紐約四海劇社第四十四劇季春季劇目，將公演全新創作劇《長夜無荒》，由劇團資深成員李強編劇及擔任導演，聯同劇社十多位成員傾力演出。
《長夜無荒》講述六十年代中國著名京劇青衣方信菊，於全盛時期突然決定掛靴退休，從此不再踏足舞台。三十多年後現今已是許輝的他淡泊名利，在美國紐約唐人街一小樓閣教授業餘京劇班，衹得學生寥寥數名，教人唏噓。徒弟Jenny有見及此，試圖游說在電視台報告新聞的前度男友Alex為其師傅做一專題訪問，藉此增加知名度吸引多些新學員。Alex终於答應，有天帶同攝影師登門造訪，怎知許輝對此安排非常不滿，二人發生衝突，並且因此無意揭露許輝三十年前退隠舞台的秘密。
《 長夜無荒 》將於 6月21, 22, 28 及 29日，假座格蘭街466號, 亨利街藝術中心地下劇院上演六場，以粵語演出，附英文字幕。
Four Seas Players wraps up their 44th Season with a melodrama in two acts – NIGHTS WITHOUT YOU, written and directed by Patrick Lee, both in Cantonese with English subtitles.
Hui Fei is a famous Peking opera star in the sixties before the Chinese Cultural Revolution. One day in his prime he has abruptly decided to hang up his boots and has not performed in public since. Thirty years later he is now teaching a few amateur students of the art in a little studio in New York City Chinatown. Jenny, his favorite and most loyal student, hopes to help him attract more students, so she persuades her ex-lover Alex, a young, ambitious Chinese-American local TV reporter, to set up an interview for Fei to appear on local television. But when Alex shows up with the crew one afternoon, he and Fei sparks an unexpected culture clash. It is in this clash that unveils Fei’s soulful secret hidden for decades. Sometimes, when you open the door to the past, what you confront is your destiny.
Show times:
Saturday, June 21, 2014 @ 3pm & 7pm
Sunday, June 22, 2014 @ 3pm
Saturday, June 28, 2014 @ 3pm & 7pm
Sunday, June 29, 2014 @ 3pm
Location:
Abrons Art Center – Underground Theater
Henry Street Settlement
466 Grand Street
New York, NY 10002