On February 29th, the main creative team of the drama "Death of a Salesman" produced by Sichuan People's Art Theater and Chengdu High-tech Zhongyi Grand Theater visited Sichuan to observe and be a guest of "Star Friends". Sichuan Renyi veteran actor Kong Fei (as Willy), "Golden Rooster Award Best Actress" Yue Hong (as Linda), national second-class actor Li Yifeng (as Bifu), young actor Liu Yunge (as Hapi), and national second-class actor Fang Yong (as Charlie) will tell you what interesting stories are in front of and behind the scenes during the rehearsal.
Death of a Salesman is a play written by Arthur Miller in 1949 and won the Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award, and New York Drama Critics Award in the same year, telling the story of the 24 hours before the death of American salesman Willie Loman in the thirties and forties of the twentieth century. In his prime, he was reliable in business and excellent in social skills; His wife, Linda, is in charge of the house, and his two sons, Biv and Harpy, are also proud of him. However, as time passed, his good fortune seemed to be running away from him......The play uses the life dilemmas of the little people to reflect the shattering of the "American dream" of their generation. In this rehearsal, Sichuan Renyi specially invited Mr. Tan Peisheng, a famous drama theorist, to serve as the general consultant of the drama, and Luo Dajun, former vice president of the National Theatre and a national first-class playwright, served as the director.
In the eyes of the main creative team, it is the norm for the crew to "roll" themselves and others by the way. Kong Fei, who plays the protagonist Willy, has more than 30,000 words of lines, accounting for 3 5 of the entire script, creating the largest number of actors' lines since the establishment of the Sichuan People's Art Institute. There is still half a month to go before the performance, in order to make these more than 30,000 words of lines accurately expressed in his own laughter and scolding, Kong Fei needs to spend a lot of time with different actors every day to match the lines in order to achieve the effect of one go. "The amount of lines is too large, and it is too painful to rehearse because I love this family so much. Kong Fei said.
Yue Hong, who plays Linda, is strong when she is strong, "On the first day I arrived at the crew, Mr. Fang Yong had already taken off his book to say his lines, I really admired him, which also sounded the alarm for myself." Yue Hong said, "Glasses were originally a necessity for my life, but now I don't have time or mood to pick up new glasses, so I concentrate on rehearsals." ”
In fact, Yue Hong was very familiar with the classic drama "Death of a Salesman" forty years ago, which was one of the must-see dramas when she studied acting at ** Drama Academy. At that time, she observed Linda's perspective, which is different from now: "Now I gradually have a stronger and clearer understanding of the psychology of people in the social environment and social form of the United States at that time as reflected by Arthur Miller, and I feel that it is very close to us, and I believe that this work will be universally recognized and resonated with today's audiences." ”
With such members who are also teachers and friends, and spur each other on, the rehearsal of the classics is a matter of "pain and happiness" for everyone. "Death of a Salesman is a classic play, and the problems in front of the actors are very realistic, so the atmosphere of our whole crew is to encourage each other to find faults, and I hope that everyone will come to the theater to support us. Li Yifeng and Liu Yunge said.
The drama "The Death of a Salesman" will be staged at the Chengdu High-tech Grand Theater from March 15th to 17th.