ShPTF | Script reading of
Hello everyone. I’m Jia’an, the director and scriptwriter of I Am Nezha 1.0.
Recently, we finished the first phase of our amateur actors’ recruitment. We did our first audition in the performance classrooms of Hong Lou in Shanghai Theatre Academy. Those who attended this audition showed great enthusiasm and shared some of their personal queer life experiences.
We truly appreciate those friends for their bravery and sincerity to express themselves freely.
We are also grateful to our Photographer Hao Li, Poster Designer Chenguang Deng, Art Director Leqi Sheng, Professor Chuanfa Wan, Teacher Shitao Li, Assistant Director Yushan Lin, Lead Actor Xiao Min, and Feng Zhang and his friends for shooting the documentary.
It was your participation that made I Am Nezha 1.0 diverse and colorful.
We also wanted to thank Intown Video for making a special video for I Am Nezha 1.0. We all need courage to love and we hope that gender will no longer become the barrier to love each other.
I Am Nezha 1.0 was supported by teachers and alumni from Shanghai Theatre Academy. Special thanks to the Academy for the chance to realize our dreams by producing this piece of work. I want to thank Teacher Chuanfa Wan and Shitao Li from the Department of Literature on Drama, Film, and Television of Shanghai Theatre Academy, for their inspiration and encouragement during my work.
I want to thank all of you, my friends and families, who made me believe that a window could still be opened in a time with restricted freedom.
Special thanks to ShanghaiPRIDE. This play would not have happened without your support.
We will host a script reading of I Am Nezha during ShanghaiPRIDE Theatre Festival in June, alongside with some other crossover and theatre-related events. We will announce through ShanghaiPRIDE social media and our Weibo account (@张家安-).
In the meantime, the recruitment for actors will continue until September. We’ll have auditions for amateur actors on a regular basis, so please send your resume to chenlangxxx@126.com.
Be queer forever. Everyone is Nezha. Everyone is growing. This play is about healing, love, what is love, and who am I.
Thanks to all who have helped me.
Jia’An
May 9th 2018
About I Am Nezha
I Am Nezha, which will be shown in ShanghaiPRIDE Theatre Festival in 2018, is a play that starts from personal experiences and depicts the queer stories in the Chinese world through monologues. This way of combining oral history and theatrical monologue helps reveal the vivid details and build a bridge for understanding, cognition, and identity in a most touching way. Please click read more for more details.
ShanghaiPRIDE Theatre Festival VI – I Am Nezha Script Reading
Date：2018-06-16
Time：14:00-16:00
Venue：Happiness42
Address：
42 Xingfu Rd (near Fahuazhen Rd), Changning District
Free Entry
RSVP: http://www.huodongxing.com/event/5439846868900
