department of Theatre Arts [Guanyu xiju xuexi]
Source: Performance Program of A Midsummer Night's Dream
Place: Taipei
Publisher: Taipei National University of the Arts [Guoli Taibei yishu daxue]
Date: 1999/5/21
Language: Chinese
Abstract: department information
3.
Data Type: production background
Title: About the Department of Theatrical Design and Technology [Guanyu juchang sheji xuexi]
Source: Performance Program of A Midsummer Night's Dream
Place: Taipei
Publisher: Taipei National University of the Arts [Guoli Taibei yishu daxue]
Date: 1999/5/21
Language: Chinese
Abstract: department information
4.
Data Type: production background
Author: Ma, ting-ni
Title: Director's Notes
Source: Performance Program of A Midsummer Night's Dream
Place: Taipei
Publisher: Taipei National University of the Arts [Guoli Taibei yishu daxue]
Date: 1999/5/21
Language: Chinese
Abstract: The director talks about her opinions of this play. She contrasts the love of young people and the one of the middle-aged, as well as the real and the unreal in a Shakespearean comedy.
1.
Data Type: program
Title: Performance Program of A Midsummer Night's Dream
Place: Taipei
Publisher: Taipei National University of the Arts [Guoli Taibei yishu daxue]
Date: 1999/5/21
Language: Chinese
Abstract: The program includes an introduction of the department, the play, and the cast and crew, notes from the creative team, and excerpts of critical studies.
1.
Data Type: photo
Title: Performance Photos of A Midsummer Night's Dream
Source: Department of Theatrical Design and Technology [Juchang sheji xuexi], Taipei National University of the Arts [Guoli Taibei yishu daxue], website
Place: Taipei
Publisher: Department of Theatrical Design and Technology [Juchang sheji xuexi], Taipei National University of the Arts [Guoli Taibei yishu daxue]
Date: 1999/5
URL: http://design.tnua.edu.tw/achieve_view.php?id=10
Abstract: 9 photos
1.
Data Type: news
Title: School of Theatre Arts Presents Annual Production A Midsummer Night's Dream [Xiju xuequn niandu gongyan Zhongxiaye meng]
Source: Department of Theatrical Design and Technology [Juchang sheji xuexi], Taipei National University of the Arts [Guoli Taibei yishu daxue], website
Place: Taipei
Publisher: Department of Theatrical Design and Technology [Juchang sheji xuexi], Taipei National University of the Arts [Guoli Taibei yishu daxue]
Date: 1999/5
URL: http://theatre.tnua.edu.tw/~www-d/show/8805_2.htm
Language: Chinese
Abstract: performance information
1.
Data Type: review
Author: Chen, Ming-ren
Title: Is This Also Dreaming?: The Play-Within-a-Play and the Dream-Within-a-Dream in A Midsummer Night’s Dream [Anne gan ye shi mianmeng: Zhongxiaye meng de xizhongxi mengzhongmeng]
Source: Performance Program of A Midsummer Night's Dream
Place: Taipei
Publisher: Taipei National University of the Arts [Guoli Taibei yishu daxue]
Date: 1999/5/21
Language: Minnan Taiwanese
Abstract: an impressionist comment after watching one rehearsal of A Midsummer Night’s Dream
1.
Data Type: essay
Author: Lin, Alan Ying-nan
Title: A New Interpretation of A Midsummer Night's Dream [Shaju xin quan: Zhongxiaye meng]
Source: Performance Program of A Midsummer Night's Dream
Place: Taipei
Publisher: Taipei National University of the Arts [Guoli Taibei yishu daxue]
Date: 1999/5/21
Language: Chinese
Abstract: The author talks about the background of performing Shakespeare’s plays in the 20th century as well as the film versions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and believes that this production is worth watching as it interprets Shakespeare from a new perspective with the local resources in Taiwan.
2.
Data Type: essay
Author: Fang, Ping
Title: Puck the Fairy and Shakespeare’s Theatrical Ideas: A Study on A Midsummer Night’s Dream [Xiaojingling Puck han Shashibiya de xijuguan: Zhongxiaye zhi meng yanjiu] (excerpt)
Source: Performance Program of A Midsummer Night's Dream
Place: Taipei
Publisher: Taipei National University of the Arts [Guoli Taibei yishu daxue]
Date: 1999/1
Language: Chinese
Abstract: Using Brecht's concept of "alienation effect," the author analyzes Shakespeare's theatrical ideas revealed in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The author commends the play's uniqueness and argues that Puck, the fairy, is especially significant in this comedy.
1.
Data Type: bio
Title: About Cao An-hui
Source: Performance Program of A Midsummer Night's Dream
Place: Taipei
Publisher: Taipei National University of the Arts [Guoli Taibei yishu daxue]
Date: 1999/5/21
Language: Chinese
Abstract: lighting designer bio
2.
Data Type: bio
Title: About Lin Ke-hua
Source: Performance Program of A Midsummer Night's Dream
Place: Taipei
Publisher: Taipei National University of the Arts [Guoli Taibei yishu daxue]
Date: 1999/5/21
Language: Chinese
Abstract: set designer bio
3.
Data Type: bio
Title: About Ma Ting-ni
Source: Performance Program of A Midsummer Night's Dream
Place: Taipei
Publisher: Taipei National University of the Arts [Guoli Taibei yishu daxue]
Date: 1999/5/21
Language: Chinese
Abstract: director bio
4.
Data Type: bio
Title: About Shi Shun-cheng
Source: Performance Program of A Midsummer Night's Dream
Place: Taipei
Publisher: Taipei National University of the Arts [Guoli Taibei yishu daxue]
Date: 1999/5/21
Language: Chinese
Abstract: technical director bio
5.
Data Type: bio
Title: About Song Zheng-hong
Source: Performance Program of A Midsummer Night's Dream
Place: Taipei
Publisher: Taipei National University of the Arts [Guoli Taibei yishu daxue]
Date: 1999/5/21
Language: Chinese
Abstract: audio advisor bio
6.
Data Type: bio
Title: About Wang Shi-xin
Source: Performance Program of A Midsummer Night's Dream
Place: Taipei
Publisher: Taipei National University of the Arts [Guoli Taibei yishu daxue]
Date: 1999/5/21
Language: Chinese
Abstract: costume designer bio
7.
Data Type: bio
Title: About Zhang Hui-ni
Source: Performance Program of A Midsummer Night's Dream
Place: Taipei
Publisher: Taipei National University of the Arts [Guoli Taibei yishu daxue]
Date: 1999/5/21
Language: Chinese
Abstract: music designer bio