Feng Yuanzheng as Quig in Mutiny
Exciting court battles and intense quarrels, from July 2nd to 12th, as one of the highlights of the 70th anniversary commemorative performance series of the Beijing Academy of Arts and Crafts, the classic drama “Mutiny” once again appeared on the stage of the Capital Theater, performing 9 field.
“Mutiny” is adapted from the American writer Herman Walker’s novel “The Mutiny of the Kane”, which has performed more than 400 times on Broadway. In 1988, Beijing Renyi invited American director Charlton Heston to rehearse the play. In 2006, former assistant director Ren Ming rearranged the play. Through the shaping of the actors’ superb acting skills, the whole play made the Chinese audience feel the familiar and unfamiliar World War II situation, and the special setting of the whole play with the court as the stage also made this work a topic that many people talked about. .
As a stage textbook that interprets “the surname of the drama”, “Mutiny” has created many flesh-and-blood images based on the unique language of different characters without complex action scheduling, and gradually outlines the whole picture clearly. , at the end of the event, a reversal was just right – such a “brain-burning” work fully mobilized the audience’s enthusiasm for watching the drama with dramatic elements, and also achieved a long-lasting performance. ‘s stage masterpiece.
“All the stage actions in this play are in the heart, except for the verbal action, it is the action of the heart. If you sit down, the audience can see it clearly. “Mutiny” is a play with unique charm in terms of lines and performances. ” said Feng Yuanzheng, who played Quig in the play. In his opinion, the handling of the lines in the play is a challenge for the actors, and the interlocking of the lines also complements the court theme of the play, making the play exciting and rigorous at the same time. , which makes “Mutiny” have a higher level of artistry. Wu Gang, who plays Greenwald in the play, also said that he needs to understand the script thoroughly and deeply understand the logic of the story and the background of the characters in order to perform successfully in this work. “From the perspective of an actor, the role of Greenwood can To hone the actors, train the actors, and Greenwood controls the rhythm of the whole play, which is a very rare and very good opportunity for the actors.”
The performance of “Mutiny” on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the hospital undoubtedly proves that this work also has a special commemorative significance for Renyi. Feng Yuanzheng believes that, on the one hand, “Mutiny” represents the unique style of Beijing Renyi’s performance in foreign plays, and represents the theater’s unique localized second creative concept. of strong historical significance. “Salute to our predecessors and everyone is the greatest significance of starring in Mutiny.” Wu Gang said, “They were very forward-looking and visionary, introduced this script to China, and invited Heston to China to rehearse the show. A drama. They know that drama has no borders, it is interconnected.”
From the first edition performance in 1988 to the rescheduled performance in 2006, for Beijing Renyi, “Mutiny” undoubtedly has the meaning of inheritance. Young actors who once enjoyed their predecessors’ performances took to the stage. In today’s performances, there are Feng Yuanzheng, Wu Gang, Wang Gang, Zhang Fuyuan, Cong Cong, Zhang Wankun, Gao Dongping, Ding Zhicheng and other talented performers. Lei, He Jing, Zou Jian, Xu Baixiao and other artistic backbones participated in the performance. In this performance, in order to commemorate the deceased director Ren Ming, the rehearsal hall was reserved for the director, and the script and director bell were also placed in front of the director’s table, and the heavy responsibility of the quality control of this round of rehearsal was on. On a group of old actors. Feng Yuanzheng said that everyone is facing the rehearsal this time with a serious attitude, and the old actors of the crew are also fulfilling the responsibility of “favoring and leading” through the rehearsal of this play, and sharing their own experience with the young actors and experience.
In this round of performances, Wang Gang, who continues to play Judge Charlie in the play, can still recall how he felt when he enjoyed the play, “This is the first time I have come into contact with what a real drama is. This play is indeed different from other plays. A lot of lines and logic”, he described the feeling of being able to appear in this play with “three lives fortunately”, and hoped to pass on his more than ten years of experience in this play to the young actors of the theater.
“For our almost 40-year-old actors, we really have to take responsibility and face the inheritance and succession of many classic plays. So I hope that every time we appear on the stage, we can give people who love people and art. The audience sees hope and sees the future, and at the same time, both the old audience of Renyi and the fans of Renyi, so that they can still enjoy the happiness that Renyi brings to them.” The actor who plays Marek in this play Wang Lei has been playing this role since he was 23 years old. While he has a deeper understanding of the play, he also feels the responsibilities that he should bear as a young artist.He said: “I have to compete with the seniors in a better state, start the ship of Mutiny together, learn from them, and keep up with their pace.” Zheng Na
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责编：张晓荣 ]