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Thus Spoke Ann Arbor

2023 Spring Production

Chapter I: The Play

Originally written by Stan Lai, Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land starts with two drama troupes arranged to have a rehearsal at the same time by mistake; one of the workshops is playing the early-modern tragedy Secret Love, and the other one is playing the period comedy The Peach Blossom Land based on a classical poem. The problem is, both these plays have to perform in two days. Since they have only one stage for their rehearsals, issues, and conflicts follow. Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land creates a unique experience of a stage play by mixing up the classic and modern, sorrow and delight.

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Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land is one of the most successful plays in the history of contemporary Chinese theatre. TSAA first showed it at U of M in 2018, 5 years later today, we decided to bring it back to the stage here as it is an iconic mainstay for our community. 

Annotated Script used by the 1st Stage Manager

Excerpts from the paper copied script used by the 1st Stage Manager (That's me, Yue) during the show for cueing the assistant stage managers Yuchen Wu, Judy Zhu, soundboard manager Wenjie Zhou, and light board manager Xiaoyan Bai & Xinyi Zhou. Look at the notes! It was indeed a complicated show!

Cast & Crew

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