Playwright’s Bio
I was born in Henan in 1998, and growed up by drama in Guangzhou. Currently, I am working hard to learn and create in Nanjing.My biggest expectation is to continue writing in the future.I am currently in a state of continuous writing, but I don't know if i will continue to write in the future, so I can write as much as I can in the current time.
Currently, I am a graduate student majoring in drama at Nanjing University. I am a member of the Nanjing University Master of Arts Drama Troupe and a member of the Guangzhou Empty Shell Drama Studio. I studied philosophy for my undergraduate studies, but I feel like I don't have much philosophical temperament. Occasionally, I like acting but my acting skills are not very good. I have directed some of the plays I want to direct. There is a play called "Oedipus X" which I directed was performed in Dongguan Pioneer Theater in 2021. This is my favorite of the plays I have directed. I hope I can direct in the future. I have also done some other work related to drama, including stage supervision and executive production in the drama "Hometown". I also promote dramas. I used to be an intern at the Guangzhou Drama Art Center and wrote many promotional articles, but I feel that they are all pretty good. Anyway, I can do a lot of work, but the most skilled one is still writing scripts.
Last time I won the script award, I wrote a script called "Station" and won an excellent award in the Yangtze River Delta Drama Original Script Competition. Going forward, I wrote a sketch called "Half a Quilt" and won a silver medal in the 5th Guangzhou Drama and Quyi Competition. This time, I won the first prize for "Water" for the first time. I feel like I can write such a paragraph on any topic, but it may be poorly written.
Also, I am a man and I like women.
Playwright’s Comments
Although the story had been echoing in my mind for almost a year when I started writing, for me, who started writing 20 days before the deadline, this result really scared me. When I saw the email, the first thing that came to my face was a sense of unreality. Suddenly, I remembered one early morning during the rush to draft, feeling sleepy as I walked out of the paid study room and was awakened by the cold wind. Looking up, I saw a large round of blood moon, and in a daze, I thought I had written red. Then, I stood there staring at that round of moon for a long time, waiting for my tusks and fur to grow. Then, I could run back to bed with one foot. That was the time recorded when my phone captured the moon at 5:22 on November 8th.
Perhaps that's how drama originated from me, blindfolded and jumping from reality, then throwing a grain of sand into the non real world. During the summer harvest season, my grandparents used a shovel to raise a gust of wind on the roadside. The wind was full of wheat and dust, and they beat me together. So in a study room more than a decade later, I burst into tears, with sand in my eyes. They just ran out of the screen in front of me and blew me. Turning around, there was no one. The car ran over the millet hanging on the ground, creaking.
Thank you to everyone in this story, their names are Zhang Na, Ma Jianghai, Yue Kunpeng, Yang Zaixing... shaking hands with you one by one, and then everyone waved goodbye to each other. As Zhang Na was paddling her coffin away from the water, I also followed her and paddled the water with my hands, which made her faster. I also need to write in the water: Thank you to my parents and family who raised the gravel for my script. You have allowed me to swim through my hometown, which has been growing for more than 20 years, I also want to thank my school and teachers, and thank her for encouraging me over a dozen late nights but not mentioning her name now.
Thank you for your persistence, so continue writing the script.
Playwright’s Bio
Li Chi Tat graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, majoring in Journalism and Communication. He continued his study at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and completed his Master of Fine Arts in 2016, specializing in playwriting.
In 2022, his play Flat Earther was awarded “The Best Script” in The 6th Heart River Cultivation Pr
Currently, he is a part-time lecturer at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is also a freelance theater practitioner.
Playwright’s Comments
I would like to thank the judges of WSDC! This award is a huge encouragement to me. As a storyteller, it is so precious to have an opportunity to present my work on a larger stage.
I want to express my gratitude to everyone who supported and guided me in my journey of studying drama. My teachers are giants - they showed me the true potential and power of dramatic art. I am so blessed to have stood on their shoulders! I also want to thank my family and those who supported me in my life. Thank you for always having my back.
Finally, I would like to thank Hong Kong, the place where I have lived for 33 years.
Today is Chen Wen-Chen's 100th birthday! At the birthday party hosted by his wife, Chen Su-Zhen, a long-unseen friend, Deng Wei-Xiang, unexpectedly appeared. However, the two of them got into an argument over the details of an event and even began to suspect each other. To make matters worse, Zou Xiao-Han, who interrogated Chen Wen-Chen at the time of the event, also showed up uninvited. Zou Xiao-Han, who left Taiwan shortly after the event, will his visit bring more truth or make the "truth" even more elusive?
Playwright’s Bio
Chia-Wei Kuo, born in Kaohsiung in 1997, graduated from the Taipei National University of the Arts with a degree in scriptwriting from the Graduate Institute of Theatre Performance and Playwriting. He has been recognized with several literary awards and was selected as a member of the 2021 NTCH Gap Year Program.
Kuo's work focus on the transformation of historical events and finding resonance with contemporary society. He has participated in various projects, including serving as a scriptwriter for the Voleur du Feu Theatre's〔華文劇本 LAB〕編劇實驗室計畫 "I Will Always Love You" and for Cube Theater Company's "Gray Lake." He also co-created the NTCH's 2057: Rehearsing Ways of Living "Operation Prospect: Code 0001." Additionally, Kuo served as a research assistant for Yang's Ensemble's "Your Friendly Neighborhood Liao Tianding," and his works are featured in "劇透：北藝大學生劇本創作集I "
Playwright’s Comments
I was still in the military camp when I received the news of winning the award. Just after finishing a task, I read the email on my phone, but before understanding it, I was called away again. It was not until noon break that I truly realized I had won.
To win the award for " Chen Wen-Chen's Proof," I must thank many people. I want to thank my major teacher, Professor Ho Yi-Fan, for accompanying me through the ups and downs of writing. I also want to thank the notes from Professor Chen Jian-Cheng and Professor Zhong Xin-Zhi, which helped polish the script further. Thank you, Yuan-Rong, for being my companion and for exchanging ideas on life and creation with me. It is a very fortunate thing.
I want to thank Director Ting Hsuan and actors Chuang Wei, Chien Tai, and Chia-Hsun. Thank you for temporarily living with these characters and letting them grow into more complete shapes. Thank you to my family for countless acceptance and tolerance. I hope this award can make you a little proud. Thank you, Zhi-Wei, for your companionship from life to creation.
Facing history, we often hear the saying, "Without truth, there is no forgiveness." I believe this is a necessary spirit to look back on that era, even a concept that the government must adhere to. But as a "person" who survived that era, if we stick to this saying, we will live very hard. Therefore, in this script, I tried to point out the harmony and compromise between personal life and the pursuit of truth in the future. However, I cannot say what the best solution is. Facing this never-ending proof problem, only through continuous exploration in the constant changes can we approach a freer way of living.
After finishing this script, I am more convinced that history is the nourishment and responsibility of a playwright. Taiwan's history has many moments worth retelling, and creators happen to have the freedom to intervene but not give a conclusion, allowing the audience to think about history through works and see themselves in it. I believe that only by doing this can we understand our past, recognize the present, and imagine the future together.
Talking about history is still not an easy thing in this free era, and even when creating, I feel strongly uneasy. But I believe what novelist Han Li-Chu said: "Since the uneasiness exists, let's experience it well." I look forward to finding more partners and audiences in the theater in the future, walking into the theater with curiosity and bringing back more questions to think about life.
Finally, I must thank Mrs. Chen Su-Chen, Mr. Deng Wei-Xiang, Mr. Zou Xiao-Han, and most importantly, Mr. Chen Wen-Chen, whom I have never met. Thank you for showing me the difficulties of facing history and its necessity. May the road we have traveled not disappear, but the heart can be free...
Shih-wei Wu
Lu-sheng Cao
Austin Mang-Chao Wang / CEO of Taipei Performing Arts Center
Katherine Hui-Ling Chou
Shih-Lung LO
Walter HSU
GAO Ziwen
Tarryn CHUN
LUO Liang
Mok Sio Chong
Bernice Kwok-wai CHAN
Professor and Dr. Wan-Jung Wang
Joshua Sofaer
